Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate. Quality was plain to average with a few attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.66/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$138.66

117 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$7.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	140.21	749	94
Medium and Large 2	394	132.32	522	23

One grade step is worth $7.89/cwt here — about $227 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 sale117 hd

138.66

—

AR average10 barns · 2,063 hd

140.79

−2.12

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	1,763	83.72	1,476	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	55.43	638	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	41.94	391	15

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	156.67/cwt	155.00–158.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	135.48/cwt	131.00–140.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.94/cwt	141.00–149.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.17/cwt	147.00–153.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.75/cwt	125.00–133.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	158.21/cwt	155.00–161.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.59/cwt	145.00–151.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	142.87/cwt	138.00–149.00	737	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	149.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	628	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	156.66/cwt	155.00–157.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	129.98/cwt	125.00–140.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	138.70/cwt	133.00–145.00	445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	545	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	32.95/cwt	32.00–34.00	295	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	45.21/cwt	40.00–49.00	428	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	59.27/cwt	53.00–64.00	702	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	42.28/cwt	38.00–45.00	438	7
Bulls	—	—	1,831	87.67/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,605	7
Bulls	—	—	1,418	65.23/cwt	62.00–70.00	925	3
Bulls	—	—	2,043	97.64/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,995	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	20,567	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	953.95/cwt	900.00–990.00	11,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	148.65/cwt	145.00–157.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	141.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.34/cwt	151.00–155.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.19/cwt	157.00–173.00	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.60/cwt	163.00–180.00	729	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	159.64/cwt	155.00–165.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.26/cwt	141.00–157.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.59/cwt	150.00–158.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.33/cwt	120.00–129.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	178.93/cwt	175.00–183.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	176.37/cwt	173.00–180.00	587	2

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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 437Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	155.00–158.00	156.67
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
2	—	578	135.00–141.00	137.94
5	—	625	125.00–133.00	127.75
7	—	324	155.00–161.00	158.21
10	—	472	145.00–151.00	148.59
11	—	516	138.00–149.00	142.87
18	—	421	145.00–155.00	149.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	155.00–157.00	156.66
10	—	760	118.00	118.00
20	—	655	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	452	125.00–140.00	129.98
7	—	321	133.00–145.00	138.70
10	—	420	125.00–135.00	129.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	131.00–140.00	135.48
4	—	530	141.00–149.00	144.94
5	—	477	147.00–153.00	150.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
13	—	470	157.00–173.00	163.19
12	—	425	163.00–180.00	171.60
9	—	522	155.00–165.00	159.64
7	—	630	141.00–157.00	147.26
5	—	568	150.00–158.00	154.59
3	—	720	120.00–129.00	124.33
3	—	375	175.00–183.00	178.93
2	—	333	173.00–180.00	176.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	145.00–157.00	148.65
4	—	521	130.00–140.00	135.44
3	—	483	135.00–145.00	141.72
3	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.36
3	—	323	151.00–155.00	152.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	725	126.00	126.00
10	—	825	119.00	119.00
5	—	860	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	32.00–34.00	32.95
11	—	947	40.00–49.00	45.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,185	53.00–64.00	59.27
7	—	1,036	38.00–45.00	42.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,831	83.00–92.00	87.67
3	—	1,418	62.00–70.00	65.23
2	—	2,043	96.00–99.00	97.64

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	65.00	65.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,173	900.00–990.00	953.95

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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