Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.83/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$137.83

248 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$12.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.95

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	140.01	821	204
Medium and Large 2	455	127.74	582	44

One grade step is worth $12.27/cwt here — about $239 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 sale248 hd

137.83

—

AR average8 barns · 2,068 hd

148.79

−10.95

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	1,615	73.40	1,185	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	41.90	488	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	32.98	315	20

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	537	123.45/cwt	119.00–127.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	126.67/cwt	124.00–132.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	116.61/cwt	115.00–118.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	111.35/cwt	107.00–117.00	742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	123.04/cwt	120.00–133.00	528	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	131.10/cwt	127.00–137.00	414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	114.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	148.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	690	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	155.20/cwt	150.00–163.00	655	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	139.08/cwt	133.00–145.00	722	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	158.91/cwt	155.00–163.00	599	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	164.34/cwt	163.00–165.00	720	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.28/cwt	115.00–116.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	128.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	122.74/cwt	120.00–127.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	164.27/cwt	160.00–167.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	132.71/cwt	128.00–137.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	120.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	869.11/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,082	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	52.46/cwt	52.00–53.00	676	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	35.70/cwt	32.00–39.00	356	15
Bulls	—	—	1,698	74.92/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,272	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	44.56/cwt	40.00–50.00	537	33
Bulls	—	—	1,330	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.00	812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	32.83/cwt	30.00–36.00	339	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	115.73/cwt	115.00–119.00	383	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	112.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	470	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	24.80/cwt	24.00–25.00	206	5
Bulls	—	—	1,520	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	132.11/cwt	126.00–135.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	107.69/cwt	105.00–111.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.78/cwt	122.00–132.00	600	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	114.88/cwt	113.00–117.00	410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	138.05/cwt	135.00–142.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	159.00/cwt	157.00–160.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	122.48/cwt	118.00–129.00	636	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	118.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	314	179.83/cwt	175.00–182.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	150.26/cwt	148.00–153.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.73/cwt	119.00–125.00	637	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	990	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	580	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	126.85/cwt	120.00–135.00	468	11

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,405Last week 1,310Year ago 1,277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 205Year ago 321

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	537	119.00–127.00	123.45
7	—	675	115.00–116.00	115.28
7	—	485	128.00–137.00	132.71
6	—	616	115.00–120.00	117.99
5	—	583	118.00–125.00	120.40
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	658	124.00–132.00	126.67
19	—	464	140.00–155.00	148.77
19	—	422	150.00–163.00	155.20
15	—	567	130.00–140.00	133.39
26	—	519	133.00–145.00	139.08
2	—	755	122.00–124.00	123.00
13	—	377	155.00–163.00	158.91
11	—	615	125.00–135.00	128.71
4	—	728	120.00–127.00	122.74
4	—	333	160.00–167.00	164.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	163.00–165.00	164.34
3	—	472	157.00–160.00	159.00
4	—	314	175.00–182.00	179.83
3	—	522	148.00–153.00	150.26
66	—	760	130.25	130.25
3	—	590	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	130.00–135.00	132.92
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
5	—	419	126.00–135.00	132.11
15	—	473	122.00–132.00	126.78
4	—	335	135.00–142.00	138.05
12	—	523	119.00–125.00	121.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	131.00–132.00	131.67
5	—	667	115.00–118.00	116.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
11	—	666	107.00–117.00	111.35
16	—	429	120.00–133.00	123.04
8	—	316	127.00–137.00	131.10
6	—	607	110.00–117.00	114.50
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
15	—	519	118.00–129.00	122.48
7	—	561	115.00–125.00	118.83
15	—	473	120.00–129.00	122.72
11	—	369	120.00–135.00	126.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	115.00–119.00	115.73
6	—	420	110.00–115.00	112.02
3	—	517	105.00–111.00	107.69
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
7	—	357	113.00–117.00	114.88

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)	1	—	1,250	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	800.00–925.00	869.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	52.00–53.00	52.46
33	—	1,205	40.00–50.00	44.56
12	—	1,034	30.00–36.00	32.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	997	32.00–39.00	35.70
5	—	829	24.00–25.00	24.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,698	70.00–80.00	74.92
2	—	1,330	60.00–62.00	61.02
1	—	1,520	86.00	86.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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