Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 7.00-14.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.85/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$153.85

132 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$19.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.23

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	157.31	772	108
Medium and Large 2	410	138.27	567	24

One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $205 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 sale132 hd

153.85

—

AR average10 barns · 1,677 hd

147.62

+6.23

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	1,441	69.44	1,000	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	45.74	557	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	34.89	337	14

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	460	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	134.84/cwt	132.00–137.00	703	6
Bulls	—	—	1,385	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	783	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	78.04/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	131.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	872	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	129.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	145.09/cwt	138.00–150.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.61/cwt	130.00–139.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	172.92/cwt	165.00–177.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	177.88/cwt	172.00–185.00	576	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	166.48/cwt	158.00–175.00	698	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.51/cwt	152.00–169.00	759	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	137.07/cwt	132.00–143.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	143.60/cwt	130.00–150.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	124.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.74/cwt	122.00–135.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.71/cwt	149.00–163.00	810	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.29/cwt	147.00–153.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	141.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	594	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.68/cwt	132.00–143.00	635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	53.58/cwt	52.00–55.00	713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	35.25/cwt	34.00–37.00	382	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	47.76/cwt	43.00–51.00	594	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	27.83/cwt	25.00–30.00	250	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	40.18/cwt	36.00–43.00	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1

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 Dec 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 1,210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 269Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	144.00–145.00	144.51
2	—	663	120.00–125.00	122.45
3	—	623	122.00–124.00	122.99
6	—	521	132.00–137.00	134.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	128.00	128.00
4	—	663	130.00–134.00	131.48
5	—	716	125.00–132.00	129.79
7	—	566	138.00–150.00	145.09
8	—	623	130.00–139.00	134.61
9	—	369	165.00–177.00	172.92
10	—	324	172.00–185.00	177.88
16	—	419	158.00–175.00	166.48
31	—	473	152.00–169.00	160.51
16	—	520	149.00–163.00	155.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	132.00–143.00	137.07
3	—	475	135.00	135.00
3	—	527	125.00–130.00	127.31
4	—	368	145.00	145.00
5	—	323	130.00–150.00	143.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	115.00	115.00
4	—	329	120.00–127.00	124.19
5	—	412	120.00–127.00	124.41
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	122.00–135.00	125.74
11	—	527	130.00–135.00	131.97
3	—	320	147.00–153.00	150.29
14	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.81
19	—	421	135.00–145.00	141.18
19	—	468	132.00–143.00	135.68
1	—	575	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	55.00–58.00	56.53
3	—	1,478	74.00–80.00	78.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	52.00–55.00	53.58
8	—	1,084	34.00–37.00	35.25
26	—	1,243	43.00–51.00	47.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	898	25.00–30.00	27.83
8	—	1,016	36.00–43.00	40.18

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)	1	—	1,025	85.00	85.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	60.00	60.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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