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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

1,188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.75/cwt -66.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,311/hd at 625 lb · 147 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $397.26/cwt -57.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,300/hd at 579 lb · 131 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.73/cwt ≈ $1,959/hd at 522 lb · 120 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,188 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–386 381 9 565.00–570.00 $566.62 $2,159 +20.92
403 403 4 540.00 $540.00 $2,176 —
413–435 unweaned 424 6 500.00–531.00 $515.10 $2,184 —
475–493 unweaned 478 49 450.00–485.00 $480.32 $2,296 —
480–499 488 31 445.00–490.00 $474.21 $2,314 —
502–547 533 31 405.00–443.00 $430.10 $2,292 —
533 unweaned 533 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,972 —
557–598 576 106 377.50–415.00 $401.47 $2,312 —
590 unweaned 590 20 379.50 $379.50 $2,239 -75.50
598 598 5 379.00 $379.00 $2,266 —
613–649 622 84 356.00–385.00 $373.13 $2,321 -72.14
614–633 unweaned 629 63 355.00–370.00 $365.24 $2,297 -7.26
654–695 666 25 342.00–365.00 $359.24 $2,393 -37.91
660–697 unweaned 692 67 348.00–355.50 $348.77 $2,413 —
705 unweaned 705 9 333.00 $333.00 $2,348 —
732 732 25 327.50 $327.50 $2,397 -52.40
723–746 738 48 340.00–359.50 $353.93 $2,612 -25.97
766 766 19 345.00 $345.00 $2,643 -53.39
881 881 25 301.00 $301.00 $2,652 -63.82
904 904 9 316.00 $316.00 $2,857 -21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 unweaned 281 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,264 —
521–542 536 10 382.50–395.00 $386.15 $2,070 —
550 550 4 372.50 $372.50 $2,049 —
688 688 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,909 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 590.00 $590.00 $1,746 —
300 300 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,650 —
371–372 372 10 490.00–510.00 $495.99 $1,845 —
399 unweaned 399 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,875 —
408–436 417 32 415.00–450.00 $438.44 $1,828 —
440 unweaned 440 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,826 —
463–472 unweaned 467 9 375.00–385.00 $380.51 $1,777 —
480 fancy 480 12 430.00 $430.00 $2,064 —
472–496 482 22 395.00–405.00 $399.06 $1,923 +4.06
501–548 521 117 350.00–386.00 $376.26 $1,960 —
541 unweaned 541 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,921 —
554 fancy 554 21 409.00 $409.00 $2,266 —
551–598 563 62 360.00–378.00 $368.57 $2,075 -32.43
561–587 unweaned 576 25 335.00–353.00 $349.55 $2,013 -40.45
605–619 614 31 364.00–382.50 $370.47 $2,275 -25.85
627–645 unweaned 633 73 332.50–377.50 $365.36 $2,313 -4.64
651–687 665 23 339.00–353.00 $347.29 $2,309 -34.04
786 786 3 304.00 $304.00 $2,389 -42.00
793 793 13 260.00 $260.00 $2,062 -86.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,312 —
536–545 542 17 320.00–335.00 $329.76 $1,787 —
565 565 6 337.50 $337.50 $1,907 —
611 611 11 300.00 $300.00 $1,833 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 unweaned 537 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,041 —
636 unweaned 636 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,131 —
669 669 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,141 —

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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.