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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 28, 2026

1,594 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.51/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,613/hd at 683 lb · 219 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $403.40/cwt +16.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,900/hd at 719 lb · 186 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $465.40/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,670/hd at 574 lb · 139 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,594 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 unweaned 372 4 550.00 $550.00 $2,046 +45.00
431–440 436 13 565.00–595.00 $588.01 $2,564 +40.01
451–467 465 28 545.00–565.00 $547.08 $2,544 +12.08
501–543 517 30 485.00–520.00 $507.18 $2,622 +15.77
555–589 573 133 450.00–486.00 $467.00 $2,676 -2.27
590 unweaned 590 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,537 —
600–645 630 76 432.50–446.00 $435.02 $2,741 +3.24
651–679 670 99 411.50–427.50 $421.81 $2,826 +9.65
705–731 719 186 390.00–412.00 $403.40 $2,900 +16.26
757–799 785 107 347.00–385.00 $367.58 $2,886 +7.59
850–887 872 108 339.75–344.25 $341.98 $2,982 -9.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 550.00 $550.00 $2,090 —
407 407 4 512.00 $512.00 $2,084 —
527–541 533 20 467.50–480.00 $474.92 $2,531 +12.94
565–596 588 29 440.00–443.00 $441.78 $2,598 +9.53
620 620 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,511 +27.53
700–702 701 25 375.00 $375.00 $2,629 +36.04
838 838 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,724 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,551 —
390–395 393 9 502.50–510.00 $504.98 $1,985 +84.98
397 fancy 397 4 535.00 $535.00 $2,124 —
474–489 479 38 450.00–470.00 $453.17 $2,171 +24.35
500–528 504 50 435.00–457.50 $449.40 $2,265 +49.25
551–596 578 117 407.00–424.00 $413.27 $2,389 +16.35
607–647 629 93 385.00–402.00 $397.74 $2,502 +8.40
651–695 683 219 374.50–399.00 $382.51 $2,613 +22.46
728 fancy 728 15 402.50 $402.50 $2,930 -22.50
723–745 734 40 377.50–382.50 $379.96 $2,789 +34.96
750–753 752 39 370.00–375.00 $372.57 $2,802 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441–445 443 14 445.00–450.00 $447.13 $1,981 +47.13
462–474 469 9 440.00–445.00 $442.19 $2,074 +59.14
683–691 688 8 336.00–361.00 $345.31 $2,376 +20.31
732–735 733 21 342.50–346.00 $343.67 $2,519 —
760–787 778 18 307.00–341.00 $318.07 $2,475 +43.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 8 505.00 $505.00 $2,177 —

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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.