Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher except 300-400 lbs. were 10.00 higher; over 550 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.93/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$121.93

144 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$8.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

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	123.17	658	123
Medium and Large 2	405	114.67	465	21

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $193 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 sale144 hd

121.93

—

AR average6 barns · 963 hd

126.40

−4.47

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	1,544	81.53	1,259	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	56.17	668	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	55.75	715	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	46.98	438	22

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1Value Added	—	729	120.22/cwt	115.00–123.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	520	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	119.09/cwt	115.00–122.00	624	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	123.10/cwt	120.00–127.00	575	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	118.00/cwt	113.00–125.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	116.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	144.59/cwt	139.00–151.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	146.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	115.30/cwt	105.00–121.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	114.18/cwt	110.00–117.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.17/cwt	122.00–137.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	104.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	108.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	107.82/cwt	100.00–114.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	113.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	113.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	127.82/cwt	120.00–133.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	118.18/cwt	115.00–122.00	622	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,353	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	135.41/cwt	135.00–137.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.48/cwt	120.00–124.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	131.03/cwt	129.00–133.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	164.35/cwt	152.00–175.00	618	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	149.43/cwt	142.00–158.00	634	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.51/cwt	120.00–132.00	782	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	168.91/cwt	158.00–185.00	541	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	138.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	123.75/cwt	120.00–126.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.04/cwt	123.00–129.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	125.53/cwt	123.00–128.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	118.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	109.75/cwt	109.00–110.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	111.30/cwt	109.00–116.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	381	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	49.44/cwt	45.00–53.00	478	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	38.62/cwt	36.00–41.00	316	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	55.75/cwt	54.00–57.00	715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	56.97/cwt	53.00–61.00	684	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	45.16/cwt	44.00–47.00	471	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.72/cwt	62.00–64.00	800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	87.42/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,449	9
Bulls	—	—	1,339	70.94/cwt	68.00–76.00	950	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	68.38/cwt	65.00–75.00	665	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,001.76/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	12,823	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,266.18/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	17,347	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	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 Sep 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 722Last week 608Year ago 830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 113Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	115.00–123.00	120.22
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	155.00–160.00	157.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	115.00–122.00	119.09
19	—	467	120.00–127.00	123.10
16	—	569	113.00–125.00	118.00
14	—	614	114.00–121.00	116.43
10	—	364	139.00–151.00	144.59
10	—	329	140.00–155.00	146.94
9	—	684	105.00–121.00	115.30
6	—	726	110.00–117.00	114.18
4	—	425	122.00–137.00	127.17
2	—	770	100.00–108.00	104.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	105.00–110.00	108.78
2	—	563	102.00–105.00	103.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	115.00–125.00	118.57
4	—	478	109.00–110.00	109.75
4	—	426	109.00–116.00	111.30
4	—	315	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	510	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	667	100.00–114.00	107.82
7	—	563	110.00–115.00	113.88
6	—	611	110.00–116.00	113.34
6	—	483	120.00–133.00	127.82
5	—	526	115.00–122.00	118.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	135.00–137.00	135.41
5	—	339	135.00–140.00	137.01
4	—	476	120.00–124.00	121.48
2	—	540	110.00–114.00	111.98
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	129.00–131.00	130.00
2	—	725	129.00–133.00	131.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	376	152.00–175.00	164.35
16	—	424	142.00–158.00	149.43
14	—	618	120.00–132.00	126.51
12	—	320	158.00–185.00	168.91
11	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.38
7	—	526	125.00–135.00	130.29
7	—	476	130.00–145.00	138.06
4	—	783	120.00–126.00	123.75
3	—	725	123.00–129.00	127.04
2	—	833	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	688	123.00–128.00	125.53

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,370	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,266.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	65.00–75.00	68.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	975.00–1,025.00	1,001.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	967	45.00–53.00	49.44
5	—	817	36.00–41.00	38.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	54.00–57.00	55.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,201	53.00–61.00	56.97
5	—	1,044	44.00–47.00	45.16
3	—	1,275	62.00–64.00	62.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,658	85.00–92.00	87.42
5	—	1,339	68.00–76.00	70.94

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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