Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 2.00-3.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average. Receipts were fewer due to wet weather.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.12/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$161.12

115 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$20.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	163.96	819	99
Medium and Large 2	397	143.58	570	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $249 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 sale115 hd

161.12

—

AR average7 barns · 717 hd

154.05

+7.07

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	1,708	74.29	1,269	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	43.78	508	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	37.29	352	10

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	469	164.13/cwt	155.00–175.00	770	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	158.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.92/cwt	179.00–187.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	186.15/cwt	183.00–191.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	141.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	140.31/cwt	138.00–143.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	136.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	144.18/cwt	141.00–151.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,106.59/cwt	1,070.00–1,140.00	12,172	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	149.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	77.65/cwt	75.00–80.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	128.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	736	3
Bulls	—	—	1,801	76.94/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,386	9
Bulls	—	—	1,489	63.50/cwt	60.00–67.00	946	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	84.32/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,514	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,015	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	177.46/cwt	170.00–181.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	40.14/cwt	37.00–42.00	401	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	34.02/cwt	31.00–38.00	351	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	31.95/cwt	30.00–34.00	276	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	47.27/cwt	43.00–53.00	570	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	146.92/cwt	143.00–152.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.46/cwt	140.00–151.00	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.42/cwt	150.00–163.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.24/cwt	135.00–147.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.18/cwt	130.00–145.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	131.06/cwt	130.00–133.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	152.72/cwt	145.00–160.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	158.22/cwt	153.00–165.00	503	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	149.91/cwt	143.00–155.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.31/cwt	125.00–135.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	172.31/cwt	162.00–183.00	712	25

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 1,146Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 178Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	155.00–175.00	164.13
10	—	527	155.00–165.00	158.98
10	—	377	179.00–187.00	181.92
5	—	329	183.00–191.00	186.15
3	—	672	138.00–143.00	140.31
1	—	760	137.00	137.00
3	—	722	135.00–141.00	136.94
3	—	628	141.00–151.00	144.18
2	—	820	130.00	130.00
4	—	566	145.00–160.00	152.72
1	—	865	130.00	130.00
25	—	413	162.00–183.00	172.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	140.00–145.00	141.88
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
4	—	311	145.00–155.00	149.27
2	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	710	143.00	143.00
9	—	432	170.00–181.00	177.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	122.00–135.00	128.46
3	—	577	130.00–139.00	135.41
3	—	532	135.00–140.00	138.32
5	—	472	143.00–152.00	146.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	142.00	142.00
7	—	300	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	123.00	123.00
3	—	430	125.00–128.00	126.02
3	—	322	130.00–133.00	131.06
3	—	380	130.00–135.00	131.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	140.00–151.00	144.46
9	—	368	150.00–163.00	154.42
7	—	521	135.00–147.00	141.24
5	—	569	130.00–145.00	136.18
13	—	318	153.00–165.00	158.22
11	—	412	143.00–155.00	149.91
3	—	610	125.00–135.00	131.31
1	—	665	131.00	131.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,070.00–1,140.00	1,106.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	75.00–80.00	77.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,801	72.00–80.00	76.94
5	—	1,489	60.00–67.00	63.50
3	—	1,795	84.00–85.00	84.32
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	28.00	28.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	999	37.00–42.00	40.14
2	—	863	30.00–34.00	31.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	31.00–38.00	34.02
14	—	1,205	43.00–53.00	47.27

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

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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