Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher; except 400-500 lbs were 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.37/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$141.37

168 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	143.11	761	131
Medium and Large 2	411	135.21	556	37

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $205 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 sale168 hd

141.37

—

AR average8 barns · 1,341 hd

142.46

−1.10

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	1,606	78.54	1,261	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	54.00	714	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	51.78	598	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	44.83	449	19

Every lot, as filed

48 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%	—	1,011	45.38/cwt	40.00–50.00	459	18
Bulls	—	—	1,700	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	94.05/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	107.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,161	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	931.15/cwt	900.00–960.00	12,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	142.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.31/cwt	128.00–137.00	824	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	738	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	132.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	889	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.49/cwt	145.00–160.00	643	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.40/cwt	141.00–151.00	685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	161.28/cwt	155.00–171.00	595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	167.61/cwt	163.00–173.00	530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.75/cwt	121.00–130.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	136.11/cwt	133.00–140.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	118.75/cwt	115.00–122.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.74/cwt	115.00–122.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	121.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.28/cwt	125.00–141.00	694	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	129.41/cwt	123.00–134.00	736	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	123.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	762	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.88/cwt	131.00–137.00	632	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	136.25/cwt	132.00–140.00	589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	111.84/cwt	105.00–120.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.36/cwt	117.00–124.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	137.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	138.26/cwt	135.00–141.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	119.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.08/cwt	128.00–137.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.27/cwt	122.00–126.00	769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	107.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	80.80/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,285	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	44.26/cwt	40.00–48.00	460	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	54.70/cwt	50.00–59.00	655	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	287	1

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 Jul 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,181Last week 673Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher; except 400-500 lbs were 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,011	40.00–50.00	45.38
1	—	820	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	62.00	62.00
13	—	1,040	40.00–48.00	44.26
30	—	1,198	50.00–59.00	54.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,590	77.00–85.00	80.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	91.00–97.00	94.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	105.00–110.00	107.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	900.00–960.00	931.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	135.00–145.00	138.91
8	—	329	140.00–147.00	142.62
7	—	531	120.00–130.00	124.95
7	—	415	130.00–140.00	134.57
4	—	473	127.00–130.00	129.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	618	128.00–137.00	133.31
18	—	518	140.00–149.00	142.47
17	—	672	130.00–136.00	132.22
17	—	419	145.00–160.00	153.49
14	—	471	141.00–151.00	145.40
12	—	369	155.00–171.00	161.28
11	—	316	163.00–173.00	167.61
8	—	720	121.00–130.00	126.75
8	—	579	133.00–140.00	136.11
4	—	821	115.00–122.00	118.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	115.00–122.00	119.74
6	—	518	115.00–118.00	115.67
4	—	320	120.00–125.00	121.79
3	—	372	120.00–125.00	121.57
2	—	435	124.00–125.00	124.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	525	125.00–141.00	132.28
23	—	569	123.00–134.00	129.41
15	—	616	120.00–130.00	123.67
15	—	472	131.00–137.00	133.88
12	—	432	132.00–140.00	136.25
10	—	718	105.00–120.00	111.84
6	—	673	117.00–124.00	120.36
4	—	783	100.00–103.00	101.48
4	—	374	135.00–145.00	137.99
4	—	334	135.00–141.00	138.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	115.00–122.00	119.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	128.00–137.00	133.08
7	—	619	122.00–126.00	124.27
5	—	463	135.00–140.00	137.40
3	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.71
2	—	678	117.00–120.00	118.48
1	—	580	127.00	127.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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