Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Discounts are still being given to fleshy calves coming straight off cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.90/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$137.90

106 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$13.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	140.88	695	83
Medium and Large 2	393	127.15	500	23

One grade step is worth $13.73/cwt here — about $195 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 sale106 hd

137.90

—

AR average10 barns · 896 hd

143.33

−5.43

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	—	Low	1,623	65.50	1,063	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	38.14	450	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	28.67	280	20

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	123.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	107.36/cwt	100.00–114.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	114.02/cwt	110.00–117.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	122.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	126.00/cwt	120.00–133.00	534	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	123.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	576	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	100.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	111.69/cwt	105.00–115.00	355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	111.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	416	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.65/cwt	147.00–155.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	120.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	159.20/cwt	153.00–165.00	513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.04/cwt	135.00–155.00	686	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	136.10/cwt	125.00–145.00	706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.02/cwt	140.00–160.00	635	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	482	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	52.06/cwt	50.00–57.00	566	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	792	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	50.43/cwt	46.00–54.00	721	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	70.98/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,202	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	25.63/cwt	24.00–27.00	268	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	40.06/cwt	35.00–44.00	480	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	22.00/cwt	20.00–24.00	182	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	31.53/cwt	26.00–34.00	327	14

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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 1,425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 349Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year 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	—	615	108.00	108.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	553	117.00–120.00	118.49
4	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.97
4	—	533	120.00–127.00	123.25
6	—	667	100.00–114.00	107.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
2	—	325	130.00–132.00	131.00
3	—	577	115.00–119.00	116.98
4	—	378	127.00–130.00	128.99
8	—	610	110.00–117.00	114.02
10	—	526	115.00–125.00	122.08
15	—	424	120.00–133.00	126.00
20	—	467	120.00–129.00	123.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	100.00	100.00
5	—	422	110.00	110.00
5	—	566	100.00–105.00	100.99
6	—	318	105.00–115.00	111.69
8	—	373	105.00–115.00	111.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	127.00	127.00
3	—	355	147.00–155.00	150.65
3	—	712	118.00–125.00	120.65
10	—	322	153.00–165.00	159.20
10	—	569	125.00–132.00	128.44
12	—	625	120.00–130.00	124.72
13	—	470	135.00–155.00	146.04
14	—	519	125.00–145.00	136.10
16	—	415	140.00–160.00	153.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
3	—	523	110.00–125.00	116.64
6	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.51
6	—	420	120.00–130.00	124.99
7	—	371	125.00–135.00	129.94

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)	7	—	1,087	50.00–57.00	52.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	76.00	76.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	46.00–54.00	50.43
11	—	1,693	67.00–73.00	70.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	47.00	47.00
8	—	1,046	24.00–27.00	25.63
43	—	1,197	35.00–44.00	40.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	829	20.00–24.00	22.00
14	—	1,038	26.00–34.00	31.53

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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