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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 10, 2025

919 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.59/cwt ≈ $2,762/hd at 775 lb · 115 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.68/cwt ≈ $2,429/hd at 728 lb · 92 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $337.16/cwt +16.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,940/hd at 872 lb · 86 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 919

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–336 327 18 530.00 $530.00 $1,733
373 unweaned 373 7 515.00 $515.00 $1,921
414 414 11 530.00 $530.00 $2,194 +18.05
535 unweaned 535 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,220 -3.00
552–584 575 60 410.00–427.00 $420.82 $2,420 -0.30
601 unweaned 601 11 408.00 $408.00 $2,452
603–613 606 18 400.00–407.00 $404.64 $2,452 +15.09
676 676 9 375.00 $375.00 $2,535 -5.43
714 unweaned 714 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,392
722 722 47 356.00–356.50 $356.12 $2,571 +0.34
752–762 753 49 348.00–350.25 $350.06 $2,636 -2.61
783–786 unweaned 784 26 305.00–316.00 $311.76 $2,444
847 847 18 331.00 $331.00 $2,804 +6.63
868–884 872 86 315.00–344.00 $337.16 $2,940 +16.16
946 946 60 324.75 $324.75 $3,072
1011 1011 9 266.00 $266.00 $2,689
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 460.00 $460.00 $2,038 +50.00
539 unweaned 539 5 362.50 $362.50 $1,954
733 733 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,272
895 895 11 300.00 $300.00 $2,685

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 9 545.00 $545.00 $1,744
330 unweaned 330 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,402
392 392 10 435.00 $435.00 $1,705
412–437 427 10 400.00–407.50 $404.61 $1,728 -30.18
468–490 480 9 385.00–390.00 $387.17 $1,858 -23.73
502–533 519 15 359.00–385.00 $365.61 $1,898 -45.03
556–564 562 46 360.00–397.00 $388.55 $2,184 -4.04
603 603 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,141 -15.64
669–683 672 32 346.50–360.00 $349.07 $2,346 -18.94
677 unweaned 677 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,302
719 unweaned 719 18 317.50 $317.50 $2,283
702–732 730 74 317.00–338.75 $337.62 $2,465
751–786 fancy 774 54 360.00–385.00 $378.44 $2,929
775 775 61 337.25 $337.25 $2,614
820–829 822 53 302.00–305.50 $304.90 $2,506 +3.90
868 868 20 287.50 $287.50 $2,496
990 990 7 251.00 $251.00 $2,485
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–630 620 12 330.00–332.50 $330.81 $2,051 -7.45
791 791 9 303.50 $303.50 $2,401 +18.82

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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.