Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2-5 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3-7 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1-3 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1-2 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.85/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$131.85

199 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$16.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	134.12	715	171
Medium and Large 2	477	117.99	563	28

One grade step is worth $16.13/cwt here — about $152 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 sale199 hd

131.85

—

AR average9 barns · 1,624 hd

140.28

−8.43

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	1,616	70.08	1,132	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	45.85	550	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	39.26	410	20

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	622	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	151.06/cwt	140.00–159.00	556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	123.09/cwt	119.00–126.00	891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	121.52/cwt	119.00–124.00	943	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	98.01/cwt	95.00–102.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	108.63/cwt	105.00–112.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	125.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	115.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	111.35/cwt	102.00–117.00	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	118.06/cwt	112.00–124.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	127.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	125.59/cwt	120.00–131.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	110.27/cwt	108.00–115.00	743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	122.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	115.08/cwt	110.00–123.00	653	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	111.41/cwt	109.00–117.00	694	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	120.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	110.67/cwt	108.00–115.00	354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	108.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	110.14/cwt	100.00–115.00	465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	107.76/cwt	100.00–113.00	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	102.18/cwt	100.00–105.00	540	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.33/cwt	150.00–165.00	516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	39.26/cwt	35.00–43.00	410	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	49.36/cwt	45.00–55.00	613	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	36.13/cwt	32.00–40.00	392	17
Bulls	—	—	1,646	72.53/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,194	7
Bulls	—	—	1,373	59.71/cwt	58.00–61.00	820	3
Bulls	—	—	2,135	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,793	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	82.86/cwt	81.00–85.00	819	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	706	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	17,407	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	856.13/cwt	820.00–890.00	12,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.23/cwt	110.00–118.00	591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	122.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	106.67/cwt	100.00–113.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	714	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.93/cwt	130.00–150.00	660	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	147.54/cwt	139.00–155.00	617	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.19/cwt	125.00–141.00	698	22

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 Oct 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,670Last week 1,155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 201Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2-5 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3-7 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1-3 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1-2 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	622	120.00–127.00	123.57
13	—	368	140.00–159.00	151.06
12	—	673	120.00–127.00	123.42
11	—	724	119.00–126.00	123.09
4	—	776	119.00–124.00	121.52
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
2	—	328	150.00–165.00	157.33
30	—	570	120.00–131.00	125.32
30	—	475	130.00–150.00	138.93
28	—	418	139.00–155.00	147.54
22	—	524	125.00–141.00	133.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	110.00–118.00	113.23
7	—	412	120.00–125.00	122.87
5	—	470	115.00–124.00	119.54
3	—	563	100.00–113.00	106.67
3	—	378	130.00–137.00	133.96
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	704	95.00–102.00	98.01
5	—	669	105.00–112.00	108.63
8	—	474	120.00–130.00	125.84
9	—	577	110.00–120.00	115.59
10	—	621	102.00–117.00	111.35
11	—	526	112.00–124.00	118.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
4	—	369	125.00–135.00	130.05
7	—	320	125.00–135.00	127.04
9	—	421	120.00–131.00	125.59
11	—	674	108.00–115.00	110.27
15	—	467	120.00–130.00	122.46
15	—	567	110.00–123.00	115.08
22	—	623	109.00–117.00	111.41
26	—	524	115.00–125.00	120.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
5	—	320	108.00–115.00	110.67
5	—	376	105.00–110.00	108.98
10	—	422	100.00–115.00	110.14
10	—	469	100.00–113.00	107.76
12	—	528	100.00–105.00	102.18

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,690	1,030.00	1,030.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,468	820.00–890.00	856.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	81.00–85.00	82.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,044	35.00–43.00	39.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,241	45.00–55.00	49.36
17	—	1,084	32.00–40.00	36.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,646	68.00–76.00	72.53
3	—	1,373	58.00–61.00	59.71
1	—	2,135	84.00	84.00

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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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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