Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. steady; over 450 lbs. 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Buyer activity was soft. Quality was plain to average. Market as a whole was softer. Yearling type cattle still had more demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.32/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$117.32

99 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$7.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	119.51	647	71
Medium and Large 2	452	111.76	505	28

One grade step is worth $7.75/cwt here — about $142 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 sale99 hd

117.32

—

AR average9 barns · 2,095 hd

125.04

−7.73

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	1,706	88.19	1,504	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	57.64	718	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	57.00	889	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	45.80	435	18

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	111.64/cwt	105.00–117.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	113.89/cwt	107.00–120.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	101.02/cwt	100.00–103.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	117.91/cwt	115.00–120.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	132.22/cwt	125.00–137.00	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	103.36/cwt	100.00–111.00	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	138.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	112.28/cwt	107.00–115.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.45/cwt	117.00–124.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	108.48/cwt	105.00–117.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	118.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	125.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	108.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	129.25/cwt	125.00–133.00	682	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	121.38/cwt	119.00–125.00	700	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	118.99/cwt	115.00–123.00	751	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	134.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	109.81/cwt	97.00–117.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	110.00/cwt	107.00–115.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	107.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	46.96/cwt	42.00–52.00	456	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	36.51/cwt	36.00–37.00	282	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	889	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	59.00/cwt	55.00–62.00	743	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	64.43/cwt	64.00–65.00	870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	41.69/cwt	38.00–45.00	432	4
Bulls	—	—	1,882	95.34/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,794	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	84.55/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,073	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,532	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	969.25/cwt	910.00–1,010.00	11,709	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,284	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,032	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	136.93/cwt	130.00–145.00	704	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	129.29/cwt	125.00–140.00	796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	123.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	124.84/cwt	121.00–129.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	150.42/cwt	145.00–157.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	688	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 Jun 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 539Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 115Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
20	—	514	130.00–145.00	136.93
14	—	616	125.00–140.00	129.29
12	—	567	130.00–134.00	131.92
10	—	718	120.00–128.00	123.61
7	—	671	121.00–129.00	124.84
7	—	423	140.00–145.00	141.31
7	—	374	145.00–157.00	150.42
2	—	493	139.00–140.00	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	125.00–135.00	130.12
2	—	358	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
1	—	330	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	105.00–117.00	111.64
8	—	427	107.00–120.00	113.89
3	—	582	100.00–103.00	101.02
3	—	328	115.00–120.00	117.91
2	—	520	100.00–105.00	102.45
2	—	370	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	125.00–137.00	132.22
11	—	715	100.00–111.00	103.36
10	—	369	135.00–145.00	138.45
7	—	614	107.00–115.00	112.28
7	—	520	117.00–124.00	121.45
6	—	673	105.00–117.00	108.48
6	—	553	115.00–123.00	118.50
4	—	468	123.00–130.00	125.48
2	—	763	100.00–103.00	101.48
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	105.00–115.00	108.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	125.00–133.00	129.25
11	—	577	119.00–125.00	121.38
9	—	631	115.00–123.00	118.99
6	—	463	130.00–137.00	134.34
4	—	713	97.00–117.00	109.81
3	—	687	107.00–115.00	110.00
2	—	750	104.00–110.00	107.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	972	42.00–52.00	46.96
2	—	773	36.00–37.00	36.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,259	55.00–62.00	59.00
5	—	1,350	64.00–65.00	64.43
4	—	1,036	38.00–45.00	41.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,882	94.00–97.00	95.34
2	—	1,570	84.00–85.00	84.55
1	—	1,450	74.00	74.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,208	910.00–1,010.00	969.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	950.00	950.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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