Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.75/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$138.75

143 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.59

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	141.30	739	109
Medium and Large 2	416	131.08	545	33
Medium and Large 3	525	115.00	604	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.30/cwt here — about $135 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 sale143 hd

138.75

—

AR average8 barns · 2,474 hd

147.34

−8.59

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	1,568	64.81	1,016	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	46.67	675	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	44.36	541	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	34.29	344	23

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	473	144.69/cwt	138.00–150.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	155.66/cwt	150.00–162.00	557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	126.28/cwt	124.00–130.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	106.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	109.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	113.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	124.38/cwt	124.00–128.00	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	120.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	124.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	517	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	121.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	574	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	115.89/cwt	113.00–120.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.87/cwt	112.00–119.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	125.14/cwt	125.00–126.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	103.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	119.70/cwt	115.00–130.00	691	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	114.34/cwt	113.00–115.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	124.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	37.52/cwt	35.00–41.00	388	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	28.23/cwt	25.00–34.00	266	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	46.67/cwt	45.00–48.00	675	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	48.00/cwt	44.00–52.00	603	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	33.57/cwt	30.00–37.00	368	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	54.47/cwt	53.00–56.00	759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,604	70.28/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,127	5
Bulls	—	—	1,508	55.70/cwt	54.00–59.00	840	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	96.98/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,119	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	60.03/cwt	55.00–65.00	731	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	916.63/cwt	850.00–980.00	11,614	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	854.48/cwt	820.00–920.00	11,151	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	134.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	127.37/cwt	120.00–133.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.25/cwt	131.00–140.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	139.71/cwt	135.00–150.00	721	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.26/cwt	148.00–160.00	643	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	162.54/cwt	155.00–170.00	522	9

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,277Last week 1,008Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 274Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	138.00–150.00	144.69
8	—	358	150.00–162.00	155.66
7	—	617	124.00–130.00	126.28
4	—	668	125.00–126.00	125.25
2	—	700	118.00–122.00	120.00
17	—	516	135.00–150.00	139.71
15	—	422	148.00–160.00	152.26
13	—	568	130.00–138.00	136.29
9	—	321	155.00–170.00	162.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	312	130.00–140.00	134.36
8	—	428	130.00–137.00	132.73
6	—	478	125.00–132.00	127.48
4	—	513	120.00–133.00	127.37
3	—	365	131.00–140.00	135.25
2	—	578	115.00–125.00	120.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	650	133.00	133.00
11	—	620	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	100.00–110.00	106.25
5	—	469	105.00–110.00	109.00
5	—	420	110.00–115.00	112.58
5	—	318	110.00–115.00	113.82
3	—	357	110.00–115.00	112.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	576	124.00–128.00	124.38
3	—	627	120.00–125.00	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	518	115.00–125.00	120.32
19	—	416	120.00–130.00	124.31
17	—	471	120.00–127.00	121.95
9	—	571	113.00–120.00	115.89
8	—	623	112.00–119.00	114.87
7	—	366	125.00–126.00	125.14
3	—	728	100.00–105.00	103.32
3	—	323	130.00–132.00	130.67
2	—	660	111.00–115.00	113.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	577	115.00–130.00	119.70
3	—	653	113.00–115.00	114.34
3	—	632	118.00–119.00	118.34
3	—	512	120.00–128.00	124.38
3	—	470	130.00–135.00	133.28
1	—	700	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,034	35.00–41.00	37.52
8	—	943	25.00–34.00	28.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	45.00–48.00	46.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,257	44.00–52.00	48.00
14	—	1,096	30.00–37.00	33.57
2	—	1,393	53.00–56.00	54.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	68.00–73.00	70.28
3	—	1,508	54.00–59.00	55.70

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	92.00–103.00	96.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	94.00	94.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	99.00	99.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	55.00–65.00	60.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	850.00–980.00	916.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,305	820.00–920.00	854.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	900.00	900.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle