Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-10.00 lower. Quality was plain to average. Buyer activity was light. Numerous new crop calves have come to town. Buyers are not as interested in buying these fresh calves with the weather changes taking place. Yearling type cattle and preconditioned cattle still have good demand. Sold a load of preconditioned cattle on video that topped the market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.42/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$134.42

225 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$11.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	135.90	794	195
Medium and Large 2	438	124.84	547	30

One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about $248 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 sale225 hd

134.42

—

AR average9 barns · 1,366 hd

137.57

−3.14

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	1,607	67.07	1,078	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	45.36	537	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	43.48	628	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	34.39	327	13

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium and Large 1	—	733	104.02/cwt	98.00–110.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	107.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	112.12/cwt	107.00–117.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	125.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	604	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	901.38/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	119.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	153.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	122.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	116.78/cwt	112.00–124.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	115.76/cwt	113.00–121.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	933	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	133.63/cwt	127.00–143.00	691	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	154.93/cwt	152.00–158.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.14/cwt	142.00–155.00	634	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	119.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	135.76/cwt	133.00–138.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	133.82/cwt	131.00–137.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	109.76/cwt	105.00–114.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	652	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	114.03/cwt	110.00–123.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	117.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	120.02/cwt	117.00–123.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	110.62/cwt	109.00–113.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	109.57/cwt	105.00–114.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	760	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	127.34/cwt	120.00–135.00	546	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	119.73/cwt	115.00–123.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	117.95/cwt	116.00–120.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.45/cwt	108.00–116.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	121.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	570	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	111.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.88/cwt	123.00–130.00	543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.27/cwt	115.00–124.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	107.52/cwt	103.00–110.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	111.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	473	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	43.48/cwt	42.00–45.00	628	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	37.11/cwt	34.00–40.00	363	10
Bulls	—	—	1,676	71.77/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,203	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	46.30/cwt	42.00–52.00	552	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	53.71/cwt	53.00–54.00	705	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	35.84/cwt	34.00–37.00	386	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	25.33/cwt	25.00–26.00	218	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	55.32/cwt	53.00–58.00	793	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 Oct 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,085Last week 0Year ago 1,154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 0Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	98.00–110.00	104.02
3	—	677	105.00–110.00	107.98
5	—	621	107.00–117.00	112.12
8	—	481	123.00–128.00	125.51
15	—	533	115.00–125.00	119.04
10	—	572	112.00–124.00	116.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	150.00–157.00	153.63
2	—	790	115.00	115.00
8	—	570	120.00–129.00	124.00
2	—	865	110.00–115.00	112.47
9	—	669	120.00–126.00	122.68
18	—	517	127.00–143.00	133.63
2	—	328	152.00–158.00	154.93
31	—	425	142.00–155.00	149.14
7	—	721	115.00–125.00	119.16
15	—	475	130.00–145.00	137.17
19	—	623	120.00–125.00	121.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	680	137.25	137.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	130.00–135.00	132.00
7	—	476	115.00–123.00	119.73
2	—	533	116.00–120.00	117.95
3	—	558	105.00–115.00	111.35
10	—	428	123.00–130.00	126.88
4	—	320	130.00–140.00	135.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	113.00–121.00	115.76
6	—	319	133.00–138.00	135.76
6	—	369	131.00–137.00	133.82
5	—	726	105.00–114.00	109.76
10	—	577	110.00–123.00	114.03
11	—	514	115.00–124.00	117.61
5	—	784	105.00–114.00	109.57
10	—	429	120.00–135.00	127.34
9	—	670	108.00–116.00	112.45
14	—	470	118.00–125.00	121.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	117.00–123.00	120.02
5	—	466	109.00–113.00	110.62
3	—	373	115.00–124.00	119.27
8	—	524	103.00–110.00	107.52
5	—	423	110.00–115.00	111.78

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)	2	—	1,043	875.00–925.00	901.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	42.00–45.00	43.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	977	34.00–40.00	37.11
3	—	860	25.00–26.00	25.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,192	42.00–52.00	46.30
3	—	1,313	53.00–54.00	53.71
6	—	1,077	34.00–37.00	35.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	70.00–76.00	71.77
2	—	1,433	53.00–58.00	55.32

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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