Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 8.00-15.00 higher; over 550 lbs. 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer activity was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.14/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$138.14

225 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	140.62	754	178
Medium and Large 2	438	128.77	564	47

One grade step is worth $11.85/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 sale225 hd

138.14

—

AR average9 barns · 3,059 hd

143.57

−5.42

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	1,620	68.75	1,114	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	44.24	530	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	29.77	282	23

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	762.31/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,293	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,838	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	57.09/cwt	53.00–60.00	510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	109.60/cwt	106.00–113.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	127.09/cwt	123.00–133.00	602	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	160.37/cwt	157.00–165.00	534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.89/cwt	129.00–140.00	767	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	117.53/cwt	115.00–119.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	129.33/cwt	124.00–135.00	801	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	105.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	158.51/cwt	148.00–170.00	606	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	119.87/cwt	117.00–122.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	119.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	124.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	128.83/cwt	125.00–132.00	544	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.30/cwt	130.00–150.00	737	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	131.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	490	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	119.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	114.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	120.25/cwt	117.00–124.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.90/cwt	123.00–135.00	857	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	156.33/cwt	143.00–165.00	668	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.30/cwt	112.00–116.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	136.59/cwt	125.00–140.00	440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.68/cwt	111.00–120.00	716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.04/cwt	127.00–138.00	560	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	46.08/cwt	42.00–52.00	572	30
Bulls	—	—	1,732	74.85/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,296	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	34.82/cwt	30.00–40.00	350	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.65/cwt	107.00–116.00	802	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	55.61/cwt	54.00–57.00	691	5
Bulls	—	—	1,452	59.60/cwt	55.00–62.00	865	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	33.02/cwt	30.00–35.00	346	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	24.27/cwt	22.00–27.00	215	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	111.50/cwt	107.00–115.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	109.86/cwt	107.00–115.00	572	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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,310Last week 0Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 0Year ago 274

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 20

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,219	700.00–825.00	762.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	894	53.00–60.00	57.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
2	—	725	106.00–113.00	109.60
6	—	628	115.00–119.00	117.53
7	—	571	117.00–122.00	119.87
8	—	526	120.00–130.00	124.64
2	—	758	100.00–110.00	104.95
3	—	480	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	123.00–133.00	127.09
4	—	778	100.00–110.00	105.95
12	—	565	115.00–122.00	119.41
14	—	522	120.00–125.00	122.92
21	—	422	125.00–132.00	128.83
16	—	372	125.00–140.00	131.62
8	—	676	110.00–117.00	114.40
9	—	619	111.00–120.00	115.68
6	—	316	130.00–135.00	132.55
6	—	725	107.00–116.00	110.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.28
6	—	424	107.00–115.00	111.50
6	—	521	107.00–115.00	109.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	724	120.00–126.00	123.00
11	—	333	157.00–165.00	160.37
21	—	573	129.00–140.00	133.89
30	—	619	124.00–135.00	129.33
16	—	382	148.00–170.00	158.51
22	—	525	130.00–150.00	140.30
3	—	775	115.00–125.00	119.69
25	—	670	123.00–135.00	127.90
26	—	427	143.00–165.00	156.33
16	—	474	140.00–155.00	146.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	120.00	120.00
4	—	373	135.00	135.00
3	—	522	117.00–124.00	120.25
3	—	630	112.00–116.00	114.30
8	—	322	125.00–140.00	136.59
12	—	465	120.00–130.00	124.60
15	—	424	127.00–138.00	132.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,241	42.00–52.00	46.08
5	—	1,243	54.00–57.00	55.61
10	—	1,049	30.00–35.00	33.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,006	30.00–40.00	34.82
11	—	885	22.00–27.00	24.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,732	70.00–81.00	74.85
6	—	1,452	55.00–62.00	59.60

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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