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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

1,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $340.47/cwt +39.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,959/hd at 869 lb · 221 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.91/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,409/hd at 673 lb · 213 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.05/cwt ≈ $2,903/hd at 827 lb · 140 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,123

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495–496 496 16 440.00–444.00 $441.75 $2,191 -32.46
521 521 13 405.00–419.00 $414.69 $2,161 -15.41
551–599 590 26 385.00–395.00 $389.04 $2,295 +10.04
622 unweaned 622 60 372.00 $372.00 $2,314 +6.76
629 629 7 345.00 $345.00 $2,170 -28.13
666 666 14 353.00 $353.00 $2,351 -6.24
701–737 733 56 330.00–352.50 $349.51 $2,562 +22.01
762 762 5 337.00 $337.00 $2,568 -8.00
808–847 827 140 340.00–356.50 $351.05 $2,903
866–871 869 221 335.00–344.00 $340.47 $2,959 +39.47
905 905 124 330.00–336.00 $332.85 $3,012 +16.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,525
708 708 7 305.00 $305.00 $2,159
777 777 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,176
890–895 892 13 310.00–312.50 $310.96 $2,774

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 8 412.50 $412.50 $1,724 -25.94
457 457 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,645 -39.06
502–540 513 13 345.00–360.00 $351.85 $1,805 -24.41
556–563 562 21 335.00–349.00 $347.02 $1,950 -21.55
668–686 673 213 350.50–360.50 $357.91 $2,409 +10.62
748 748 63 341.25 $341.25 $2,553
753–755 fancy 754 40 395.00–397.50 $396.87 $2,992
828 828 8 328.00 $328.00 $2,716
1147 1147 4 222.50 $222.50 $2,552
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,654
596 596 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,877 -22.50
621 621 9 319.00 $319.00 $1,981 +19.00
651 651 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,051

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 unweaned 506 11 430.00 $430.00 $2,176 +50.00
622 622 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,990

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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.