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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 4, 2025

1,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $298.24/cwt +28.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,708/hd at 908 lb · 173 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.57/cwt -15.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 585 lb · 154 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.81/cwt -15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,068/hd at 618 lb · 145 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,158

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 unweaned 432 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,836
451–456 453 14 470.00–477.50 $474.80 $2,151 +30.61
476–481 unweaned 477 12 385.00–387.50 $386.87 $1,845 -48.13
502–538 527 24 407.50–442.50 $414.80 $2,186 +5.67
548 unweaned 548 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,973
562–575 571 25 380.00–392.00 $383.91 $2,192 +15.72
602–639 614 73 365.00–399.00 $391.88 $2,406 +31.87
602–644 unweaned 634 44 347.00–390.00 $357.22 $2,265
656 unweaned 656 11 351.50 $351.50 $2,306
653–676 659 62 330.00–368.00 $352.23 $2,321 +20.03
708–733 722 39 320.00–330.50 $326.10 $2,354 +15.15
754–767 760 58 309.00–324.00 $317.67 $2,414 +16.67
903–916 908 173 296.25–299.25 $298.24 $2,708 +28.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,923
578 578 9 322.50 $322.50 $1,864 -8.43
600 600 9 357.50 $357.50 $2,145
681 681 6 327.50 $327.50 $2,230

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–346 331 6 475.00–490.00 $482.84 $1,598
399 399 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,636 -81.63
451–498 469 60 385.00–420.00 $403.53 $1,893 -10.47
490 unweaned 490 13 370.00 $370.00 $1,813
506–541 522 43 350.00–372.00 $365.22 $1,906 -3.16
552–597 585 154 335.00–357.50 $346.57 $2,027 -11.84
602–611 unweaned 608 30 325.00–336.00 $329.00 $2,000
609–638 620 115 325.00–344.00 $336.33 $2,085 -14.67
666–687 678 65 295.00–310.00 $302.52 $2,051 -22.48
764–776 766 79 285.00–313.50 $309.84 $2,373 +32.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 unweaned 471 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,625 +55.00
495–496 495 7 340.00–351.00 $344.72 $1,706 -30.14

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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.