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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $309.18/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,579/hd at 834 lb · 130 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $293.23/cwt -11.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,613/hd at 891 lb · 127 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $360.01/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,261/hd at 628 lb · 84 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 fancy 312 5 610.00 $610.00 $1,903
328 328 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,722 +45.00
370–388 377 8 500.00–525.00 $515.35 $1,943 +0.35
408–417 411 20 465.00–497.00 $483.99 $1,989 +15.24
460 unweaned 460 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,001 +25.34
466–496 481 27 430.00–462.50 $444.19 $2,137 -5.89
508–542 526 48 387.50–420.00 $409.13 $2,152 -17.44
559–589 574 36 360.00–385.00 $368.19 $2,113 -29.46
601–648 628 84 355.00–372.50 $360.01 $2,261 -1.64
667–691 683 17 330.00–336.00 $332.20 $2,269 -32.57
701–744 730 31 305.00–319.00 $310.95 $2,270 -33.34
755 755 6 301.00 $301.00 $2,273 -46.50
808–836 834 130 299.00–310.00 $309.18 $2,579 +0.65
885–898 891 127 290.00–296.25 $293.23 $2,613 -11.20
900–915 910 9 267.00–276.00 $269.97 $2,457 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564–583 574 10 327.00–335.00 $330.93 $1,900 -4.07

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 375 15 475.00–515.00 $491.63 $1,844 +41.63
410–420 413 12 435.00–475.00 $460.69 $1,903 +34.05
459–486 466 33 390.00–430.00 $414.00 $1,929 +32.12
510–546 525 45 360.00–375.00 $368.38 $1,934 -10.54
551 fancy 551 10 385.00 $385.00 $2,121
550–595 579 65 340.00–370.00 $358.41 $2,075 +22.41
613 613 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,152 +19.51
614 fancy 614 22 350.50 $350.50 $2,152
654 654 18 325.00 $325.00 $2,126 +26.20
710–715 714 75 293.00–304.25 $303.06 $2,164 -1.02
750 750 5 277.50 $277.50 $2,081 -13.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,513 +15.00
430 430 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,784 +25.00
462–486 477 11 370.00–377.50 $374.86 $1,788
490 unweaned 490 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 -55.00
513–516 514 7 315.00–340.00 $325.75 $1,674 -19.25
575–587 582 18 335.00–337.50 $336.29 $1,957 +22.70
631 631 10 316.00 $316.00 $1,994 +20.46
675 675 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,822 -13.78
705 705 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,840
798 798 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,835

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 unweaned 725 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,994

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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.