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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

2,202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $304.43/cwt +19.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,636/hd at 866 lb · 233 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $359.93/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,274/hd at 632 lb · 206 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.35/cwt +14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,921/hd at 576 lb · 182 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,202 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–330 322 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,546 —
363–368 367 18 515.00 $515.00 $1,890 +34.98
404–444 428 58 455.00–477.50 $468.75 $2,006 +10.80
464–475 470 41 435.00–469.00 $450.08 $2,115 +22.33
484–492 unweaned 487 29 395.00–417.50 $409.66 $1,995 +9.66
510–543 525 85 407.50–440.00 $426.57 $2,239 +8.54
527 527 15 381.00 $381.00 $2,008 -37.03
545 unweaned 545 17 360.00 $360.00 $1,962 -18.10
573–585 582 46 387.50–401.25 $397.65 $2,314 +26.70
607–637 unweaned 615 24 335.00–351.00 $346.85 $2,133 —
600–643 634 182 352.00–375.00 $361.65 $2,293 +3.46
652–676 655 141 342.50–370.00 $364.77 $2,389 +33.46
705–741 733 103 329.00–348.25 $344.29 $2,524 +13.80
764 764 64 347.50 $347.50 $2,655 +39.00
816–821 818 110 295.00–311.00 $308.53 $2,524 —
858–879 866 233 296.00–310.00 $304.43 $2,636 +19.43
912–919 915 16 242.50–279.00 $256.97 $2,351 —
1010 1010 6 237.00 $237.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–346 336 7 425.00–450.00 $435.30 $1,463 —
499 499 7 425.00 $425.00 $2,121 +21.98
500 500 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 -19.58
596 596 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,997 -16.38
686–688 687 8 305.00–325.00 $312.51 $2,147 —
706–745 728 43 290.00–316.00 $306.02 $2,228 —
761–780 773 18 280.00–292.50 $286.78 $2,217 —
855–883 863 10 270.00–280.00 $276.93 $2,390 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–341 335 16 455.00–460.00 $457.78 $1,534 +1.28
372–378 374 8 450.00 $450.00 $1,683 -2.03
390 unweaned 390 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,716 —
401–430 417 43 420.00–445.00 $426.64 $1,779 +19.31
458–485 unweaned 472 37 367.50–372.50 $370.42 $1,748 +3.42
471–485 480 31 370.00–390.00 $381.88 $1,833 +3.62
514–532 523 27 370.00–387.50 $378.92 $1,982 +32.19
559–591 575 159 325.00–350.00 $336.00 $1,932 +18.01
585 unweaned 585 23 315.00 $315.00 $1,843 -12.00
600–633 620 99 321.50–342.50 $331.49 $2,055 +30.00
651–690 665 14 297.50–301.00 $298.80 $1,987 +2.90
701–740 732 134 302.00–308.00 $304.08 $2,226 -4.37
758–763 760 130 276.25–300.25 $291.11 $2,212 —
810–837 822 53 280.00–292.00 $285.97 $2,351 +68.47
1053 1053 12 255.00 $255.00 $2,685 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,501 -9.21
436 436 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,700 —
460 unweaned 460 9 345.00 $345.00 $1,587 —
504 504 9 345.00 $345.00 $1,739 —
558–595 582 19 305.00–320.00 $313.59 $1,825 —
605–648 638 20 283.00–310.00 $295.54 $1,886 +4.87
668–694 685 9 275.00–288.00 $283.78 $1,944 +16.28
835–841 839 18 247.50–251.00 $249.84 $2,096 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 unweaned 383 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,417 —
637 637 13 322.50 $322.50 $2,054 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.