Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher; over 550 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quaility was average. Demand was good. Starting to see more fresh calves straight off cows which are selling at a discount compared to the weaned yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.78/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$145.78

174 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$20.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	150.03	738	138
Medium and Large 2	455	129.49	589	36

One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about $149 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 sale174 hd

145.78

—

AR average9 barns · 1,705 hd

141.89

+3.89

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	1,656	82.82	1,371	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	55.00	751	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	54.82	640	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	44.78	423	14

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 2	—	471	114.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.73/cwt	110.00–112.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.39/cwt	126.00–144.00	568	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	121.94/cwt	118.00–126.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	126.49/cwt	123.00–130.00	589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	118.73/cwt	115.00–122.00	737	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	117.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	140.06/cwt	135.00–149.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	112.00/cwt	111.00–114.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	146.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	534	113.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	123.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	719	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	125.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	673	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	741	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.32/cwt	127.00–135.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.09/cwt	108.00–125.00	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	113.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	854.37/cwt	800.00–900.00	11,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,320.67/cwt	1,150.00–1,450.00	16,773	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	119.92/cwt	110.00–124.00	620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	126.30/cwt	121.00–132.00	601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	138.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	169.45/cwt	160.00–179.00	642	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	161.93/cwt	155.00–168.00	683	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	131.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	755	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.37/cwt	126.00–133.00	809	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.68/cwt	130.00–148.00	727	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	174.55/cwt	165.00–182.00	574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	124.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.40/cwt	145.00–155.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	116.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	492	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	46.25/cwt	43.00–50.00	446	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	35.93/cwt	35.00–37.00	296	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	751	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	57.88/cwt	54.00–61.00	710	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	45.52/cwt	43.00–48.00	467	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	64.52/cwt	64.00–65.00	761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	85.52/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,355	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	976	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	68.06/cwt	65.00–71.00	624	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	119.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	394	6

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 722Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 155Year ago 236

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	112.00–117.00	114.59
4	—	575	110.00–112.00	110.73
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
9	—	422	115.00–120.00	116.57
6	—	329	115.00–122.00	119.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	126.00–144.00	134.39
14	—	566	118.00–126.00	121.94
12	—	466	123.00–130.00	126.49
11	—	621	115.00–122.00	118.73
11	—	515	120.00–130.00	124.47
6	—	681	115.00–122.00	117.81
5	—	368	135.00–149.00	140.06
4	—	720	111.00–114.00	112.00
2	—	333	145.00–149.00	146.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	110.00–115.00	113.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	118.00–125.00	123.56
14	—	535	124.00–129.00	125.72
13	—	618	115.00–125.00	119.90
9	—	480	127.00–135.00	132.32
8	—	665	108.00–125.00	116.09
4	—	716	109.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	775	106.00–108.00	106.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	110.00–124.00	119.92
10	—	476	121.00–132.00	126.30
7	—	429	130.00–145.00	138.46
6	—	370	135.00–140.00	136.68
2	—	335	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	151.00	151.00
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	379	160.00–179.00	169.45
26	—	422	155.00–168.00	161.93
18	—	574	130.00–138.00	131.55
16	—	625	126.00–133.00	129.37
16	—	524	130.00–148.00	138.68
12	—	329	165.00–182.00	174.55
8	—	726	121.00–131.00	124.24
6	—	471	145.00–155.00	150.40
4	—	678	125.00–131.00	128.00
1	—	790	117.00	117.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	800.00–900.00	854.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,320.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	917	65.00–71.00	68.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	965	43.00–50.00	46.25
2	—	825	35.00–37.00	35.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,226	54.00–61.00	57.88
10	—	1,025	43.00–48.00	45.52
2	—	1,180	64.00–65.00	64.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	85.00–87.00	85.52
1	—	1,355	72.00	72.00

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

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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