Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Reciepts were limited again this week due to weather. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.68/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$166.68

126 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$19.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	172.66	788	87
Medium and Large 2	393	153.35	603	39

One grade step is worth $19.30/cwt here — about $185 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 sale126 hd

166.68

—

AR average8 barns · 523 hd

160.59

+6.10

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	1,755	81.29	1,427	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	51.33	583	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	41.21	400	11

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	670	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	161.86/cwt	150.00–166.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	141.85/cwt	135.00–149.00	753	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	81.29/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	39.01/cwt	38.00–40.00	402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	60.67/cwt	58.00–65.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	141.64/cwt	140.00–144.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	148.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.07/cwt	155.00–171.00	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	159.62/cwt	155.00–165.00	522	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.63/cwt	180.00–185.00	676	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	172.15/cwt	165.00–177.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	192.65/cwt	185.00–205.00	640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	175.03/cwt	170.00–185.00	746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.48/cwt	128.00–130.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.59/cwt	138.00–140.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.63/cwt	150.00–152.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	156.04/cwt	155.00–158.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	162.84/cwt	158.00–170.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	148.92/cwt	145.00–152.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.69/cwt	127.00–137.00	762	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	51.07/cwt	45.00–55.00	586	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	31.05/cwt	30.00–32.00	264	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	43.47/cwt	39.00–46.00	434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	156.78/cwt	150.00–162.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	856	7

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 637Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 111Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	140.00–145.00	142.29
5	—	567	150.00–166.00	161.86
1	—	720	137.00	137.00
6	—	628	145.00–155.00	148.91
12	—	522	155.00–171.00	162.07
13	—	370	180.00–185.00	182.63
13	—	472	165.00–177.00	172.15
14	—	332	185.00–205.00	192.65
20	—	426	170.00–185.00	175.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	140.00–144.00	141.64
15	—	327	155.00–165.00	159.62
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.55
6	—	428	150.00–152.00	150.63
9	—	369	155.00–158.00	156.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	152.00–155.00	153.46
4	—	571	130.00–138.00	133.96
5	—	531	135.00–149.00	141.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	128.00–130.00	128.48
4	—	520	120.00–127.00	125.20
5	—	325	140.00–145.00	141.91
5	—	373	138.00–140.00	139.59
5	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	158.00–170.00	162.84
9	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.44
11	—	466	145.00–152.00	148.92
11	—	524	140.00–145.00	142.36
11	—	574	127.00–137.00	132.69
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
6	—	367	150.00–162.00	156.78
7	—	671	125.00–130.00	127.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	78.00–84.00	81.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	38.00–40.00	39.01
3	—	1,153	58.00–65.00	60.67
13	—	1,148	45.00–55.00	51.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	30.00–32.00	31.05
9	—	998	39.00–46.00	43.47

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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