Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 1..00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Quality was average. No sale for next two weeks. Closed for holidays. Next sale will be January 7th 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.40/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$127.40

107 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	129.72	620	89
Medium and Large 2	429	115.94	497	18thin

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $123 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 sale107 hd

127.40

—

AR average9 barns · 1,806 hd

130.43

−3.03

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	1,556	67.26	1,046	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	44.70	532	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	35.11	347	10

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,703	74.19/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,408	60.33/cwt	56.00–64.00	849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	47.69/cwt	44.00–52.00	584	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	33.48/cwt	31.00–36.00	355	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	36.01/cwt	32.00–40.00	359	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.97/cwt	129.00–143.00	638	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.26/cwt	122.00–128.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	121.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	121.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	169.38/cwt	165.00–180.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	166.23/cwt	165.00–168.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	127.20/cwt	124.00–133.00	593	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.65/cwt	126.00–131.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.45/cwt	134.00–153.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	158.44/cwt	152.00–167.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.64/cwt	130.00–150.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	131.43/cwt	130.00–133.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	149.87/cwt	142.00–155.00	775	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.51/cwt	143.00–167.00	724	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	122.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.92/cwt	122.00–133.00	666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	148.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	130.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	545	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	138.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	116.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.01/cwt	114.00–123.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	113.72/cwt	111.00–115.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	124.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	59.82/cwt	57.00–65.00	535	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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 1,725Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 340Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	72.00–76.00	74.19
2	—	1,408	56.00–64.00	60.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,225	44.00–52.00	47.69
4	—	1,060	31.00–36.00	33.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	996	32.00–40.00	36.01
1	—	925	27.00	27.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	129.00–143.00	134.97
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
6	—	523	126.00–131.00	128.65
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
3	—	623	114.00–123.00	119.01
3	—	678	111.00–115.00	113.72
6	—	579	122.00–125.00	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
3	—	545	134.00	134.00
3	—	605	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	118.00–125.00	121.56
18	—	466	124.00–133.00	127.20
2	—	675	115.00	115.00
7	—	373	130.00–150.00	142.64
8	—	569	120.00–130.00	125.13
15	—	525	122.00–133.00	126.92
5	—	319	145.00–150.00	148.72
22	—	418	125.00–135.00	130.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	103.00	103.00
5	—	329	120.00–125.00	122.04
2	—	518	110.00–112.00	110.97
5	—	428	115.00–120.00	116.81
2	—	473	113.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
2	—	370	115.00–120.00	117.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	122.00–128.00	125.26
4	—	730	120.00–126.00	121.78
2	—	760	118.00–122.00	119.97
4	—	333	165.00–180.00	169.38
4	—	369	165.00–168.00	166.23
6	—	578	134.00–153.00	140.45
12	—	418	152.00–167.00	158.44
5	—	621	130.00–133.00	131.43
15	—	517	142.00–155.00	149.87
15	—	475	143.00–167.00	152.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	130.00–135.00	133.39
3	—	477	125.00–130.00	127.29
3	—	363	135.00–145.00	138.44
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
3	—	512	122.00–125.00	124.02

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	—	1,355	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	894	57.00–65.00	59.82

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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Heifers · 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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