Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday. Market was very strong on all classes of feeder cattle. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.50/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$161.50

174 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	168.41	755	128
Medium and Large 2	399	142.28	567	46

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $187 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 sale174 hd

161.50

—

AR average9 barns · 2,524 hd

156.54

+4.97

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	1,585	73.18	1,160	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,170	45.00	527	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	43.63	534	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	32.80	312	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	858	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	93.33/cwt	85.00–103.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	146.98/cwt	143.00–150.00	479	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	140.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	588	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	143.03/cwt	137.00–150.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.37/cwt	130.00–145.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	160.76/cwt	145.00–167.00	825	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	124.30/cwt	120.00–133.00	829	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.63/cwt	137.00–150.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	147.48/cwt	141.00–153.00	687	10
Bulls	—	—	1,353	61.90/cwt	55.00–68.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	181.57/cwt	170.00–187.00	675	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	128.23/cwt	122.00–132.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	172.15/cwt	161.00–180.00	720	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	130.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.22/cwt	180.00–195.00	598	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.99/cwt	135.00–148.00	660	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.00/cwt	134.00–152.00	745	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.19/cwt	155.00–175.00	767	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	148.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.13/cwt	122.00–125.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.43/cwt	140.00–157.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.77/cwt	134.00–145.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	125.47/cwt	123.00–129.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	152.28/cwt	141.00–158.00	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	156.77/cwt	150.00–161.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.23/cwt	127.00–140.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	127.33/cwt	122.00–137.00	858	7
Bulls	—	—	1,740	80.70/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,404	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	36.66/cwt	32.00–40.00	374	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	34.37/cwt	30.00–36.00	365	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	46.72/cwt	42.00–50.00	597	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	28.55/cwt	25.00–36.00	276	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	29.35/cwt	28.00–30.00	235	5

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 Jan 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 788Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 0

No trend due to holiday. Market was very strong on all classes of feeder cattle. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	144.00	144.00
7	—	569	145.00–155.00	150.74
5	—	612	137.00–150.00	143.03
5	—	673	130.00–145.00	139.37
16	—	513	145.00–167.00	160.76
22	—	372	170.00–187.00	181.57
26	—	418	161.00–180.00	172.15
18	—	323	180.00–195.00	185.22
28	—	470	155.00–175.00	163.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	326	143.00–150.00	146.98
15	—	417	130.00–145.00	140.89
4	—	531	125.00–135.00	130.26
6	—	455	130.00–138.00	135.48
7	—	381	145.00–155.00	148.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	120.00–133.00	124.30
8	—	518	137.00–150.00	140.63
10	—	466	141.00–153.00	147.48
4	—	570	127.00–135.00	131.79
4	—	629	122.00–132.00	128.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	468	135.00–148.00	140.99
19	—	521	134.00–152.00	143.00
8	—	423	140.00–157.00	147.43
9	—	570	134.00–145.00	139.77
4	—	714	123.00–129.00	125.47
12	—	367	141.00–158.00	152.28
5	—	329	150.00–161.00	156.77
7	—	616	127.00–140.00	132.23
7	—	674	122.00–137.00	127.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.43
3	—	370	130.00–131.00	130.33
5	—	530	120.00–124.00	121.60
7	—	478	122.00–125.00	124.13
5	—	327	130.00–135.00	131.96

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)	3	—	1,185	85.00–103.00	93.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	55.00–68.00	61.90
3	—	1,740	79.00–83.00	80.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,019	32.00–40.00	36.66
5	—	966	25.00–36.00	28.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	30.00–36.00	34.37
24	—	1,277	42.00–50.00	46.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	800	28.00–30.00	29.35

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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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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