Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Buyer activity was active on a small offering due to another rainy week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.09/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$140.09

89 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$12.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	141.35	750	80
Medium and Large 2	426	128.97	550	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $200 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 sale89 hd

140.09

—

AR average6 barns · 2,040 hd

140.68

−0.58

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	1,925	92.00	1,771	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	66.00	1,065	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	60.29	728	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	33.21	304	6thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	139.71/cwt	133.00–149.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	126.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	792	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	603	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,597.67/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	21,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	901	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	179.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	162.68/cwt	157.00–171.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.96/cwt	150.00–152.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.27/cwt	132.00–143.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	141.76/cwt	138.00–147.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.72/cwt	165.00–181.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.82/cwt	161.00–175.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	122.41/cwt	121.00–124.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.96/cwt	129.00–140.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.51/cwt	137.00–153.00	752	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	126.72/cwt	120.00–134.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.39/cwt	142.00–153.00	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	149.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.59/cwt	130.00–143.00	795	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	429	3
Bulls	—	—	2,025	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	59.01/cwt	57.00–61.00	705	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,065	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	40.98/cwt	40.00–42.00	395	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	29.33/cwt	28.00–30.00	261	4

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 336Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Buyer activity was active on a small offering due to another rainy week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
2	—	563	135.00–140.00	137.49
2	—	665	122.00–123.00	122.51
3	—	533	133.00–149.00	139.71
4	—	624	125.00–130.00	126.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
2	—	330	180.00–185.00	182.58
3	—	358	175.00–185.00	179.05
3	—	723	130.00–134.00	131.33
5	—	513	157.00–171.00	162.68
7	—	423	165.00–181.00	173.72
7	—	465	161.00–175.00	164.82
1	—	570	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00–152.00	150.96
4	—	320	150.00–155.00	152.30
4	—	523	132.00–143.00	136.27
7	—	477	138.00–147.00	141.76
9	—	430	140.00–150.00	143.73
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	155.00	155.00
5	—	719	121.00–124.00	122.41
6	—	620	129.00–140.00	131.96
22	—	528	137.00–153.00	142.51
4	—	671	120.00–134.00	126.72
11	—	473	142.00–153.00	148.39
12	—	431	145.00–155.00	149.22
15	—	578	130.00–143.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.51
2	—	475	128.00–130.00	129.00
2	—	533	123.00–125.00	124.02
3	—	322	130.00–135.00	133.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	88.00	88.00
1	—	2,025	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	68.00	68.00
6	—	1,195	57.00–61.00	59.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	40.00–42.00	40.98
4	—	890	28.00–30.00	29.33

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,597.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	95.00	95.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle