Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.14/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$149.14

158 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$12.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	151.21	781	131
Medium and Large 2	424	139.06	589	27

One grade step is worth $12.15/cwt here — about $192 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 sale158 hd

149.14

—

AR average9 barns · 1,563 hd

145.93

+3.20

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	1,667	73.46	1,225	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	48.00	631	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	47.17	584	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	32.31	305	26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.05/cwt	130.00–141.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.68/cwt	119.00–125.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	116.42/cwt	115.00–118.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	129.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	130.36/cwt	125.00–137.00	607	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	162.87/cwt	155.00–172.00	695	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	138.42/cwt	130.00–147.00	779	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.10/cwt	130.00–143.00	507	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	147.68/cwt	142.00–151.00	826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	157.76/cwt	145.00–165.00	743	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	169.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	147.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	128.80/cwt	128.00–130.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	165.32/cwt	163.00–167.00	759	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,030.26/cwt	900.00–1,120.00	13,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	120.84/cwt	118.00–125.00	685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	125.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	125.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	702	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	747.37/cwt	745.00–750.00	8,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	814.16/cwt	750.00–900.00	10,283	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	54.69/cwt	54.00–55.00	696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,624	63.52/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,032	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	24.78/cwt	22.00–28.00	212	8
Bulls	—	—	1,659	79.77/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,323	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	35.65/cwt	33.00–40.00	352	18
Bulls	—	—	1,875	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	17,433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	950.12/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,290	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,709	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	960.92/cwt	900.00–1,030.00	11,272	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	47.96/cwt	45.00–54.00	604	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.19/cwt	142.00–150.00	468	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	36.67/cwt	34.00–40.00	388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	145.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	137.95/cwt	133.00–143.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	113.08/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	171.28/cwt	170.00–173.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	119.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	137.66/cwt	137.50–138.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	134.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	146.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	459	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	715	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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,094Last week 1,292Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 147Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	130.00–141.00	137.05
18	—	427	155.00–172.00	162.87
14	—	563	130.00–147.00	138.42
17	—	471	145.00–165.00	157.76
8	—	374	165.00–175.00	169.15
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
10	—	526	140.00–155.00	147.59
7	—	328	170.00–173.00	171.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	135.00	135.00
18	—	559	142.00–151.00	147.68
3	—	760	127.50	127.50
5	—	708	128.00–130.00	128.80
7	—	535	153.50	153.50
7	—	459	163.00–167.00	165.32
10	—	616	137.50–138.00	137.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	142.00–150.00	146.19
4	—	478	130.00–135.00	133.76
8	—	423	140.00–145.00	140.97
7	—	367	145.00–150.00	145.74
4	—	573	120.00–125.00	121.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	117.00–118.00	117.50
6	—	525	130.00–140.00	134.82
5	—	582	120.00–129.00	125.19
3	—	608	122.00–124.00	122.99
5	—	469	133.00–143.00	137.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.49
6	—	375	119.00–125.00	120.68
5	—	465	115.00–118.00	116.42
3	—	527	110.00–115.00	113.08
10	—	431	115.00–120.00	119.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
14	—	516	125.00–133.00	129.02
11	—	466	125.00–137.00	130.36
10	—	370	130.00–143.00	137.10
10	—	567	118.00–125.00	120.84
13	—	418	130.00–140.00	134.54
7	—	314	140.00–153.00	146.27
6	—	606	115.00–120.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	146.00	146.00
10	—	558	124.00–130.00	125.86

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	—	1,225	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,263	900.00–1,120.00	1,030.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,170.00	1,170.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	745.00–750.00	747.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	750.00–900.00	814.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	900.00–1,000.00	950.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,173	900.00–1,030.00	960.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	54.00–55.00	54.69
38	—	1,260	45.00–54.00	47.96
5	—	1,058	34.00–40.00	36.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	854	22.00–28.00	24.78
18	—	986	33.00–40.00	35.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,624	62.00–65.00	63.52
4	—	1,659	74.00–82.00	79.77
1	—	1,875	88.00	88.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle