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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 1, 2025

1,015 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $463.91/cwt +28.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,465/hd at 531 lb · 219 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $453.77/cwt +86.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,067/hd at 456 lb · 118 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $423.24/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,447/hd at 578 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,015 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–348 344 12 580.00–602.50 $596.81 $2,053 —
357–393 375 44 565.00–600.00 $589.38 $2,210 —
374–382 unweaned 377 10 525.00–530.00 $527.97 $1,990 —
401–443 428 43 520.00–567.50 $536.11 $2,295 —
455–486 466 43 475.00–500.00 $489.86 $2,283 —
491 unweaned 491 9 425.00 $425.00 $2,087 —
506–549 531 212 445.00–483.50 $464.95 $2,469 +29.95
544 unweaned 544 7 432.50 $432.50 $2,353 —
551–590 unweaned 575 26 390.00–420.00 $412.50 $2,372 —
552–596 579 83 410.00–440.00 $426.60 $2,470 +4.10
612–622 615 21 400.00–410.00 $401.90 $2,472 -10.63
618 unweaned 618 12 390.00 $390.00 $2,410 —
630 630 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,205 -62.53
661–691 684 12 390.00–400.00 $397.58 $2,719 +2.00
710 unweaned 710 13 365.00 $365.00 $2,592 —
806–807 807 27 325.00–345.00 $342.04 $2,760 -34.84
1220 1220 6 233.50 $233.50 $2,849 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–448 420 11 455.00–507.00 $475.17 $1,996 —
500–549 526 36 390.00–420.00 $400.47 $2,106 +40.15
526 unweaned 526 6 387.50 $387.50 $2,038 —
663 unweaned 663 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,155 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–322 unweaned 319 8 425.00–430.00 $428.16 $1,366 —
329 329 7 480.00 $480.00 $1,579 —
363 unweaned 363 16 445.00 $445.00 $1,615 —
410 410 21 485.00 $485.00 $1,988 —
410–418 unweaned 415 27 420.00–455.00 $442.08 $1,835 —
452–467 unweaned 455 49 415.00–440.00 $437.38 $1,990 —
452–462 456 69 445.00–472.50 $465.41 $2,122 +98.56
500–535 518 52 390.00–430.00 $419.55 $2,173 +57.73
531–540 unweaned 534 30 380.00–390.00 $382.36 $2,042 —
561–568 562 23 360.00–385.00 $381.70 $2,145 —
569 unweaned 569 10 357.50 $357.50 $2,034 —
670 670 7 361.00 $361.00 $2,419 +2.31
711–723 717 6 280.00–295.00 $287.56 $2,062 -70.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,688 —
403–437 420 22 400.00–430.00 $415.59 $1,745 —
477–499 494 19 397.50–422.50 $402.58 $1,989 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,540 —

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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.