Bloomfield, IA Feeder Cattle Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/28/2012

Receipts: 1753 2 weeks ago: 1633

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago (Mar.14): Feeder strs under 500 lbs. mostly 10.00-12.00 higher, 500 lbs.- 600 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 lower, feeder strs over 600 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 higher and feeder hfrs under 600 lbs. mostly 1.00-3.00 higher, feeder hfrs over 600 lbs. mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade Very Active and Demand Very Good today. Receipts this week included 60 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 67 percent of the feeders were strs and 33 percent were hfrs.

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
46 315-348 333 224.00-230.00 228.82
53 417-448 435 217.50-224.00 220.13
14 454-472 463 215.00-216.50 215.74
108 500-549 541 188.00-195.50 189.14
23 558-561 559 177.75-179.50 178.21
73 600-646 635 168.00-177.50 173.87 Calves
99 621 621 182.25 182.25 Load
14 662 662 174.50 174.50 Calves
208 708-740 710 158.25-167.50 165.73 Calves
301 755-789 767 151.00-159.50 156.86 Calves
70 824-830 825 146.75-150.10 149.38
9 1045 1045 120.00 120.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 483-497 492 191.50-206.00 196.98
24 535-548 545 177.50-183.50 182.03
6 603 603 165.00 165.00 Calves
8 699 699 161.75 161.75 Calves
8 746 746 156.75 156.75 Calves
12 775 775 149.75 149.75 Calves
6 837 837 145.00 145.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
29 305-348 335 188.00-200.00 191.39
29 351-399 371 185.00-196.00 188.37
56 411-444 427 179.00-186.00 184.04
95 455-491 467 175.50-186.50 181.56
80 503-545 526 169.50-179.00 172.74
36 559-591 572 163.00-172.50 166.99
60 640-648 642 149.00-155.50 152.17 Calves
33 660 660 159.50 159.50 Calves
14 653-658 656 150.00-150.50 150.18 Fleshy
25 701-740 715 144.00-150.00 147.98 Calves
12 821 821 122.50 122.50
10 894 894 114.50 114.50

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
34 520-534 527 166.00-168.00 167.11
12 610 610 139.50 139.50 Fleshy
6 832 832 105.00 105.00