Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower; except 300-350 lbs. were 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.75/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$142.75

83 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	144.78	767	61
Medium and Large 2	437	137.14	600	22

One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

142.75

—

AR average8 barns · 1,992 hd

146.18

−3.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,618	76.95	1,245	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	55.80	780	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	53.12	611	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	43.95	421	19

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	38.70/cwt	37.00–41.00	342	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	45.35/cwt	38.00–49.00	444	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.20/cwt	130.00–141.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	135.55/cwt	133.00–139.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	128.07/cwt	124.00–134.00	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	130.72/cwt	125.00–137.00	675	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	129.35/cwt	125.00–134.00	411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	131.35/cwt	127.00–135.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	167.17/cwt	160.00–175.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	133.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	155.32/cwt	155.00–157.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.52/cwt	135.00–153.00	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	134.77/cwt	130.00–145.00	823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.77/cwt	143.00–153.00	778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.53/cwt	145.00–147.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.85/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	877.18/cwt	825.00–940.00	11,009	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,165.62/cwt	990.00–1,250.00	15,328	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,481.33/cwt	1,375.00–1,575.00	20,487	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	1,375.13/cwt	1,200.00–1,550.00	19,169	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,041.63/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	13,041	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	67.48/cwt	60.00–75.00	741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	69.76/cwt	65.00–75.00	815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	96.09/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,133	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	82.58/cwt	80.00–85.00	940	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	106.40/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,182	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	93.16/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,026	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	867	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	72.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	66.94/cwt	65.00–68.00	906	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	80.29/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,370	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	62.99/cwt	62.00–64.00	821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	41.89/cwt	38.00–46.00	434	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	55.92/cwt	50.00–60.00	658	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	55.80/cwt	53.00–57.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	734	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Jun 6, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 761Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower; except 300-350 lbs. were 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	883	37.00–41.00	38.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	979	38.00–49.00	45.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	62.00–64.00	62.99
11	—	1,035	38.00–46.00	41.89
37	—	1,177	50.00–60.00	55.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,398	53.00–57.00	55.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	65.00–68.00	66.94
9	—	1,706	77.00–86.00	80.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
2	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	673	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	573	125.00–128.00	127.02
5	—	528	130.00–145.00	135.50
3	—	608	120.00–122.00	120.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
2	—	705	115.00–119.00	116.99
5	—	316	140.00–145.00	142.10
6	—	460	130.00–141.00	134.20
7	—	412	133.00–139.00	135.55
12	—	615	120.00–130.00	123.32
13	—	578	124.00–134.00	128.07
14	—	516	125.00–137.00	130.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
3	—	373	125.00–130.00	126.63
4	—	318	125.00–134.00	129.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	568	120.00–122.00	120.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	127.00–135.00	131.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
2	—	358	160.00–165.00	162.55
2	—	718	122.00	122.00
4	—	320	160.00–175.00	167.17
5	—	659	130.00–137.00	133.01
6	—	412	155.00–157.00	155.32
7	—	472	150.00–155.00	151.60
10	—	562	135.00–153.00	143.52
10	—	611	130.00–145.00	134.77
11	—	523	143.00–153.00	148.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	140.00–141.00	140.51
4	—	323	145.00–147.00	145.53
4	—	465	135.00–140.00	136.96
5	—	379	140.00–147.00	143.59
6	—	521	125.00–130.00	128.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,255	825.00–940.00	877.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,315	990.00–1,250.00	1,165.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,383	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,481.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,394	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,375.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,252	975.00–1,125.00	1,041.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	60.00–75.00	67.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,168	65.00–75.00	69.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,179	85.00–100.00	96.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	80.00–85.00	82.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,111	100.00–125.00	106.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,101	85.00–100.00	93.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	70.00–75.00	72.41

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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