Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.58/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$147.58

61 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	151.75	706	48
Medium and Large 2	432	132.19	571	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about $135 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 sale61 hd

147.58

—

AR average9 barns · 602 hd

141.60

+5.98

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	1,623	78.41	1,273	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	52.04	615	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	41.95	409	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	633	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.32/cwt	122.00–126.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	115.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	109.64/cwt	105.00–114.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	123.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	138.91/cwt	135.00–143.00	436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	125.35/cwt	119.00–131.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	127.58/cwt	124.00–131.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.02/cwt	122.00–131.00	668	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	117.70/cwt	115.00–119.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.53/cwt	128.00–131.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	131.25/cwt	130.00–134.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.74/cwt	135.00–143.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.19/cwt	125.00–133.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	164.57/cwt	155.00–175.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	181.55/cwt	175.00–191.00	574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	156.35/cwt	147.00–163.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	141.33/cwt	141.00–142.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.38/cwt	129.00–135.00	558	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	935.66/cwt	910.00–975.00	11,490	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	105.44/cwt	95.00–115.00	905	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	78.41/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,273	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	41.13/cwt	36.00–45.00	420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	54.08/cwt	50.00–57.00	656	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	41.95/cwt	36.00–47.00	409	10

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 661Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	117.00	117.00
3	—	525	120.00–130.00	125.58
3	—	568	122.00–126.00	124.32
3	—	662	110.00–120.00	115.73
3	—	732	105.00–114.00	109.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	136.00	136.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
2	—	663	124.00	124.00
4	—	631	120.00–125.00	123.23
7	—	314	135.00–143.00	138.91
7	—	576	119.00–131.00	125.35
10	—	479	124.00–131.00	127.58
17	—	522	122.00–131.00	128.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
3	—	373	115.00–119.00	117.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	128.00–131.00	129.53
2	—	720	123.00–129.00	125.96
4	—	468	145.00–147.00	146.24
4	—	639	130.00–134.00	131.25
5	—	511	135.00–143.00	137.74
6	—	568	125.00–133.00	130.19
7	—	368	155.00–175.00	164.57
9	—	316	175.00–191.00	181.55
9	—	416	147.00–163.00	156.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
2	—	310	140.00–145.00	142.58
2	—	463	125.00–130.00	127.57
2	—	545	120.00–125.00	122.50
3	—	382	141.00–142.00	141.33
3	—	425	129.00–135.00	131.38

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	3	—	1,228	910.00–975.00	935.66
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	95.00–115.00	105.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,623	75.00–86.00	78.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	36.00–45.00	41.13
16	—	1,213	50.00–57.00	54.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	975	36.00–47.00	41.95

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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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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