Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 4.00-5.00 higher; over 450 lbs. steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.67/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$125.67

124 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$8.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	127.92	632	92
Medium and Large 2	415	119.21	494	32

One grade step is worth $8.70/cwt here — about $138 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 sale124 hd

125.67

—

AR average8 barns · 1,462 hd

127.23

−1.56

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	1,682	79.21	1,332	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	54.70	637	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	54.56	725	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	49.14	479	10

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	108.27/cwt	104.00–113.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.84/cwt	118.00–122.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	123.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	117.39/cwt	115.00–122.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	131.66/cwt	128.00–135.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.23/cwt	123.00–132.00	654	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	133.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	555	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	121.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	119.25/cwt	118.00–120.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	123.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.00	455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	122.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	127.80/cwt	127.00–130.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.69/cwt	131.00–137.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	156.65/cwt	151.00–167.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	140.21/cwt	137.00–145.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	148.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	156.91/cwt	152.00–165.00	673	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.79/cwt	135.00–144.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.81/cwt	115.00–130.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	779	1
Bulls	—	—	1,407	69.28/cwt	68.00–70.00	975	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	82.94/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,480	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	65.51/cwt	64.00–67.00	875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	45.40/cwt	44.00–47.00	474	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	56.35/cwt	52.00–60.00	668	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	54.56/cwt	53.00–55.00	725	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	49.14/cwt	44.00–53.00	479	10

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 646Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 203Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 4.00-5.00 higher; over 450 lbs. steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	520	135.00–137.00	136.03
2	—	583	125.00	125.00
3	—	730	104.00–113.00	108.27
6	—	468	135.00–142.00	138.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	105.00–115.00	110.03
4	—	310	135.00–140.00	137.24
6	—	627	118.00–122.00	119.84
8	—	564	120.00–129.00	123.63
10	—	666	115.00–122.00	117.39
11	—	469	128.00–135.00	131.66
13	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.86
17	—	518	123.00–132.00	126.23
20	—	417	130.00–137.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	105.00–110.00	107.48
4	—	436	120.00–125.00	121.23
4	—	466	118.00–120.00	119.25
5	—	522	110.00–115.00	113.01
8	—	318	120.00–125.00	123.24
9	—	377	120.00–122.00	120.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
2	—	603	130.00	130.00
3	—	723	120.00–124.00	122.69
5	—	682	127.00–130.00	127.80
6	—	566	131.00–137.00	134.69
8	—	361	151.00–167.00	156.65
8	—	534	137.00–145.00	140.21
10	—	463	145.00–155.00	148.08
14	—	429	152.00–165.00	156.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	140.00	140.00
3	—	467	130.00	130.00
5	—	368	135.00–144.00	136.79
6	—	523	115.00–130.00	123.81
9	—	422	135.00–140.00	136.74

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	1	—	1,245	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	68.00–70.00	69.28
8	—	1,785	78.00–87.00	82.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	64.00–67.00	65.51
8	—	1,044	44.00–47.00	45.40
32	—	1,185	52.00–60.00	56.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	53.00–55.00	54.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	975	44.00–53.00	49.14

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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Replacement Cattle

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