Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.53/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$143.53

124 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$14.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	147.21	755	93
Medium and Large 2	447	132.49	592	31

One grade step is worth $14.72/cwt here — about $163 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

143.53

—

AR average8 barns · 1,197 hd

145.92

−2.39

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	1,584	80.01	1,267	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	52.86	616	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	44.05	462	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.75/cwt	120.00–132.00	775	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	135.00/cwt	131.00–141.00	568	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.02/cwt	122.00–137.00	752	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	124.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	122.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	117.75/cwt	115.00–123.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	138.97/cwt	135.00–143.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	135.46/cwt	130.00–144.00	631	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.45/cwt	127.00–139.00	703	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.47/cwt	145.00–155.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	125.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	146.77/cwt	140.00–151.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	167.96/cwt	155.00–175.00	539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	143.87/cwt	135.00–149.00	833	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	158.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	585	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	154.05/cwt	150.00–161.00	638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	143.69/cwt	141.00–145.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.18/cwt	128.00–135.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	577	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	91.79/cwt	85.00–95.00	901	3
Bulls	—	—	1,315	62.43/cwt	60.00–65.00	821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,651	84.41/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,394	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	40.70/cwt	36.00–44.00	433	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	54.68/cwt	50.00–59.00	645	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	44.05/cwt	42.00–46.00	462	4

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 1,181Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 173Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	621	120.00–132.00	124.75
18	—	421	131.00–141.00	135.00
16	—	578	122.00–137.00	130.02
3	—	313	140.00	140.00
4	—	653	120.00–127.00	122.49
4	—	708	115.00–123.00	117.75
9	—	369	135.00–143.00	138.97
14	—	466	130.00–144.00	135.46
16	—	523	127.00–139.00	134.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
2	—	370	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	472	118.00–120.00	118.66
4	—	416	120.00–122.00	120.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	111.00	111.00
4	—	470	135.00–140.00	136.73
4	—	528	129.00–132.00	130.51
4	—	665	115.00–125.00	119.25
6	—	630	125.00–127.00	125.34
8	—	564	120.00–128.00	124.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	119.00	119.00
4	—	725	120.00–129.00	124.72
5	—	473	145.00–155.00	149.47
7	—	762	120.00–129.00	125.56
8	—	518	140.00–151.00	146.77
8	—	616	130.00–140.00	136.67
8	—	673	129.00–139.00	134.36
11	—	321	155.00–175.00	167.96
12	—	579	135.00–149.00	143.87
14	—	369	155.00–165.00	158.49
15	—	414	150.00–161.00	154.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
3	—	335	141.00–145.00	143.69
3	—	383	135.00–145.00	139.93
6	—	467	128.00–135.00	132.18
7	—	518	120.00–130.00	123.88
11	—	430	130.00–138.00	134.19

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	—	1,350	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	85.00–95.00	91.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	60.00–65.00	62.43
8	—	1,651	82.00–86.00	84.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,065	36.00–44.00	40.70
10	—	1,180	50.00–59.00	54.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,049	42.00–46.00	44.05

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

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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