Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; over 450 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Slaughter cattle were still in good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.20/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$134.20

126 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$7.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.94

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	135.32	761	94
Medium and Large 1-2	545	133.67	728	18thin
Medium and Large 2	420	127.37	535	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about $226 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 sale126 hd

134.20

—

AR average9 barns · 1,547 hd

146.14

−11.94

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	1,675	83.68	1,401	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	57.46	680	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	54.50	765	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	47.50	464	15

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	128.28/cwt	123.00–138.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	114.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	109.23/cwt	104.00–112.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	139.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	646	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	15,696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	92.27/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	158.64/cwt	152.00–170.00	524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	836	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.16/cwt	130.00–142.00	713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	776	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.14/cwt	125.00–137.00	809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.10/cwt	125.00–132.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.24/cwt	120.00–133.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.82/cwt	118.00–127.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	140.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	783	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	48.89/cwt	47.00–53.00	491	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	38.50/cwt	38.00–39.00	307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	133.82/cwt	129.00–141.00	626	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	88.38/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,567	7
Bulls	—	—	1,445	72.72/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	151.54/cwt	144.00–157.00	502	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	765	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	59.33/cwt	55.00–63.00	720	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	47.00/cwt	46.00–48.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.44/cwt	124.00–131.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	117.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	116.41/cwt	115.00–127.00	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	124.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	146.63/cwt	140.00–158.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	138.47/cwt	131.00–141.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	96.70/cwt	92.00–100.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 344Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 100Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
2	—	640	118.00–122.00	120.02
3	—	567	123.00–138.00	128.28
4	—	524	125.00–135.00	130.10
5	—	678	110.00–120.00	114.40
5	—	731	104.00–112.00	109.23
6	—	468	129.00–141.00	133.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	155.00–165.00	160.06
5	—	462	135.00–145.00	139.79
9	—	330	152.00–170.00	158.64
11	—	672	120.00–126.00	124.44
12	—	520	130.00–142.00	137.16
13	—	570	130.00–145.00	136.21
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
10	—	622	125.00–137.00	130.14
13	—	775	110.00–114.00	113.69
9	—	416	140.00–158.00	146.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	120.00–129.00	124.43
2	—	520	120.00–128.00	123.85
4	—	373	125.00–132.00	128.10
5	—	422	120.00–133.00	128.24
1	—	325	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	133.00	133.00
6	—	485	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	556	135.00–145.00	140.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	118.00–127.00	121.82
5	—	710	103.00	103.00
4	—	433	125.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	331	144.00–157.00	151.54
9	—	468	124.00–131.00	128.44
14	—	618	115.00–127.00	116.41
14	—	518	120.00–130.00	124.34
8	—	379	131.00–141.00	138.47
3	—	763	92.00–100.00	96.70
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	105.00–108.00	106.50
3	—	422	115.00–117.00	115.98
3	—	368	115.00–120.00	117.36
2	—	310	120.00–122.00	120.97

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	—	1,440	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	88.00–97.00	92.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	65.00	65.00
24	—	1,213	55.00–63.00	59.33
5	—	1,058	46.00–48.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,004	47.00–53.00	48.89
2	—	798	38.00–39.00	38.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	54.00–55.00	54.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,773	86.00–90.00	88.38
3	—	1,445	68.00–78.00	72.72

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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Replacement Cattle

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