Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.69/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$133.69

108 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$15.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	136.78	710	87
Medium and Large 2	428	120.87	518	21

One grade step is worth $15.91/cwt here — about $192 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 sale108 hd

133.69

—

AR average6 barns · 588 hd

141.33

−7.64

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	—	Low	1,583	86.70	1,372	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	58.91	711	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	57.52	857	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	46.24	421	18

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	—	—	1,230	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	111.81/cwt	106.00–115.00	752	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	97.01/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,604	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	87.22/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,411	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,096.19/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	13,680	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,308.11/cwt	1,150.00–1,475.00	15,148	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	995.19/cwt	970.00–1,020.00	12,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	123.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.68/cwt	115.00–124.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.20/cwt	120.00–128.00	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	167.27/cwt	152.00–178.00	535	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	650	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	758	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	45.64/cwt	44.00–48.00	466	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	48.96/cwt	45.00–52.00	460	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	804	36.74/cwt	35.00–39.00	295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	117.53/cwt	114.00–120.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	109.60/cwt	106.00–112.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	104.64/cwt	103.00–106.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	57.52/cwt	56.00–58.00	857	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	59.51/cwt	56.00–63.00	709	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	66.04/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	118.59/cwt	114.00–124.00	677	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	118.33/cwt	107.00–124.00	732	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	117.36/cwt	113.00–123.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	123.24/cwt	119.00–131.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	120.19/cwt	117.00–125.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	117.44/cwt	113.00–123.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	715	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.01/cwt	135.00–155.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	129.73/cwt	125.00–137.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	137.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	108.93/cwt	106.00–111.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.18/cwt	125.00–137.00	672	8

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 367Year ago 813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 51Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,653	96.00–98.00	97.01
6	—	1,618	84.00–91.00	87.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	44.00–48.00	45.64
31	—	1,192	56.00–63.00	59.51
3	—	1,548	65.00–67.00	66.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	940	45.00–52.00	48.96
4	—	804	35.00–39.00	36.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	56.00–58.00	57.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
4	—	673	106.00–115.00	111.81
4	—	521	114.00–120.00	117.53
1	—	825	88.00	88.00
5	—	608	106.00–112.00	109.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	130.00–135.00	133.79
5	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.81
6	—	423	115.00–124.00	118.68
3	—	465	115.00–117.00	115.66
3	—	377	125.00–130.00	126.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
2	—	775	120.00–126.00	122.96
6	—	724	120.00–126.00	123.36
11	—	673	120.00–128.00	125.20
15	—	320	152.00–178.00	167.27
17	—	474	130.00–139.00	137.23
7	—	615	120.00–128.00	123.18
11	—	572	124.00–126.00	124.99
9	—	428	135.00–155.00	143.01
8	—	524	125.00–137.00	128.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	103.00–106.00	104.64
2	—	375	112.00–115.00	113.50
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
3	—	465	106.00–111.00	108.93
2	—	420	113.00–115.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	571	114.00–124.00	118.59
15	—	619	107.00–124.00	118.33
13	—	518	113.00–123.00	117.36
6	—	429	119.00–131.00	123.24
5	—	471	117.00–125.00	120.19
4	—	681	113.00–123.00	117.44
4	—	374	125.00–137.00	129.73
4	—	324	130.00–145.00	137.55

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)	3	—	1,248	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,096.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,158	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,308.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	970.00–1,020.00	995.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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