Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 9.00-12.00 lower; over 400 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.88/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$133.88

117 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	137.60	641	80
Medium and Large 2	411	125.85	517	37

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $124 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 sale117 hd

133.88

—

AR average7 barns · 761 hd

135.50

−1.61

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	1,557	74.26	1,156	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	46.27	650	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	45.25	543	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	38.50	380	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	131.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	137.22/cwt	130.00–143.00	436	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	123.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	588	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	124.49/cwt	123.00–127.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	131.28/cwt	130.00–133.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.00/cwt	122.00–129.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.89/cwt	124.00–126.00	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	479	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	146.74/cwt	140.00–153.00	536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	136.70/cwt	134.00–140.00	636	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	140.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	586	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	133.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	128.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	521	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	935.29/cwt	920.00–950.00	11,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,113.59/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	15,067	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	55.97/cwt	55.00–57.00	649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	886	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	66.23/cwt	64.00–68.00	940	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	77.47/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,249	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	36.09/cwt	33.00–39.00	395	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	48.38/cwt	45.00–53.00	598	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	46.27/cwt	45.00–48.00	650	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	38.50/cwt	35.00–43.00	380	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.73/cwt	115.00–118.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	124.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.31/cwt	105.00–115.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	114.65/cwt	111.00–118.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	111.09/cwt	105.00–116.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.59/cwt	117.00–124.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.98/cwt	118.00–125.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	115.81/cwt	112.00–118.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	128.60/cwt	125.00–131.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	105.36/cwt	102.00–109.00	746	3

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 813Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 142Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	130.00–135.00	131.76
11	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.53
16	—	318	130.00–143.00	137.22
16	—	478	120.00–129.00	123.00
6	—	568	115.00–120.00	118.49
4	—	623	115.00–118.00	115.73
4	—	425	122.00–127.00	124.72
3	—	723	105.00–115.00	110.31
3	—	667	111.00–118.00	114.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
3	—	475	110.00–112.00	110.67
4	—	365	115.00–120.00	117.48
6	—	304	120.00–122.00	120.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
4	—	666	123.00–127.00	124.49
7	—	516	130.00–133.00	131.28
8	—	568	122.00–129.00	126.00
9	—	618	124.00–126.00	124.89
10	—	309	150.00–160.00	155.16
10	—	365	140.00–153.00	146.74
11	—	465	134.00–140.00	136.70
20	—	416	135.00–145.00	140.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
3	—	517	115.00–120.00	117.60
6	—	318	130.00–135.00	133.15
8	—	462	120.00–125.00	122.85
9	—	369	125.00–130.00	128.90
10	—	418	120.00–130.00	124.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	105.00–116.00	111.09
7	—	570	117.00–124.00	119.59
7	—	522	118.00–125.00	119.98
6	—	617	112.00–118.00	115.81
5	—	476	125.00–131.00	128.60
3	—	708	102.00–109.00	105.36

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	2	—	1,275	920.00–950.00	935.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,353	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,113.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	55.00–57.00	55.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	64.00–68.00	66.23
5	—	1,612	75.00–82.00	77.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,094	33.00–39.00	36.09
38	—	1,236	45.00–53.00	48.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	45.00–48.00	46.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	988	35.00–43.00	38.50

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

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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