Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 4.00-5.00 lower; over 400 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Also sold two loads of preconditioned cattle on video.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.46/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$128.46

215 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.83

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	129.02	872	202
Medium and Large 2	449	119.77	538	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $334 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 sale215 hd

128.46

—

AR average9 barns · 2,224 hd

135.29

−6.83

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	1,777	81.98	1,456	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	65.00	910	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	60.59	720	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	46.61	428	23

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	—	520	131.09/cwt	127.00–134.00	682	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	722	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	125.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	795	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.01/cwt	133.00–139.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	132.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	142.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.26/cwt	123.00–126.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	141.28/cwt	139.00–146.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.20/cwt	124.00–133.00	737	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.49/cwt	132.00–145.00	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	140.93/cwt	137.00–147.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.19/cwt	133.00–145.00	590	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	134.70/cwt	131.00–140.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	143.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.74/cwt	130.00–142.00	841	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.14/cwt	144.00–151.00	762	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.91/cwt	134.00–145.00	795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.15/cwt	155.00–173.00	688	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.41/cwt	146.00–160.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	131.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	168.24/cwt	165.00–173.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.84/cwt	125.00–132.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	121.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	173.94/cwt	170.00–178.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	49.89/cwt	43.00–55.00	478	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	776	34.82/cwt	30.00–40.00	270	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	62.21/cwt	57.00–68.00	752	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	46.09/cwt	40.00–50.00	466	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	69.55/cwt	68.00–72.00	894	5
Bulls	—	—	1,942	88.15/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,712	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	70.46/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,096	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	985.84/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	12,116	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,894	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	964	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	5

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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 717Year ago 661

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 75Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	520	127.00–134.00	131.09
13	—	563	125.00–133.00	128.32
12	—	634	120.00–129.00	125.40
7	—	423	133.00–139.00	136.01
6	—	461	130.00–137.00	132.34
5	—	384	140.00–147.00	142.44
4	—	678	123.00–126.00	125.26
3	—	338	139.00–146.00	141.28
2	—	730	117.00–120.00	118.47
1	—	840	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	112.00–120.00	116.01
3	—	332	120.00–125.00	123.34
2	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.49
2	—	428	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	750	128.50	128.50
5	—	710	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	124.00–133.00	128.20
9	—	528	132.00–145.00	136.49
6	—	478	137.00–147.00	140.93
2	—	683	119.00–122.00	120.48
2	—	630	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	133.00–145.00	137.19
4	—	464	131.00–140.00	134.70
3	—	332	135.00–150.00	143.32
2	—	575	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.49
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	160.00	160.00
5	—	440	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	615	130.00–142.00	136.74
18	—	518	144.00–151.00	147.14
16	—	568	134.00–145.00	139.91
16	—	424	155.00–173.00	162.15
12	—	471	146.00–160.00	153.41
8	—	667	125.00–135.00	131.60
7	—	381	165.00–173.00	168.24
5	—	718	125.00–132.00	127.84
3	—	822	120.00–124.00	121.37
2	—	340	170.00–178.00	173.94

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	—	1,155	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,229	900.00–1,250.00	985.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	770.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	958	43.00–55.00	49.89
5	—	776	30.00–40.00	34.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,209	57.00–68.00	62.21
9	—	1,011	40.00–50.00	46.09
5	—	1,286	68.00–72.00	69.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	85.00–92.00	88.15
3	—	1,555	65.00–75.00	70.46
1	—	1,945	98.00	98.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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