Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher; over 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.67/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$140.67

126 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$10.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.59

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	142.91	788	98
Medium and Large 2	438	132.85	582	28

One grade step is worth $10.06/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 sale126 hd

140.67

—

AR average7 barns · 1,208 hd

148.26

−7.59

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	1,546	77.50	1,198	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	57.03	664	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	52.00	686	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	47.38	437	9thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	144.23/cwt	140.00–149.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	121.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	780	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	136.42/cwt	132.00–141.00	583	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	134.47/cwt	132.00–136.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.49/cwt	129.00–137.00	627	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	120.99/cwt	118.00–127.00	619	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	47.38/cwt	45.00–52.00	437	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	44.57/cwt	42.00–47.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	141.62/cwt	137.00–145.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	128.13/cwt	122.00–131.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	130.97/cwt	124.00–137.00	686	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	—	—	1,261	64.98/cwt	60.00–68.00	819	4
Bulls	—	—	1,672	83.06/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,389	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	117.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	780	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	64.21/cwt	63.00–66.00	790	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	57.63/cwt	50.00–61.00	678	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.48/cwt	127.00–135.00	894	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	152.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	629	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.85/cwt	130.00–137.00	566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	123.84/cwt	120.00–127.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	178.57/cwt	170.00–185.00	586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	126.42/cwt	110.00–136.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	143.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	517	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	66.96/cwt	62.00–75.00	851	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,723	1,270.64/cwt	1,240.00–1,330.00	21,893	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,066.10/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	14,797	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	171.10/cwt	165.00–180.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,166	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	60.35/cwt	57.00–64.00	707	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.20/cwt	120.00–132.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	111.00/cwt	109.00–113.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 912Last week 842Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	118.00–122.00	120.01
3	—	473	130.00–135.00	131.67
3	—	330	140.00–150.00	144.97
7	—	420	130.00–137.00	134.85
6	—	510	120.00–127.00	123.84
6	—	368	135.00–145.00	140.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	132.00–136.00	134.47
28	—	670	127.00–135.00	133.48
12	—	414	150.00–155.00	152.02
10	—	518	135.00–145.00	138.77
10	—	328	170.00–185.00	178.57
8	—	721	110.00–136.00	126.42
8	—	569	130.00–137.00	133.26
7	—	472	140.00–147.00	143.84
5	—	369	165.00–180.00	171.10
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	140.00–149.00	144.23
7	—	664	119.00–125.00	121.03
12	—	624	120.00–129.00	125.07
14	—	427	132.00–141.00	136.42
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
15	—	473	129.00–137.00	132.49
6	—	377	137.00–145.00	141.62
7	—	576	122.00–131.00	128.13
23	—	524	124.00–137.00	130.97
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	120.00–121.00	120.25
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
3	—	322	125.00	125.00
3	—	512	118.00–127.00	120.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	115.00–120.00	117.18
5	—	566	120.00–132.00	126.20
5	—	522	125.00–135.00	129.19
4	—	631	120.00–122.00	120.98
4	—	471	130.00–137.00	133.75
2	—	755	109.00–113.00	111.00
1	—	745	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	922	45.00–52.00	47.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,011	42.00–47.00	44.57
9	—	1,230	63.00–66.00	64.21
38	—	1,176	50.00–61.00	57.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	60.00–68.00	64.98
9	—	1,672	80.00–85.00	83.06

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,271	62.00–75.00	66.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	85.00	85.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,171	57.00–64.00	60.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,723	1,240.00–1,330.00	1,270.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,388	900.00–1,150.00	1,066.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	880.00	880.00

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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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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