Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Limited receipts again this week due to wet weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.77/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$143.77

87 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.27

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	146.07	689	76
Medium and Large 2	420	127.88	537	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $152 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 sale87 hd

143.77

—

AR average8 barns · 1,192 hd

134.50

+9.27

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	1,599	75.17	1,202	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	61.16	798	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	59.45	735	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	43.30	425	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	144.80/cwt	140.00–149.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	148.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.04/cwt	163.00–177.00	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	155.52/cwt	151.00–163.00	574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	160.22/cwt	155.00–169.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	170.22/cwt	160.00–175.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	863	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	21,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	177.08/cwt	175.00–185.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	182.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	590	7
Bulls	—	—	1,763	83.34/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.94/cwt	131.00–135.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	161.41/cwt	155.00–170.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	138.94/cwt	132.00–145.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.68/cwt	141.00–154.00	702	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	42.99/cwt	40.00–45.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	119.50/cwt	119.00–121.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.78/cwt	145.00–155.00	635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,399	67.12/cwt	64.00–72.00	939	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	61.15/cwt	55.00–65.00	756	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	61.16/cwt	59.00–63.00	798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	31.04/cwt	30.00–32.00	291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	46.36/cwt	40.00–51.00	460	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	898	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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 1,243Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
11	—	420	163.00–177.00	171.04
7	—	531	155.00–169.00	160.22
7	—	465	160.00–175.00	170.22
2	—	665	135.00–139.00	137.00
1	—	600	147.00	147.00
7	—	369	175.00–185.00	177.08
7	—	324	175.00–185.00	182.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	140.00–149.00	144.80
5	—	369	145.00–150.00	148.02
4	—	519	130.00	130.00
4	—	318	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	478	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	151.00–163.00	155.52
7	—	321	155.00–170.00	161.41
7	—	517	132.00–145.00	138.94
8	—	485	141.00–154.00	144.68
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
4	—	714	119.00–121.00	119.50
12	—	421	145.00–155.00	150.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	125.00–130.00	128.27
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	131.00–135.00	132.94
2	—	528	120.00	120.00
3	—	385	130.00–135.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	151.00	151.00
9	—	565	138.00	138.00
13	—	505	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	120.00–121.00	120.34
3	—	635	125.00–130.00	127.33
3	—	515	140.00–145.00	141.98
1	—	475	145.00	145.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	85.00	85.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	82.00–85.00	83.34
1	—	2,070	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,399	64.00–72.00	67.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	40.00–45.00	42.99
19	—	1,237	55.00–65.00	61.15
2	—	1,545	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	59.00–63.00	61.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	30.00–32.00	31.04
8	—	993	40.00–51.00	46.36

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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