Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 1.00-300 lower; over 400 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.39/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$139.39

195 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$13.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	142.45	723	152
Medium and Large 2	425	128.55	546	43

One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $177 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 sale195 hd

139.39

—

AR average10 barns · 2,452 hd

144.45

−5.06

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	1,484	60.97	905	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	46.00	661	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	45.16	551	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	34.49	356	13

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	571	134.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	768	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	567	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	125.86/cwt	120.00–133.00	770	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	127.42/cwt	122.00–133.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	123.26/cwt	120.00–126.00	889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	157.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	112.84/cwt	108.00–115.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	106.18/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	112.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	111.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	129.50/cwt	120.00–134.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.35/cwt	124.00–138.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	126.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	464	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	129.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	119.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	114.88/cwt	110.00–117.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.99/cwt	121.00–127.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	112.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	761	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	37.34/cwt	34.00–41.00	400	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	25.00/cwt	24.00–26.00	226	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	46.61/cwt	41.00–52.00	573	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	34.08/cwt	30.00–37.00	379	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,319	55.55/cwt	50.00–58.00	733	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	74.52/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,412	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	93.43/cwt	82.00–103.00	1,004	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	97.52/cwt	88.00–112.00	1,145	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	77.44/cwt	70.00–87.00	847	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	667	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	125.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	579	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	119.44/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	134.36/cwt	125.00–140.00	426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.49/cwt	135.00–150.00	728	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.08/cwt	145.00–165.00	644	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.60/cwt	143.00–157.00	706	23

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 Nov 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,232Last week 751Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 233Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 1.00-300 lower; over 400 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	571	130.00–140.00	134.42
14	—	368	150.00–160.00	154.15
12	—	612	120.00–133.00	125.86
10	—	662	122.00–133.00	127.42
8	—	721	120.00–126.00	123.26
3	—	317	155.00–160.00	157.31
34	—	518	135.00–150.00	140.49
30	—	421	145.00–165.00	153.08
23	—	469	143.00–157.00	150.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	130.00–135.00	132.17
10	—	462	120.00–130.00	125.38
7	—	516	117.00–120.00	119.44
7	—	317	125.00–140.00	134.36
6	—	369	130.00–135.00	132.67
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	108.00–115.00	112.84
6	—	533	105.00–110.00	106.18
5	—	474	110.00–115.00	112.16
5	—	337	110.00–120.00	111.99
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	120.00–126.00	122.32
12	—	421	120.00–134.00	129.50
11	—	522	120.00–130.00	125.00
9	—	475	124.00–138.00	129.35
9	—	367	120.00–135.00	126.45
7	—	615	115.00–125.00	117.55
4	—	315	125.00–134.00	129.63
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	115.00–125.00	119.68
7	—	617	110.00–117.00	114.88
7	—	523	121.00–127.00	124.99
7	—	476	130.00–140.00	135.83
3	—	672	110.00–115.00	112.70
2	—	728	104.00–105.00	104.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,070	34.00–41.00	37.34
3	—	902	24.00–26.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,230	41.00–52.00	46.61
5	—	1,112	30.00–37.00	34.08
1	—	1,450	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,319	50.00–58.00	55.55
2	—	1,895	70.00–78.00	74.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	82.00–103.00	93.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,174	88.00–112.00	97.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,094	70.00–87.00	77.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	70.00	70.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	58.00	58.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	880.00	880.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

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