Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 higher except 300-400 lb. were 10.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.25/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$139.25

158 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$12.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	142.54	727	116
Medium and Large 2	425	130.15	553	42

One grade step is worth $12.39/cwt here — about $174 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 sale158 hd

139.25

—

AR average9 barns · 1,808 hd

142.94

−3.68

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	1,587	66.92	1,062	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	51.50	720	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	46.65	557	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	37.77	380	26

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	103.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	135.51/cwt	134.00–138.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	126.77/cwt	120.00–134.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	121.25/cwt	119.00–125.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.72/cwt	118.00–125.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	140.69/cwt	130.00–152.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	125.46/cwt	124.00–127.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.12/cwt	130.00–141.00	510	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	597	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	549	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.20/cwt	119.00–128.00	702	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	113.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	116.61/cwt	112.00–121.00	372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	115.58/cwt	115.00–118.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	107.39/cwt	100.00–115.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	128.85/cwt	127.00–131.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	130.13/cwt	127.00–133.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	155.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	501	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	125.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	148.83/cwt	141.00–155.00	695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	156.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	588	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	151.51/cwt	145.00–155.00	630	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	135.62/cwt	130.00–143.00	768	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.29/cwt	135.00–152.00	744	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	134.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	131.77/cwt	125.00–137.00	556	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,961	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	93.53/cwt	90.00–97.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	824	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	60.63/cwt	59.00–63.00	885	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	73.20/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,254	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	57.78/cwt	56.00–59.00	787	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	35.76/cwt	31.00–38.00	378	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	48.35/cwt	44.00–54.00	586	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	51.50/cwt	51.00–52.00	720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	28.77/cwt	27.00–30.00	262	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	39.41/cwt	35.00–43.00	404	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 Nov 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,008Last week 1,232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 243Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 higher except 300-400 lb. were 10.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
3	—	707	100.00–105.00	103.35
4	—	469	134.00–138.00	135.51
4	—	576	120.00–125.00	122.97
5	—	531	120.00–134.00	126.77
5	—	614	119.00–125.00	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
2	—	663	115.00–118.00	116.47
7	—	615	118.00–125.00	121.72
10	—	326	130.00–152.00	140.69
11	—	512	124.00–127.00	125.46
12	—	375	130.00–141.00	136.12
16	—	466	125.00–135.00	128.12
18	—	420	125.00–135.00	130.62
19	—	570	119.00–128.00	123.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	118.00	118.00
4	—	473	110.00–115.00	113.74
5	—	319	112.00–121.00	116.61
5	—	430	115.00–118.00	115.58
6	—	526	100.00–115.00	107.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
7	—	663	127.00–131.00	128.85
9	—	621	127.00–133.00	130.13
10	—	323	150.00–165.00	155.06
10	—	717	123.00–129.00	125.00
12	—	467	141.00–155.00	148.83
13	—	376	150.00–165.00	156.36
16	—	416	145.00–155.00	151.51
17	—	566	130.00–143.00	135.62
21	—	523	135.00–152.00	142.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	130.00–137.00	134.32
6	—	518	120.00–125.00	123.21
7	—	320	130.00–140.00	134.29
9	—	472	120.00–135.00	126.84
16	—	422	125.00–137.00	131.77

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	1	—	1,280	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	90.00–97.00	93.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	59.00–63.00	60.63
3	—	1,713	70.00–77.00	73.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	56.00–59.00	57.78
11	—	1,057	31.00–38.00	35.76
51	—	1,213	44.00–54.00	48.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	51.00–52.00	51.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	27.00–30.00	28.77
22	—	1,024	35.00–43.00	39.41

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

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