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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

1,336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $501.99/cwt ≈ $2,409/hd at 480 lb · 230 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $466.27/cwt ≈ $2,647/hd at 568 lb · 216 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $430.97/cwt +10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,620/hd at 608 lb · 160 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,336

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–336 333 14 560.00–585.00 $570.57 $1,900
360–373 364 14 575.00–595.00 $587.73 $2,139
374–398 unweaned 385 43 540.00–570.00 $548.85 $2,113
403–425 420 29 562.50–580.00 $567.67 $2,384 +80.17
439 unweaned 439 18 547.50 $547.50 $2,404
460–496 478 167 485.00–527.50 $511.32 $2,444
474–496 unweaned 485 63 460.00–485.00 $477.25 $2,315
504–506 505 16 480.00–485.00 $481.87 $2,433
519–548 unweaned 532 65 440.00–482.50 $471.57 $2,509
552–560 fancy 555 89 482.00–498.00 $492.92 $2,736
572 unweaned 572 11 435.00 $435.00 $2,488
555–597 577 116 436.00–467.00 $448.79 $2,590
603–618 unweaned 608 160 410.00–437.00 $430.97 $2,620
662 unweaned 662 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,549
707–714 711 9 340.00–347.50 $344.18 $2,447 -55.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 6 500.00 $500.00 $1,715
450 unweaned 450 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,530
473–494 480 31 450.00–470.00 $458.33 $2,200
532 532 15 440.00 $440.00 $2,341
557–592 580 17 410.00–426.00 $420.57 $2,439

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 unweaned 324 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,507
370 unweaned 370 16 455.00 $455.00 $1,684
355–376 371 22 532.50–560.00 $552.78 $2,051
418–448 442 81 450.00–490.00 $477.24 $2,109 +27.24
450–485 466 83 440.00–485.00 $468.18 $2,182
503–530 unweaned 524 14 390.00–400.00 $397.94 $2,085
517–540 530 68 415.00–440.00 $420.12 $2,227 -1.88
556–574 unweaned 561 92 360.00–405.00 $392.49 $2,202
613 613 12 400.00 $400.00 $2,452 ±0.00
625 unweaned 625 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,000
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429–446 434 14 350.00–405.00 $388.85 $1,688
493 493 8 397.50 $397.50 $1,960
570–580 574 11 300.00–335.00 $312.87 $1,796
597 unweaned 597 5 302.50 $302.50 $1,806
621 621 4 337.50 $337.50 $2,096 -33.16
687 687 5 337.50 $337.50 $2,319

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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.