Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher; over 600 lbs. steady. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was very good on lighter weight cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.45/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$143.45

180 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$3.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	143.82	882	161
Medium and Large 2	430	140.32	603	19thin

One grade step is worth $3.49/cwt here — about $278 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 sale180 hd

143.45

—

AR average6 barns · 1,017 hd

147.48

−4.03

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	—	Low	1,501	72.96	1,095	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	52.75	655	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	30.36	291	12

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,384	63.69/cwt	60.00–65.00	881	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	38.02/cwt	37.00–39.00	402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	53.53/cwt	47.00–56.00	670	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	58.67/cwt	58.00–59.00	773	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	36.14/cwt	32.00–40.00	368	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	22.26/cwt	20.00–24.00	194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.24/cwt	127.00–145.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.60/cwt	122.00–129.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	168.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	163.04/cwt	152.00–170.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	921	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	144.76/cwt	135.00–155.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	128.25/cwt	125.00–131.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	175.30/cwt	172.00–180.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.14/cwt	135.00–147.00	586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.98/cwt	117.00–126.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	809.86/cwt	790.00–825.00	10,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	135.13/cwt	131.00–138.00	704	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	80.38/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	167.42/cwt	158.00–175.00	723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	152.17/cwt	145.00–157.00	484	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	156.21/cwt	146.00–163.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	827	2

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 1,094Year ago 1,243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 202Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 35Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
2	—	628	122.00–129.00	125.60
2	—	475	147.00	147.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
3	—	563	125.00–132.00	128.95
2	—	738	109.00–115.00	112.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	155.00	155.00
2	—	653	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	150.00–155.00	152.47
3	—	565	126.00–130.00	127.98
11	—	418	135.00–147.00	140.14
3	—	667	117.00–126.00	120.98
6	—	521	131.00–138.00	135.13
9	—	318	145.00–157.00	152.17
7	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.18
7	—	629	120.00–127.00	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	125.00–130.00	127.41
2	—	440	122.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	115.00–120.00	118.32
6	—	623	127.00–145.00	136.24
14	—	468	152.00–170.00	163.04
3	—	723	115.00–125.00	120.09
8	—	579	135.00–155.00	144.76
4	—	665	125.00–131.00	128.25
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
6	—	379	172.00–180.00	175.30
15	—	432	158.00–175.00	167.42
8	—	526	146.00–163.00	156.21
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	165.00–175.00	168.97
75	—	714	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	495	177.00	177.00
3	—	555	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
3	—	470	130.00–135.00	133.30
7	—	375	145.00–152.00	147.46
4	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.99
1	—	310	147.00	147.00
3	—	517	125.00–135.00	130.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	60.00–65.00	63.69
5	—	1,595	80.00–81.00	80.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	37.00–39.00	38.02
15	—	1,251	47.00–56.00	53.53
3	—	1,318	58.00–59.00	58.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	32.00–40.00	36.14
5	—	871	20.00–24.00	22.26

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	790.00–825.00	809.86

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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