Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyer activity was soft.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.07/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$127.07

137 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$9.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	128.80	726	103
Medium and Large 1-2	553	124.51	689	16thin
Medium and Large 2	480	119.46	574	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.33/cwt here — about $152 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 sale137 hd

127.07

—

AR average9 barns · 2,066 hd

138.29

−11.22

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	1,668	84.38	1,407	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	58.83	841	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	57.01	710	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	45.67	439	14

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	534	120.92/cwt	118.00–125.00	646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.40/cwt	110.00–122.00	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.64/cwt	115.00–123.00	674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	112.45/cwt	107.00–118.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	104.63/cwt	95.00–112.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	138.11/cwt	135.00–143.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	133.61/cwt	132.00–137.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	110.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	743	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	125.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	121.16/cwt	120.00–122.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	105.39/cwt	99.00–109.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	114.71/cwt	110.00–118.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	102.97/cwt	98.00–108.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	678	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,086.87/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	14,651	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	114.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	111.71/cwt	105.00–115.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.32/cwt	117.00–128.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	128.48/cwt	125.00–140.00	682	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	126.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	730	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	136.14/cwt	130.00–141.00	637	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	140.80/cwt	135.00–147.00	594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	119.37/cwt	115.00–122.00	863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.22/cwt	121.00–134.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	118.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	110.61/cwt	108.00–114.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	112.62/cwt	111.00–115.00	470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	46.49/cwt	41.00–52.00	450	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	315	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	58.83/cwt	57.00–60.00	841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	59.13/cwt	55.00–63.00	756	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	44.84/cwt	40.00–47.00	472	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	91.34/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,630	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	70.46/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,011	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	905	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	861	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	62.56/cwt	60.00–65.00	673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	58.63/cwt	58.00–60.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	490	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	782	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 711Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 111Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyer activity was soft.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	534	118.00–125.00	120.92
14	—	623	110.00–122.00	116.40
10	—	568	115.00–123.00	118.64
9	—	668	107.00–118.00	112.45
7	—	473	120.00–126.00	122.00
6	—	718	95.00–112.00	104.63
6	—	323	135.00–143.00	138.11
5	—	377	132.00–137.00	133.61
3	—	405	130.00–135.00	132.30
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	115.00–120.00	118.57
3	—	525	100.00–110.00	105.05
3	—	483	108.00–114.00	110.61
3	—	417	111.00–115.00	112.62
2	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	159.00–160.00	159.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	671	105.00–115.00	110.72
7	—	464	122.00–128.00	125.99
6	—	531	120.00–122.00	121.16
5	—	718	99.00–109.00	105.39
4	—	805	83.00	83.00
4	—	616	110.00–118.00	114.71
2	—	755	98.00–108.00	102.97
2	—	570	118.00–120.00	118.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	120.00–125.00	123.32
4	—	538	112.00–115.00	114.26
3	—	572	105.00–115.00	111.71
3	—	480	117.00–128.00	123.32
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	553	123.00–126.00	124.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	531	125.00–140.00	128.48
19	—	577	124.00–135.00	126.50
15	—	468	130.00–141.00	136.14
13	—	422	135.00–147.00	140.80
12	—	723	115.00–122.00	119.37
12	—	623	121.00–134.00	125.22
5	—	673	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	773	117.00–120.00	118.51
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,086.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	70.00	70.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	60.00–65.00	62.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,188	58.00–60.00	58.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	967	41.00–52.00	46.49
1	—	900	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	57.00–60.00	58.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,278	55.00–63.00	59.13
4	—	1,053	40.00–47.00	44.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,784	85.00–98.00	91.34
3	—	1,435	68.00–74.00	70.46

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

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

Slaughter Cattle