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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

2,525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $388.93/cwt +19.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,434/hd at 626 lb · 371 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $380.43/cwt +27.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 675 lb · 291 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $394.12/cwt +47.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,239/hd at 568 lb · 221 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,525 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–420 414 13 510.00–515.00 $511.95 $2,119 —
455 unweaned 455 8 450.00 $450.00 $2,048 —
466–490 478 60 465.00–502.50 $476.06 $2,276 +34.31
503–535 520 59 435.00–465.00 $455.10 $2,367 +40.41
546 unweaned 546 13 418.00 $418.00 $2,282 —
551–589 567 112 405.00–440.00 $421.12 $2,388 +32.08
600–642 625 357 380.00–408.00 $389.55 $2,435 +44.55
646 unweaned 646 14 373.00 $373.00 $2,410 +1.00
651–699 675 291 353.00–390.50 $380.43 $2,568 +27.43
700–741 726 168 340.00–365.00 $355.78 $2,583 +6.27
767–784 769 133 326.00–356.50 $352.67 $2,712 +15.67
815–836 829 78 318.50–329.00 $324.37 $2,689 -26.68
855 855 29 321.00 $321.00 $2,745 -19.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–341 337 6 420.00–435.00 $427.41 $1,440 -37.59
341 unweaned 341 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,398 —
425 425 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,742 —
489–495 492 36 435.00–455.00 $450.15 $2,215 —
518–542 525 23 390.00–410.00 $393.46 $2,066 —
586 unweaned 586 12 377.50 $377.50 $2,212 —
625–632 630 11 355.00–374.00 $368.86 $2,324 —
686 686 14 355.00 $355.00 $2,435 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,395 —
371 unweaned 371 21 445.00 $445.00 $1,651 —
406–436 419 47 420.00–450.00 $434.79 $1,822 +22.29
453–498 477 63 400.00–440.00 $410.90 $1,960 +50.90
517 fancy 517 7 425.00 $425.00 $2,197 —
505–545 521 60 390.00–425.00 $410.64 $2,139 +58.79
553 553 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,046 +22.98
565 fancy 565 13 432.50 $432.50 $2,444 —
550–595 569 200 375.00–415.00 $392.59 $2,234 +45.57
609–634 621 171 356.00–385.00 $370.64 $2,302 —
635 unweaned 635 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,254 —
651–690 678 91 350.00–375.00 $368.01 $2,495 +10.10
806 806 10 301.00 $301.00 $2,426 -27.00
924 924 5 257.00 $257.00 $2,375 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,481 —
416 416 4 417.50 $417.50 $1,737 +47.50
483–496 492 31 300.00–372.50 $357.87 $1,761 —
501–544 518 57 350.00–379.00 $370.36 $1,918 —
534 unweaned 534 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,762 —
591 591 26 367.50 $367.50 $2,172 +52.50
620–646 639 151 290.00–348.00 $338.26 $2,161 +19.26
657–697 670 23 275.00–335.00 $319.86 $2,143 +4.86
767–783 773 53 284.50–285.00 $284.68 $2,201 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 9 435.00 $435.00 $2,101 —

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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.