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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feed heifers were steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.79/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$144.79

99 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$12.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	148.04	785	73
Medium and Large 2	433	135.66	588	26

One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $198 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 sale99 hd

144.79

—

AR average9 barns · 1,643 hd

147.50

−2.72

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	—	Average	1,729	75.19	1,300	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	57.00	787	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	54.81	622	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	44.89	439	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1	—	428	157.39/cwt	155.00–165.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	123.38/cwt	122.00–125.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	525	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.52/cwt	128.00–137.00	694	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	138.78/cwt	135.00–160.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	139.81/cwt	135.00–142.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	142.00/cwt	136.00–147.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.63/cwt	124.00–128.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.42/cwt	134.00–138.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	130.53/cwt	125.00–137.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	44.89/cwt	40.00–49.00	439	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	56.52/cwt	53.00–61.00	652	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	45.18/cwt	42.00–48.00	481	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	63.51/cwt	63.00–64.00	721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	82.46/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	67.92/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,097	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	97.90/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,028	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	105.55/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,159	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,019.95/cwt	910.00–1,090.00	13,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.74/cwt	130.00–142.00	581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.41/cwt	137.00–145.00	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	133.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.60/cwt	133.00–140.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.55/cwt	165.00–180.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	185.97/cwt	180.00–193.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	130.30/cwt	126.00–135.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.81/cwt	145.00–160.00	697	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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 775Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feed heifers were steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	155.00–165.00	157.39
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
11	—	617	130.00–140.00	135.18
9	—	517	137.00–145.00	142.41
8	—	671	130.00–136.00	133.90
8	—	571	133.00–140.00	135.60
8	—	373	165.00–180.00	170.55
8	—	326	180.00–193.00	185.97
7	—	731	126.00–135.00	130.30
7	—	465	145.00–160.00	149.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	130.00–142.00	136.74
5	—	522	120.00–128.00	124.60
4	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.51
3	—	388	135.00–145.00	139.96
3	—	300	145.00–155.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	115.00–117.00	115.65
3	—	333	122.00–125.00	123.38
2	—	563	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.60
2	—	360	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	165.00–170.00	167.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	128.00–137.00	132.52
14	—	468	130.00–139.00	134.18
12	—	570	125.00–135.00	130.46
9	—	418	135.00–160.00	138.78
6	—	668	120.00–128.00	123.12
6	—	363	135.00–142.00	139.81
6	—	329	136.00–147.00	142.00
3	—	618	128.00–130.00	129.02
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	124.00–128.00	126.63
7	—	477	134.00–138.00	135.42
5	—	532	125.00–137.00	130.53
4	—	624	122.00–126.00	123.97
1	—	715	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	40.00–49.00	44.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,153	53.00–61.00	56.52
5	—	1,065	42.00–48.00	45.18
2	—	1,135	63.00–64.00	63.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	82.00–83.00	82.46
2	—	1,615	66.00–70.00	67.92

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	91.00–103.00	97.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,098	103.00–109.00	105.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,328	910.00–1,090.00	1,019.95

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle