Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 7.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.98/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$135.98

112 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$15.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	138.76	671	92
Medium and Large 2	439	123.19	541	20

One grade step is worth $15.56/cwt here — about $130 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 sale112 hd

135.98

—

AR average7 barns · 652 hd

136.22

−0.24

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	1,631	75.65	1,234	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	51.13	602	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	44.00	433	8thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	471	122.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	115.03/cwt	113.00–117.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.94/cwt	115.00–119.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	127.41/cwt	122.00–135.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.31/cwt	112.00–118.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	140.75/cwt	139.00–143.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	127.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	124.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	116.38/cwt	113.00–119.00	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	121.42/cwt	117.00–123.00	690	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.78/cwt	118.00–125.00	633	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	113.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	109.39/cwt	105.00–111.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	168.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	156.16/cwt	145.00–165.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.79/cwt	124.00–133.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	133.27/cwt	126.00–143.00	694	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	143.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	598	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	139.36/cwt	133.00–147.00	651	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.95/cwt	105.00–120.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	563	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	79.17/cwt	75.00–82.00	800	4
Bulls	—	—	1,343	61.53/cwt	55.00–65.00	826	3
Bulls	—	—	1,727	80.35/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,388	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	35.66/cwt	35.00–37.00	372	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	53.34/cwt	48.00–56.00	638	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	44.00/cwt	42.00–48.00	433	8

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 Sep 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 1,101Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 127Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 7.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	120.00–125.00	122.25
5	—	671	113.00–117.00	115.03
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
3	—	312	139.00–143.00	140.75
6	—	372	125.00–135.00	127.57
6	—	422	120.00–127.00	124.22
8	—	626	113.00–119.00	116.38
18	—	568	117.00–123.00	121.42
24	—	520	118.00–125.00	121.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	111.00–115.00	112.99
5	—	423	110.00–115.00	113.80
5	—	466	105.00–111.00	109.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	115.00–119.00	116.94
2	—	658	112.00	112.00
2	—	715	108.00–109.00	108.50
3	—	480	122.00–135.00	127.41
6	—	625	112.00–118.00	115.31
8	—	533	115.00–125.00	119.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	730	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	319	165.00–170.00	168.67
6	—	618	120.00–126.00	123.49
7	—	374	145.00–165.00	156.16
10	—	572	124.00–133.00	127.79
15	—	521	126.00–143.00	133.27
19	—	417	135.00–150.00	143.32
27	—	467	133.00–147.00	139.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	135.00	135.00
2	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.57
4	—	518	105.00–120.00	114.95
6	—	418	120.00–130.00	124.50
6	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.32

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	80.00–82.00	80.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,010	75.00–82.00	79.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	55.00–65.00	61.53
9	—	1,727	78.00–84.00	80.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	35.00–37.00	35.66
21	—	1,197	48.00–56.00	53.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	42.00–48.00	44.00

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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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

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