Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 6.00-15.00 higher; over 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.00/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$141.00

151 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	143.53	683	121
Medium and Large 2	395	130.80	517	30

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $166 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 sale151 hd

141.00

—

AR average9 barns · 860 hd

140.84

+0.16

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	1,683	72.73	1,224	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	47.00	644	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	44.75	522	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	38.18	375	20

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	114.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	117.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	135.04/cwt	129.00–140.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	111.19/cwt	110.00–114.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	128.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	117.84/cwt	117.00–119.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	118.43/cwt	117.00–120.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	140.62/cwt	130.00–150.00	446	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	124.78/cwt	122.00–127.00	588	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	121.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	637	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	119.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	673	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	573	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.00	386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	109.48/cwt	105.00–115.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	113.89/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.02/cwt	124.00–127.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	126.76/cwt	125.00–129.00	710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.41/cwt	124.00–130.00	786	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	168.43/cwt	160.00–175.00	537	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	162.09/cwt	155.00–175.00	601	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	142.77/cwt	135.00–152.00	667	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.14/cwt	140.00–160.00	635	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	132.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	111.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.76/cwt	115.00–130.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	138.88/cwt	133.00–145.00	443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	136.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	505	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	57.01/cwt	55.00–60.00	631	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	74.40/cwt	70.00–80.00	804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	57.32/cwt	55.00–60.00	824	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	76.15/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,323	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	35.21/cwt	31.00–38.00	363	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	47.58/cwt	44.00–53.00	575	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	39.14/cwt	35.00–42.00	393	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	29.51/cwt	29.00–30.00	229	2

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 830Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 204Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year 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	—	750	108.00	108.00
3	—	663	112.00–115.00	114.02
6	—	619	115.00–119.00	117.34
9	—	473	125.00–129.00	126.65
10	—	574	115.00–120.00	117.50
12	—	528	118.00–125.00	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	129.00–140.00	135.04
5	—	711	110.00–114.00	111.19
6	—	420	125.00–135.00	128.91
6	—	626	117.00–119.00	117.84
7	—	672	117.00–120.00	118.43
13	—	317	130.00–150.00	140.62
14	—	471	122.00–127.00	124.78
14	—	524	118.00–125.00	121.49
17	—	565	115.00–125.00	119.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	150.00–160.00	154.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	120.00–122.00	121.23
6	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.50
6	—	431	115.00–118.00	116.52
8	—	524	105.00–115.00	109.48
10	—	466	110.00–115.00	113.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
3	—	660	124.00–127.00	125.02
9	—	560	125.00–129.00	126.76
12	—	627	124.00–130.00	125.41
13	—	319	160.00–175.00	168.43
16	—	371	155.00–175.00	162.09
19	—	467	135.00–152.00	142.77
19	—	520	125.00–135.00	130.03
22	—	420	140.00–160.00	151.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	130.00–137.00	132.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	105.00–115.00	111.58
4	—	426	115.00–130.00	125.76
5	—	481	120.00–127.00	122.40
9	—	319	133.00–145.00	138.88
9	—	371	130.00–145.00	136.03

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,106	55.00–60.00	57.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	70.00–80.00	74.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	55.00–60.00	57.32
9	—	1,738	70.00–80.00	76.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,030	31.00–38.00	35.21
37	—	1,208	44.00–53.00	47.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,005	35.00–42.00	39.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	29.00–30.00	29.51

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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