Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good on slaughter cattle. Feeder cattle were not as active but market was considerbly stronger than last reported sale. Quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.94/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$136.94

62 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.89

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	138.02	708	56
Medium and Large 2	408	126.84	517	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $191 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 sale62 hd

136.94

—

AR average8 barns · 741 hd

144.83

−7.89

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	—	High	1,581	87.19	1,379	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	53.51	724	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	51.33	594	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	44.88	416	23

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.63/cwt	112.00–118.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	127.22/cwt	124.00–130.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	131.82/cwt	129.00–135.00	833	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	15,407	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	62.97/cwt	60.00–65.00	647	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	125.34/cwt	124.00–127.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	136.74/cwt	133.00–144.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	143.16/cwt	141.00–145.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.91/cwt	139.00–148.00	667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.72/cwt	133.00–145.00	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	153.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	121.84/cwt	120.00–124.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	105.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	113.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.61/cwt	125.00–131.00	540	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	36.55/cwt	33.00–38.00	296	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	48.53/cwt	45.00–53.00	474	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	139.22/cwt	138.00–140.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	125.47/cwt	123.00–127.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.82/cwt	121.00–125.00	641	6
Bulls	—	—	1,745	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,329	73.95/cwt	71.00–78.00	983	4
Bulls	—	—	1,718	92.86/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,595	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	43.41/cwt	40.00–45.00	447	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	55.06/cwt	51.00–59.00	670	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	53.51/cwt	53.00–54.00	724	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 May 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 508Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last 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
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
2	—	580	125.00–128.00	126.51
3	—	617	124.00	124.00
3	—	670	112.00–118.00	115.63
4	—	474	124.00–130.00	127.22
4	—	520	125.00–127.00	125.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	129.00–135.00	131.82
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
2	—	715	118.00–121.00	119.50
3	—	692	124.00–127.00	125.34
4	—	361	145.00–147.00	145.49
4	—	559	133.00–144.00	136.74
5	—	419	141.00–145.00	143.16
12	—	470	139.00–148.00	141.91
16	—	517	133.00–145.00	137.72
3	—	315	152.00–155.00	153.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	130.00	130.00
2	—	435	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	475	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	120.00–124.00	121.84
2	—	665	110.00–113.00	111.49
8	—	423	125.00–131.00	127.61
4	—	321	138.00–140.00	139.22
5	—	358	130.00–135.00	132.00
6	—	463	123.00–127.00	125.47
6	—	522	121.00–125.00	122.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
2	—	503	104.00–108.00	105.99
3	—	427	110.00–115.00	113.40

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	—	1,420	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	60.00–65.00	62.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,070	90.00–95.00	92.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	811	33.00–38.00	36.55
16	—	977	45.00–53.00	48.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,030	40.00–45.00	43.41
17	—	1,217	51.00–59.00	55.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	53.00–54.00	53.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	99.00–100.00	99.51
4	—	1,329	71.00–78.00	73.95
5	—	1,718	88.00–97.00	92.86

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

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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