Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower; over 450 lbs. 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.32/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$147.32

155 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$8.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	148.47	770	134
Medium and Large 2	385	139.94	539	21

One grade step is worth $8.53/cwt here — about $231 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 sale155 hd

147.32

—

AR average10 barns · 1,256 hd

145.43

+1.89

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	1,543	79.54	1,228	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	58.57	721	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	55.00	798	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	49.16	495	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	120.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.80/cwt	120.00–134.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.73/cwt	120.00–124.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.12/cwt	134.00–139.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.63/cwt	133.00–141.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.94/cwt	128.00–137.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	744	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	130.24/cwt	127.00–134.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	176.11/cwt	170.00–185.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.88/cwt	143.00–151.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	134.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	184.64/cwt	177.00–190.00	578	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	157.82/cwt	149.00–170.00	658	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	849	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.35/cwt	133.00–144.00	794	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	142.35/cwt	135.00–152.00	729	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	140.80/cwt	140.00–143.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	146.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,028.27/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	14,324	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	96.50/cwt	85.00–120.00	1,110	4
Bulls	—	—	1,372	69.05/cwt	65.00–74.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,629	84.79/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,381	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	479	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	58.50/cwt	55.00–63.00	718	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	49.16/cwt	44.00–53.00	495	7

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 Aug 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 912Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 232Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 80Year 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	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	555	126.00–130.00	128.02
3	—	617	120.00–129.00	124.71
5	—	681	117.00–122.00	120.00
11	—	524	130.00–135.00	132.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	140.00–147.00	143.55
6	—	619	120.00–134.00	127.80
7	—	373	135.00–141.00	138.30
7	—	675	120.00–124.00	122.73
8	—	425	134.00–139.00	136.12
11	—	470	133.00–141.00	136.63
12	—	520	128.00–137.00	132.94
13	—	571	125.00–135.00	130.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	378	122.00–125.00	123.55
2	—	418	122.00–125.00	123.49
3	—	460	121.00–125.00	123.32
4	—	519	115.00–120.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
3	—	732	129.00–132.00	130.33
4	—	765	127.00–134.00	130.24
9	—	368	170.00–185.00	176.11
9	—	468	143.00–151.00	145.88
10	—	685	130.00–139.00	134.68
13	—	313	177.00–190.00	184.64
17	—	417	149.00–170.00	157.82
18	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.40
20	—	570	133.00–144.00	139.35
30	—	512	135.00–152.00	142.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	130.00	130.00
5	—	367	140.00–143.00	140.80
6	—	435	135.00–140.00	136.95
7	—	324	140.00–150.00	146.15

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	4	—	1,393	950.00–1,100.00	1,028.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	85.00–120.00	96.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	65.00–74.00	69.05
6	—	1,629	80.00–90.00	84.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,360	65.00	65.00
19	—	1,228	55.00–63.00	58.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	44.00–53.00	49.16

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle