Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 8.00-12.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 8.00-14.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer participation was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.04/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$149.04

200 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$16.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	151.56	774	170
Medium and Large 2	432	134.74	583	30

One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $191 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 sale200 hd

149.04

—

AR average9 barns · 2,363 hd

150.31

−1.27

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	1,507	65.50	987	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	40.76	474	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	31.88	291	12

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.37/cwt	124.00–137.00	614	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.81/cwt	133.00–155.00	796	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.81/cwt	162.00–175.00	633	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	131.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	105.23/cwt	100.00–109.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	164.02/cwt	163.00–165.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	131.24/cwt	127.00–135.00	871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	144.71/cwt	139.00–150.00	465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	925	108.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	834	117.75/cwt	117.00–120.00	982	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.42/cwt	123.00–132.00	649	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	177.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.29/cwt	132.00–145.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.33/cwt	114.00–125.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	109.89/cwt	105.00–115.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	156.84/cwt	150.00–163.00	739	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.95/cwt	141.00–160.00	773	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	23.19/cwt	21.00–25.00	188	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	36.22/cwt	33.00–41.00	350	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	31.88/cwt	29.00–35.00	329	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	44.51/cwt	41.00–48.00	542	26
Bulls	—	—	1,318	56.09/cwt	52.00–59.00	739	5
Bulls	—	—	1,744	77.27/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	114.99/cwt	113.00–118.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	991.57/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	12,345	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	902.08/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	518	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	944.54/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,467	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	123.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	400	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	115.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	115.26/cwt	110.00–119.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	109.08/cwt	100.00–114.00	568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.25/cwt	155.00–172.00	690	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	110.99/cwt	107.00–115.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	133.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	570	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	132.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	817	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	138.08/cwt	133.00–143.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	117.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	118.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	733	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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,115Last week 1,405Year ago 1,282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 185Year ago 203

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
25	—	565	133.00–155.00	140.81
13	—	375	162.00–175.00	168.81
8	—	664	127.00–135.00	131.24
3	—	335	175.00–180.00	177.64
2	—	818	105.00–115.00	109.89
31	—	471	150.00–163.00	156.84
22	—	519	141.00–160.00	148.95
32	—	420	155.00–172.00	164.25
2	—	725	125.00–127.00	125.97
13	—	617	130.00–139.00	132.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	150.00–155.00	151.65
10	—	515	163.00–165.00	164.02
5	—	665	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	140.00–150.00	145.10
2	—	615	115.00	115.00
6	—	468	130.00–135.00	131.87
4	—	370	135.00–145.00	139.92
12	—	425	130.00–145.00	135.74
2	—	518	125.00–127.00	125.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	471	124.00–137.00	130.37
3	—	713	100.00–109.00	105.23
3	—	575	120.00–123.00	121.67
10	—	321	139.00–150.00	144.71
14	—	513	123.00–132.00	126.42
2	—	785	104.00	104.00
2	—	650	107.00–110.00	108.50
15	—	428	130.00–138.00	133.26
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
7	—	368	133.00–143.00	138.08
6	—	617	115.00–122.00	118.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	105.00–110.00	108.75
4	—	834	117.00–120.00	117.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	120.00–126.00	123.83
2	—	575	108.00–110.00	108.97
9	—	468	110.00–120.00	115.74
6	—	423	110.00–119.00	115.26
10	—	521	100.00–114.00	109.08
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
6	—	378	115.00–122.00	117.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	125.00–135.00	131.32
8	—	469	132.00–145.00	138.29
6	—	623	114.00–125.00	118.33
5	—	677	113.00–118.00	114.99
3	—	563	125.00–128.00	125.98
2	—	738	107.00–115.00	110.99

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	—	915	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	925.00–1,075.00	991.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,156	850.00–975.00	902.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	850.00–1,000.00	944.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	809	21.00–25.00	23.19
8	—	966	33.00–41.00	36.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,031	29.00–35.00	31.88
26	—	1,218	41.00–48.00	44.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	52.00–59.00	56.09
4	—	1,744	72.00–82.00	77.27

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

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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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