Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.10/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$144.10

256 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$15.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	148.21	746	187
Medium and Large 2	451	132.98	600	69

One grade step is worth $15.22/cwt here — about $146 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 sale256 hd

144.10

—

AR average9 barns · 2,093 hd

141.39

+2.71

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	1,626	74.81	1,216	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	45.80	554	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	37.09	358	26

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	135.27/cwt	128.00–140.00	567	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	145.55/cwt	141.00–149.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	175.60/cwt	170.00–185.00	588	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	139.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	537	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.98/cwt	115.00–122.00	790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.66/cwt	120.00–131.00	705	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	47.47/cwt	43.00–53.00	589	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	136.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	767	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	116.88/cwt	115.00–118.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.82/cwt	118.00–123.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	125.47/cwt	122.00–129.00	654	20
Bulls	—	—	1,545	69.89/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,080	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	31.00/cwt	30.00–32.00	269	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	36.25/cwt	34.00–38.00	378	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	54.85/cwt	53.00–56.00	746	6
Bulls	—	—	1,760	83.00/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	38.54/cwt	34.00–43.00	381	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	142.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	582	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.26/cwt	114.00–118.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	123.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	141.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.11/cwt	126.00–145.00	619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	501	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,192.34/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	16,669	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	25,885	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	68.09/cwt	60.00–73.00	580	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,256.85/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	13,763	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,222.22/cwt	1,220.00–1,225.00	13,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	972.30/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	9,217	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,042.14/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	13,423	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,123.88/cwt	900.00–1,400.00	13,183	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	787.09/cwt	750.00–810.00	9,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	909	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	972.49/cwt	925.00–1,055.00	13,420	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,100.28/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	12,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	116.12/cwt	112.00–120.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	120.24/cwt	119.00–122.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.78/cwt	139.00–151.00	749	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	532	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.27/cwt	140.00–159.00	703	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	160.28/cwt	150.00–169.00	676	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	131.06/cwt	124.00–137.00	807	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.00/cwt	160.00–178.00	630	22

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 Oct 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 518Year ago 1,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 87Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 10Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	664	125.00–130.00	127.49
1	—	880	118.00	118.00
14	—	335	170.00–185.00	175.60
3	—	828	115.00–117.00	115.68
26	—	562	130.00–145.00	136.45
3	—	718	125.00–129.00	126.64
27	—	521	139.00–151.00	143.78
22	—	468	140.00–159.00	150.27
33	—	422	150.00–169.00	160.28
22	—	616	124.00–137.00	131.06
22	—	373	160.00–178.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	135.00–145.00	142.79
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
20	—	424	130.00–145.00	137.19
16	—	522	120.00–128.00	124.17
5	—	377	135.00–145.00	141.91
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
19	—	472	126.00–145.00	131.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	419	128.00–140.00	135.27
7	—	324	141.00–149.00	145.55
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
11	—	385	135.00–145.00	139.45
6	—	670	115.00–122.00	117.98
15	—	570	120.00–131.00	123.66
6	—	614	118.00–123.00	119.82
2	—	720	115.00–122.00	118.55
20	—	521	122.00–129.00	125.47
18	—	470	125.00–135.00	129.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	115.00–118.00	116.88
6	—	367	120.00–125.00	123.01
8	—	518	114.00–118.00	115.26
5	—	329	120.00–125.00	123.95
9	—	420	115.00–125.00	119.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	114.00–116.00	114.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	125.00–135.00	128.34
16	—	571	120.00–128.00	124.49
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
12	—	469	130.00–140.00	136.24
9	—	678	112.00–120.00	116.12
8	—	626	119.00–122.00	120.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,240	43.00–53.00	47.47
16	—	1,044	34.00–38.00	36.25
6	—	1,360	53.00–56.00	54.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	869	30.00–32.00	31.00
21	—	989	34.00–43.00	38.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,545	65.00–73.00	69.89
3	—	1,760	80.00–85.00	83.00

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	6	—	1,398	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,192.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,380	925.00–1,055.00	972.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	852	60.00–73.00	68.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,256.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,220.00–1,225.00	1,222.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,288	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,042.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,173	900.00–1,400.00	1,123.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,194	750.00–810.00	787.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	948	950.00–1,000.00	972.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle