Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feder steers under 550 lbs. 6.00-12.00 higher; over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer activity was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.07/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$134.07

200 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$8.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	135.40	743	169
Medium and Large 2	442	126.85	561	31

One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about $182 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 sale200 hd

134.07

—

AR average8 barns · 2,017 hd

137.91

−3.84

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	1,700	82.57	1,403	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	57.92	816	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	56.81	702	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	46.44	440	16

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	957.78/cwt	870.00–1,170.00	10,880	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	919.61/cwt	880.00–960.00	9,472	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	1,386.18/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	19,351	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	20,687	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,276.05/cwt	1,120.00–1,370.00	16,691	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	14,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	17,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	117.00/cwt	110.00–121.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.00/cwt	105.00–117.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	120.52/cwt	120.00–122.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.36/cwt	113.00–115.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	512	156.86/cwt	150.00–165.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.11/cwt	118.00–126.00	696	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	124.58/cwt	121.00–130.00	655	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	140.98/cwt	135.00–147.00	533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	129.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.86/cwt	135.00–143.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	111.90/cwt	109.00–119.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	117.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	146.94/cwt	145.00–149.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	622	108.64/cwt	105.00–111.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,129.51/cwt	1,020.00–1,265.00	15,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	123.63/cwt	120.00–128.00	580	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.78/cwt	127.00–135.00	547	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	133.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	135.06/cwt	130.00–143.00	701	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	128.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	801	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	141.97/cwt	135.00–151.00	673	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.86/cwt	128.00–135.00	744	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	151.17/cwt	140.00–155.00	638	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	122.25/cwt	115.00–129.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	125.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	156.26/cwt	150.00–163.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	161.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	112.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	119.35/cwt	116.00–123.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	124.15/cwt	119.00–127.00	654	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.52/cwt	113.00–122.00	741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	113.92/cwt	109.00–120.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.01/cwt	129.00–134.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	49.01/cwt	45.00–53.00	476	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	35.32/cwt	34.00–37.00	298	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	56.90/cwt	55.00–59.00	776	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	59.37/cwt	55.00–63.00	762	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	44.28/cwt	41.00–47.00	470	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	64.66/cwt	64.00–65.00	811	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	88.54/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,561	6
Bulls	—	—	1,573	70.64/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,111	3

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 Jul 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,007Last week 1,007Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 0

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,136	870.00–1,170.00	957.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	880.00–960.00	919.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	67.00	67.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,396	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,386.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	1,370.00	1,370.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,308	1,120.00–1,370.00	1,276.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,020.00	1,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	1,070.00	1,070.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	1,020.00–1,265.00	1,129.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	107.00–110.00	108.49
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
30	—	519	130.00–143.00	135.06
27	—	622	125.00–133.00	128.74
27	—	474	135.00–151.00	141.97
23	—	573	128.00–135.00	129.86
20	—	422	140.00–155.00	151.17
9	—	709	115.00–129.00	122.25
7	—	671	124.00–128.00	125.70
6	—	363	150.00–163.00	156.26
6	—	321	155.00–165.00	161.79
4	—	870	110.00–113.00	112.25
3	—	757	116.00–123.00	119.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	124.00–126.00	124.98
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	120.00–128.00	123.63
9	—	418	127.00–135.00	130.78
4	—	513	120.00–123.00	121.49
4	—	364	130.00–137.00	133.01
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	110.00–121.00	117.00
8	—	524	105.00–117.00	113.00
4	—	361	120.00–122.00	120.52
3	—	475	113.00–115.00	114.36
2	—	315	120.00–122.00	121.05
1	—	575	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	150.00–165.00	156.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	570	118.00–126.00	122.11
23	—	526	121.00–130.00	124.58
12	—	378	135.00–147.00	140.98
11	—	472	122.00–135.00	129.46
10	—	620	115.00–125.00	120.11
9	—	422	135.00–143.00	138.86
7	—	724	109.00–119.00	111.90
7	—	669	115.00–121.00	117.70
3	—	323	145.00–149.00	146.94
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	105.00–111.00	108.64
2	—	530	112.00–115.00	113.49
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	119.00–127.00	124.15
11	—	620	113.00–122.00	119.52
8	—	572	120.00–128.00	123.87
3	—	677	109.00–120.00	113.92
3	—	468	129.00–134.00	131.01
2	—	788	100.00–102.00	101.00
1	—	705	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	972	45.00–53.00	49.01
3	—	843	34.00–37.00	35.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	55.00–59.00	56.90
1	—	1,590	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,283	55.00–63.00	59.37
7	—	1,061	41.00–47.00	44.28
3	—	1,255	64.00–65.00	64.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,763	86.00–93.00	88.54
3	—	1,573	70.00–72.00	70.64

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

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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