Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower; over 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.81/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$139.81

163 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$13.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	142.30	760	134
Medium and Large 2	458	128.31	588	29

One grade step is worth $13.99/cwt here — about $172 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 sale163 hd

139.81

—

AR average9 barns · 1,417 hd

144.02

−4.22

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	1,738	85.09	1,479	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	58.12	709	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	56.52	864	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	47.21	443	13

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	114.61/cwt	111.00–117.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	132.74/cwt	129.00–139.00	826	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	487	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.08/cwt	147.00–163.00	665	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	165.83/cwt	159.00–170.00	557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	161.67/cwt	155.00–167.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	124.79/cwt	120.00–131.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	149.55/cwt	141.00–157.00	719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.16/cwt	134.00–146.00	733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	115.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	126.45/cwt	120.00–133.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	139.26/cwt	137.00–141.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.17/cwt	117.00–123.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.56/cwt	124.00–136.00	608	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	35.66/cwt	32.00–39.00	280	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	49.31/cwt	46.00–52.00	476	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	136.88/cwt	130.00–159.00	572	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.34/cwt	119.00–127.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	129.56/cwt	125.00–134.00	684	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	46.28/cwt	44.00–48.00	490	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	59.28/cwt	56.00–64.00	734	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.48/cwt	130.00–144.00	765	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	129.21/cwt	127.00–131.00	619	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	966	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	720.01/cwt	680.00–760.00	8,035	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	896	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	18,696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,426	1,083.29/cwt	1,040.00–1,140.00	15,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	135.51/cwt	135.00–137.00	664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	87.03/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,543	8
Bulls	—	—	1,558	72.85/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,135	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,711	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 Jul 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 1,007Year ago 842

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 112Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 45Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
2	—	370	115.00–119.00	116.97
5	—	464	111.00–117.00	114.61
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
10	—	427	110.00–120.00	115.84
2	—	520	110.00–117.00	113.50
2	—	553	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	137.00	137.00
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
9	—	527	120.00–133.00	126.45
10	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.41
7	—	373	137.00–141.00	139.26
7	—	670	117.00–123.00	120.17
15	—	567	120.00–125.00	122.59
15	—	473	124.00–136.00	128.56
11	—	418	130.00–159.00	136.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	622	129.00–139.00	132.74
20	—	429	147.00–163.00	155.08
2	—	768	120.00–122.00	120.98
7	—	665	125.00–131.00	127.99
8	—	336	159.00–170.00	165.83
10	—	384	155.00–167.00	161.67
10	—	718	120.00–131.00	124.79
13	—	481	141.00–157.00	149.55
16	—	519	134.00–146.00	141.16
23	—	565	130.00–144.00	135.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.62
2	—	358	135.00–137.00	135.98
7	—	523	120.00–127.00	123.26
11	—	430	125.00–135.00	130.53
2	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.51
5	—	479	127.00–131.00	129.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
8	—	623	119.00–127.00	123.34
11	—	528	125.00–134.00	129.56
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
7	—	578	120.00–128.00	124.43
4	—	490	135.00–137.00	135.51

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	—	1,355	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,640	1,140.00	1,140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,426	1,040.00–1,140.00	1,083.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	70.00	70.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,116	680.00–760.00	720.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	32.00–39.00	35.66
11	—	966	46.00–52.00	49.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,058	44.00–48.00	46.28
29	—	1,238	56.00–64.00	59.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,529	56.00–57.00	56.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,773	84.00–91.00	87.03
2	—	1,558	72.00–74.00	72.85
1	—	1,820	94.00	94.00

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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Steers · 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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