Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality was average with few attractive. Lighter cattle were in good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.00/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$147.00

243 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$11.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	148.30	869	215
Medium and Large 2	440	137.05	603	28

One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about $266 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 sale243 hd

147.00

—

AR average7 barns · 1,219 hd

157.15

−10.14

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	1,658	87.25	1,447	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	48.17	589	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	34.90	323	13

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1Value Added	—	637	143.20/cwt	140.00–155.00	912	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	167.48/cwt	160.00–177.00	715	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.86/cwt	150.00–165.00	826	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.64/cwt	119.00–127.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	172.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.24/cwt	149.00–160.00	490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	178.96/cwt	178.00–180.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	135.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	914	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.63/cwt	122.00–135.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.49/cwt	135.00–147.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	119.61/cwt	118.00–120.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	163.26/cwt	157.00–165.00	836	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,880	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	23,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	756	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	36.67/cwt	35.00–38.00	382	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	52.00/cwt	48.00–56.00	667	9
Bulls	—	—	1,658	87.25/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,447	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	27.42/cwt	25.00–30.00	228	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	38.23/cwt	35.00–42.00	370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	131.43/cwt	122.00–137.00	401	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	68.91/cwt	60.00–74.00	589	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	975.38/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	9,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	155.70/cwt	153.00–163.00	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.34/cwt	120.00–135.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	126.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.72/cwt	119.00–125.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	162.77/cwt	152.00–171.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.16/cwt	127.00–136.00	682	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	146.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	543	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	134.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	124.01/cwt	123.00–126.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	643	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	136.87/cwt	133.00–141.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.02/cwt	163.00–180.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.43/cwt	130.00–145.00	586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	128.35/cwt	124.00–132.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	142.58/cwt	136.00–147.00	593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	142.42/cwt	137.00–150.00	806	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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 413Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 77Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	637	140.00–155.00	143.20
6	—	418	178.00–180.00	178.96
21	—	672	132.00–140.00	135.97
6	—	512	157.00–165.00	163.26
14	—	555	153.00–163.00	155.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	427	160.00–177.00	167.48
15	—	523	150.00–165.00	157.86
6	—	718	119.00–127.00	122.64
5	—	369	170.00–175.00	172.97
2	—	860	109.00–113.00	110.99
4	—	670	125.00–130.00	128.71
2	—	768	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	119.00	119.00
8	—	474	152.00–171.00	162.77
7	—	617	133.00–141.00	136.87
4	—	330	163.00–180.00	172.02
4	—	566	137.00–150.00	142.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	120.00–135.00	128.34
2	—	303	150.00	150.00
2	—	378	145.00–150.00	147.52
8	—	459	130.00–138.00	134.75
11	—	423	130.00–145.00	138.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
11	—	320	149.00–160.00	153.24
16	—	520	127.00–136.00	131.16
12	—	371	140.00–155.00	146.35
5	—	622	123.00–126.00	124.01
19	—	475	130.00–142.00	135.30
3	—	712	110.00–120.00	114.92
2	—	660	122.00–124.00	123.02
8	—	562	124.00–132.00	128.35
11	—	416	136.00–147.00	142.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	118.00–122.00	119.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	122.00–137.00	131.43
6	—	422	120.00–125.00	123.62
6	—	368	120.00–130.00	126.87
4	—	468	119.00–125.00	121.72
2	—	535	118.00–120.00	118.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	122.00–135.00	128.63
8	—	475	135.00–147.00	143.49
5	—	670	118.00–120.00	119.61
3	—	530	130.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	610	125.00	125.00

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	—	1,880	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	855	60.00–74.00	68.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	950.00–1,000.00	975.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	35.00–38.00	36.67
9	—	1,283	48.00–56.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	833	25.00–30.00	27.42
9	—	968	35.00–42.00	38.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,658	86.00–89.00	87.25

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