Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 lower; over 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.73/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$125.73

103 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.33

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	127.02	673	87
Medium and Large 2	441	118.75	524	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $149 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 sale103 hd

125.73

—

AR average8 barns · 1,634 hd

131.06

−5.33

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	1,642	84.63	1,390	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	57.00	747	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	53.83	621	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	43.90	423	20

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.35/cwt	129.00–132.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	123.21/cwt	121.00–126.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	462	124.65/cwt	123.00–126.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	107.38/cwt	102.00–113.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	139.54/cwt	135.00–147.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	118.15/cwt	113.00–122.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	123.30/cwt	121.00–127.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	108.10/cwt	103.00–113.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.13/cwt	126.00–136.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.75/cwt	123.00–130.00	721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.19/cwt	130.00–141.00	577	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	129.17/cwt	127.00–131.00	681	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.17/cwt	113.00–118.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	121.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.30/cwt	155.00–161.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	161.63/cwt	155.00–169.00	504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.58/cwt	143.00–153.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.00/cwt	147.00–155.00	632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.59/cwt	131.00–137.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	139.29/cwt	135.00–142.00	437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	134.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	557	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	946.78/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	11,172	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,027.47/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	14,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	787	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	71.49/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,012	2
Bulls	—	—	1,983	94.40/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,872	4
Bulls	—	—	1,589	83.88/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,333	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	64.29/cwt	63.00–66.00	831	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	42.83/cwt	40.00–47.00	448	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	55.95/cwt	50.00–60.00	655	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	47.43/cwt	43.00–50.00	481	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	848	35.67/cwt	33.00–38.00	302	6

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 721Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 276Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 145Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	137.65
3	—	575	129.00–132.00	130.35
4	—	526	128.00–132.00	130.00
4	—	626	121.00–126.00	123.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
2	—	568	118.00–119.00	118.49
3	—	462	123.00–126.00	124.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	102.00–113.00	107.38
5	—	326	135.00–147.00	139.54
5	—	680	113.00–122.00	118.15
6	—	626	121.00–127.00	123.30
6	—	713	103.00–113.00	108.10
12	—	470	126.00–136.00	131.13
13	—	569	123.00–130.00	126.75
15	—	430	130.00–141.00	134.19
17	—	527	127.00–131.00	129.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
2	—	308	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
5	—	518	113.00–118.00	115.17
6	—	424	120.00–125.00	121.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	120.00–125.00	122.44
3	—	663	130.00	130.00
4	—	371	155.00–161.00	158.30
7	—	312	155.00–169.00	161.63
8	—	470	143.00–153.00	146.58
9	—	421	147.00–155.00	150.00
9	—	624	131.00–137.00	133.59
14	—	523	135.00–145.00	142.49
14	—	569	135.00–143.00	139.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
4	—	368	130.00–140.00	135.10
7	—	314	135.00–142.00	139.29
9	—	414	130.00–140.00	134.43

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	3	—	1,180	850.00–1,050.00	946.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	950.00–1,100.00	1,027.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	70.00–73.00	71.49
4	—	1,983	93.00–97.00	94.40
17	—	1,589	80.00–88.00	83.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	63.00–66.00	64.29
10	—	1,045	40.00–47.00	42.83
37	—	1,171	50.00–60.00	55.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,014	43.00–50.00	47.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	33.00–38.00	35.67

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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