Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00-20.00 lower; instances 25.00 on steers under 450 lbs. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. 12.00-18.00 lower; over 600 lbs. 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 lower. Quality was plain to average. Buyers were not very active. Live cattle and feeder cattle contracts were limit down today with previous days of substantial losses.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.42/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$139.42

98 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	142.45	725	73
Medium and Large 2	414	130.56	541	25

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $184 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 sale98 hd

139.42

—

AR average9 barns · 1,255 hd

144.66

−5.24

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	1,696	74.92	1,271	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	57.00	801	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	49.16	583	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	41.96	401	13

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	627	119.05/cwt	115.00–124.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	40.74/cwt	38.00–44.00	433	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,507	62.67/cwt	61.00–65.00	944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	84.75/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,537	2
Bulls	—	—	2,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,868	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	104.31/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,214	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	867	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	93.25/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,020	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	924	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,449.90/cwt	1,410.00–1,500.00	19,690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	1,383.02/cwt	1,300.00–1,430.00	18,961	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,167.70/cwt	1,050.00–1,270.00	14,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,009.35/cwt	940.00–1,050.00	12,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	130.12/cwt	130.00–131.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.12/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	143.57/cwt	135.00–147.00	752	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.87/cwt	132.00–145.00	787	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.09/cwt	143.00–147.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	133.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	821	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	44.53/cwt	40.00–48.00	445	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	33.39/cwt	30.00–35.00	271	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	51.48/cwt	50.00–54.00	639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.15/cwt	145.00–147.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	153.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.67/cwt	122.00–135.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	120.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	113.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.01/cwt	122.00–127.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.59/cwt	125.00–138.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	129.30/cwt	123.00–134.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	121.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	129.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	711	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 Mar 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 493Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	115.00–124.00	119.05
2	—	663	117.00–119.00	118.00
7	—	474	130.00–140.00	134.86
5	—	524	125.00–135.00	129.61
4	—	579	120.00–125.00	122.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	130.00–131.00	130.12
7	—	463	125.00–130.00	128.12
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	131.26
4	—	318	135.00–140.00	137.79
2	—	523	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	135.00–147.00	143.57
15	—	567	132.00–145.00	138.87
11	—	470	143.00–147.00	145.09
9	—	616	130.00–137.00	133.30
7	—	428	145.00–147.00	146.15
7	—	319	150.00–160.00	153.55
2	—	668	122.00–135.00	128.67
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	115.00–125.00	120.67
4	—	516	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	110.00–117.00	113.54
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	419	130.00–140.00	134.35
8	—	569	122.00–127.00	124.01
8	—	470	125.00–138.00	131.59
7	—	512	123.00–134.00	129.30
5	—	616	120.00–127.00	121.59
4	—	365	135.00–142.00	137.99
3	—	313	145.00–150.00	146.62
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	38.00–44.00	40.74
1	—	1,195	62.00	62.00
9	—	1,241	50.00–54.00	51.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	999	40.00–48.00	44.53
3	—	812	30.00–35.00	33.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	61.00–65.00	62.67
2	—	1,813	83.00–87.00	84.75
1	—	2,030	92.00	92.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,164	100.00–107.00	104.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,094	92.00–97.00	93.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	70.00	70.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,358	1,410.00–1,500.00	1,449.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,371	1,300.00–1,430.00	1,383.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,050.00–1,270.00	1,167.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,203	940.00–1,050.00	1,009.35

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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