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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 9, 2025

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $322.92/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,654/hd at 822 lb · 246 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.13/cwt +20.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,278/hd at 690 lb · 137 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $310.80/cwt +16.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,847/hd at 916 lb · 121 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 790

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–499 493 12 427.50–431.00 $428.64 $2,113 -27.08
649 649 12 345.00 $345.00 $2,239 -11.71
675 unweaned 675 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,261 -3.00
773 773 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,474 -7.14
805–844 822 246 313.75–328.75 $322.92 $2,654 -4.13
865–893 890 28 298.00–299.75 $299.57 $2,666 -16.51
908–924 916 121 308.85–312.75 $310.80 $2,847 +16.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,907 +87.28
831 831 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,953
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 unweaned 470 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,774

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 unweaned 403 5 393.00 $393.00 $1,584
436 436 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,679 -35.44
473–480 478 16 392.00–401.00 $394.78 $1,887 +1.78
518 518 51 372.00 $372.00 $1,927 +1.14
635 635 6 328.50 $328.50 $2,086 +13.12
643 unweaned 643 6 311.00 $311.00 $2,000
681–699 690 137 330.00–330.25 $330.13 $2,278 +20.13
737–748 746 55 315.00–317.00 $315.29 $2,352 +28.29
766 766 20 306.50 $306.50 $2,348 +17.44
867 867 28 280.00 $280.00 $2,428
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,792 +25.24

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,628
519 519 8 353.00 $353.00 $1,832

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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.