Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower; over 400 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.55/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$142.55

137 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	144.22	775	115
Medium and Large 2	424	133.82	567	22

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $208 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

142.55

—

AR average9 barns · 1,607 hd

149.90

−7.35

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	1,581	86.43	1,366	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	60.71	719	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	60.00	1,002	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	50.54	480	13

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	478	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	508	157.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	127.75/cwt	124.00–135.00	669	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.92/cwt	121.00–128.00	724	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	123.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	122.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	129.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	133.21/cwt	128.00–137.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.68/cwt	118.00–122.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	51.59/cwt	47.00–55.00	492	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	342	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,002	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	60.40/cwt	55.00–64.00	713	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	66.16/cwt	65.00–67.00	828	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	47.17/cwt	45.00–50.00	480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	89.69/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,422	7
Bulls	—	—	1,565	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,012.78/cwt	930.00–1,110.00	10,401	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,091	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	968.79/cwt	880.00–1,080.00	10,589	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	955.03/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,632	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	805.14/cwt	730.00–850.00	9,251	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	841.02/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,806	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	68.51/cwt	68.00–69.00	877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,142.17/cwt	1,100.00–1,180.00	13,877	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	945.33/cwt	850.00–1,040.00	11,769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.84/cwt	130.00–143.00	785	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.61/cwt	139.00–150.00	749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	883	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.44/cwt	151.00–165.00	665	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	168.03/cwt	161.00–173.00	633	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	128.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	167.06/cwt	161.00–170.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	116.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	608	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 Jul 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 605Year ago 912

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 102Year ago 232

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	110.00–117.00	113.48
2	—	370	120.00–125.00	122.60
2	—	328	120.00	120.00
4	—	418	115.00–120.00	116.23
2	—	538	111.00–115.00	112.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	150.00–165.00	157.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	524	124.00–135.00	127.75
24	—	575	121.00–128.00	125.92
14	—	474	125.00–132.00	128.57
9	—	631	120.00–127.00	123.22
6	—	673	120.00–123.00	121.67
3	—	712	115.00–117.00	116.33
3	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	350	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	120.00–125.00	122.65
5	—	584	127.00–135.00	129.60
5	—	532	128.00–137.00	133.21
4	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.79
3	—	685	118.00–122.00	120.68
2	—	773	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	130.00–138.00	133.58
6	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.81
4	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.52
3	—	580	117.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	574	130.00–143.00	136.84
14	—	525	139.00–150.00	142.61
14	—	471	145.00–155.00	149.79
13	—	670	130.00–135.00	131.83
13	—	617	130.00–138.00	133.82
13	—	420	151.00–165.00	158.44
13	—	377	161.00–173.00	168.03
4	—	715	127.00–130.00	128.97
3	—	765	120.00–125.00	122.34
3	—	332	161.00–170.00	167.06
1	—	810	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	953	47.00–55.00	51.59
1	—	900	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,180	55.00–64.00	60.40
12	—	1,251	65.00–67.00	66.16
4	—	1,018	45.00–50.00	47.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,585	87.00–92.00	89.69
2	—	1,565	75.00	75.00

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)	5	—	1,027	930.00–1,110.00	1,012.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,093	880.00–1,080.00	968.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	900.00–1,000.00	955.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,149	730.00–850.00	805.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,166	800.00–850.00	841.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	68.00–69.00	68.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,215	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,142.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,245	850.00–1,040.00	945.33

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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