Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer activity was better than past couple of weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.85/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$131.85

136 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$7.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	132.67	723	121
Medium and Large 2	425	125.25	533	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.42/cwt here — about $190 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 sale136 hd

131.85

—

AR average9 barns · 490 hd

129.25

+2.60

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	1,577	70.00	1,104	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	50.66	617	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	41.57	409	15

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	—	620	113.34/cwt	107.00–117.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.51/cwt	140.00–155.00	564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	149.00/cwt	145.00–153.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	113.41/cwt	110.00–118.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	112.33/cwt	110.00–116.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	117.96/cwt	114.00–124.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	122.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	731	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	132.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	785.01/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,439	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	59.48/cwt	53.00–68.00	595	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,446	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	970	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,366	62.94/cwt	62.00–65.00	860	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	40.38/cwt	37.00–44.00	419	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	58.99/cwt	57.00–60.00	864	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	52.85/cwt	48.00–56.00	657	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	42.25/cwt	38.00–45.00	420	14
Bulls	—	—	1,735	75.29/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	109.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	648	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	141.24/cwt	135.00–147.00	588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	112.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	120.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.72/cwt	123.00–132.00	725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	123.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	114.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	139.05/cwt	137.00–143.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	121.97/cwt	116.00–128.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.53/cwt	128.00–140.00	690	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	542	4

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 781Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 220Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	107.00–117.00	113.34
6	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.33
8	—	579	110.00–118.00	113.41
2	—	713	103.00–107.00	105.01
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
6	—	413	120.00–128.00	124.35
2	—	323	129.00–135.00	132.21
4	—	671	105.00–112.00	109.43
10	—	372	125.00–130.00	127.40
6	—	460	120.00–123.00	120.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
1	—	550	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
2	—	330	110.00–115.00	112.46
3	—	467	105.00–110.00	107.37
2	—	368	110.00–115.00	112.62
2	—	435	105.00–110.00	107.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	140.00–155.00	148.51
2	—	335	145.00–153.00	149.00
3	—	808	110.00–116.00	112.33
6	—	779	114.00–124.00	117.96
10	—	614	120.00–127.00	122.99
11	—	473	130.00–145.00	137.09
11	—	416	135.00–147.00	141.24
15	—	568	123.00–132.00	127.72
9	—	664	120.00–126.00	123.12
6	—	718	116.00–128.00	121.97
21	—	521	128.00–140.00	132.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	152.00	152.00
2	—	560	135.00	135.00
12	—	517	137.00–143.00	139.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	115.00–120.00	116.71
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
4	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.42
2	—	353	133.00–135.00	133.99
4	—	433	123.00–128.00	125.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	713	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	658	105.00	105.00
2	—	608	110.00–115.00	112.49
4	—	566	110.00–118.00	114.80

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	—	1,365	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,075	750.00–825.00	785.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,000	53.00–68.00	59.48
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	32.00	32.00
14	—	993	38.00–45.00	42.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,037	37.00–44.00	40.38
4	—	1,464	57.00–60.00	58.99
27	—	1,243	48.00–56.00	52.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,366	62.00–65.00	62.94
4	—	1,735	70.00–83.00	75.29

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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