Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 6.00-12.00 lower; over 500 lbs. 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Buyer activity was limited. Quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.77/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$127.77

111 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$9.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	129.46	674	92
Medium and Large 2	407	119.59	487	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.87/cwt here — about $187 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 sale111 hd

127.77

—

AR average9 barns · 847 hd

130.83

−3.06

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	1,648	69.58	1,147	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	46.00	729	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	44.98	541	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	959	33.88	325	24

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	577	111.48/cwt	107.00–120.00	643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	106.54/cwt	100.00–111.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	116.45/cwt	111.00–120.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	100.96/cwt	100.00–103.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	122.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	112.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	115.56/cwt	114.00–120.00	541	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	121.62/cwt	119.00–127.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	121.72/cwt	119.00–126.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	109.98/cwt	107.00–113.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	109.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	147.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.79/cwt	134.00–145.00	587	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,124.87/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	14,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	843.19/cwt	775.00–900.00	10,633	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,403	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	64.41/cwt	61.00–70.00	569	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	933.64/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	9,542	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,180.89/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	12,281	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	854.56/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,349	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	687.88/cwt	675.00–700.00	7,347	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	739.95/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,398	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	34.70/cwt	30.00–38.00	355	10
Bulls	—	—	1,389	59.55/cwt	58.00–60.00	827	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	28.12/cwt	25.00–33.00	248	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	53.70/cwt	53.00–54.00	764	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	46.81/cwt	42.00–52.00	575	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	37.74/cwt	34.00–41.00	378	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	729	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	74.60/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,326	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	102.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	123.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	143.55/cwt	135.00–150.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	116.32/cwt	115.00–118.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	109.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	126.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	654	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	106.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	452	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	399	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 1,085Year ago 1,425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 153Year ago 349

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 10Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	107.00–120.00	111.48
7	—	667	100.00–111.00	106.54
7	—	516	111.00–120.00	116.45
4	—	461	119.00–126.00	121.72
2	—	625	107.00–113.00	109.98
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	100.00–103.00	100.96
5	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.96
3	—	328	110.00	110.00
8	—	426	104.00–110.00	106.01
2	—	363	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	109.00–111.00	110.01
7	—	427	115.00–122.00	118.57
5	—	371	120.00–130.00	122.29
15	—	517	110.00–125.00	112.92
12	—	468	114.00–120.00	115.56
2	—	323	122.00–125.00	123.49
7	—	568	105.00–115.00	109.97
2	—	725	105.00–109.00	107.04
8	—	633	105.00–115.00	109.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	119.00–127.00	121.62
6	—	313	142.00–150.00	147.81
21	—	420	134.00–145.00	139.79
5	—	468	130.00–137.00	134.23
10	—	625	115.00–122.00	118.81
6	—	383	135.00–150.00	143.55
3	—	708	115.00–118.00	116.32
14	—	516	122.00–130.00	126.76
12	—	660	114.00–120.00	116.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	124.00	124.00
4	—	625	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	120.00–125.00	123.70
2	—	428	120.00	120.00
4	—	321	125.00	125.00
3	—	513	105.00–115.00	110.03
4	—	470	115.00	115.00

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	3	—	1,273	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,261	775.00–900.00	843.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	883	61.00–70.00	64.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,022	750.00–1,050.00	933.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,180.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,211	800.00–950.00	854.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	675.00–700.00	687.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,135	700.00–800.00	739.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	22.00	22.00
8	—	883	25.00–33.00	28.12
15	—	1,002	34.00–41.00	37.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,023	30.00–38.00	34.70
3	—	1,423	53.00–54.00	53.70
42	—	1,229	42.00–52.00	46.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	58.00–60.00	59.55
8	—	1,778	71.00–80.00	74.60

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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Replacement Cattle

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