Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Market was considerbly cheaper. Had close to 700 head of preconditioned cattle. Buyers were active on the weaned cattle. Quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.41/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$140.41

252 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	141.55	729	233
Medium and Large 2	410	126.39	519	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $210 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 sale252 hd

140.41

—

AR average9 barns · 995 hd

136.91

+3.50

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	1,629	78.38	1,277	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	56.09	679	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	42.59	413	19

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	610	143.71/cwt	142.00–147.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	171.18/cwt	167.00–177.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	130.20/cwt	128.00–134.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	173.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.01/cwt	161.00–175.00	719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	157.28/cwt	150.00–162.00	805	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.98/cwt	145.00–153.00	852	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	21,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.79/cwt	157.00–169.00	759	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	140.93/cwt	137.00–145.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	147.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	539	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	911	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	100.09/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,086	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	70.67/cwt	65.00–75.00	851	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	17,689	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	88.44/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,021	4
Bulls	—	—	1,385	61.98/cwt	60.00–64.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.73/cwt	132.00–143.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.25/cwt	141.00–150.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	145.32/cwt	140.00–148.00	901	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	175.40/cwt	175.00–179.00	796	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	168.18/cwt	163.00–171.00	878	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	149.78/cwt	149.00–161.00	628	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	131.57/cwt	130.00–132.00	835	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	140.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	143.52/cwt	140.00–152.00	758	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	148.60/cwt	145.00–157.00	707	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	42.63/cwt	40.00–44.00	439	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	66.81/cwt	64.00–70.00	994	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	44.67/cwt	40.00–50.00	445	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	34.79/cwt	30.00–38.00	301	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	58.43/cwt	53.00–62.00	711	15
Bulls	—	—	1,727	84.94/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.72/cwt	127.00–135.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	128.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	553	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.60/cwt	133.00–150.00	667	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	147.24/cwt	143.00–152.00	617	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.72/cwt	130.00–143.00	714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.65/cwt	125.00–140.00	744	6

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,243Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	142.00–147.00	143.71
7	—	369	167.00–177.00	171.18
5	—	736	128.00–134.00	130.20
3	—	338	170.00–175.00	173.30
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
18	—	428	161.00–175.00	168.01
17	—	512	150.00–162.00	157.28
8	—	572	145.00–153.00	148.98
18	—	469	157.00–169.00	161.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	145.00–155.00	149.87
2	—	518	130.00–133.00	131.52
2	—	475	135.00–139.00	137.00
5	—	432	137.00–145.00	140.93
5	—	366	145.00–152.00	147.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	620	140.00–148.00	145.32
18	—	454	175.00–179.00	175.40
17	—	675	138.00	138.00
31	—	522	163.00–171.00	168.18
7	—	725	133.00	133.00
1	—	590	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	155.00–160.00	158.30
2	—	663	120.00–124.00	121.96
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
3	—	618	122.00–125.00	123.96
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
23	—	365	145.00–155.00	151.38
19	—	468	133.00–150.00	142.60
14	—	419	143.00–152.00	147.24
10	—	530	130.00–143.00	134.72
6	—	565	125.00–140.00	131.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	419	149.00–161.00	149.78
17	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
23	—	635	130.00–132.00	131.57
3	—	560	135.00–145.00	140.30
56	—	528	140.00–152.00	143.52
31	—	476	145.00–157.00	148.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	127.00–135.00	131.72
3	—	515	120.00	120.00
5	—	321	125.00–135.00	128.93
4	—	473	120.00–125.00	123.72
3	—	420	120.00–130.00	124.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	132.00–143.00	137.73
3	—	473	141.00–150.00	145.25
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	127.00	127.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,680	1,280.00	1,280.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,330.00	1,330.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	108.00–110.00	109.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	88.00	88.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	91.00–108.00	100.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	105.00	105.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	65.00–75.00	70.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,155	82.00–94.00	88.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	60.00–64.00	61.98
5	—	1,727	83.00–87.00	84.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	40.00–44.00	42.63
3	—	1,488	64.00–70.00	66.81
15	—	1,216	53.00–62.00	58.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	997	40.00–50.00	44.67
4	—	865	30.00–38.00	34.79

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

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