Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no sale last week and limited receipts the week before. Feeder cattle were selling higher than they were two weeks ago. Limited receipts this week also. Quality was average. Buyer activity was limited.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.92/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$146.92

68 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$13.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	150.10	744	52
Medium and Large 2	388	136.58	530	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.51/cwt here — about $214 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 sale68 hd

146.92

—

AR average6 barns · 1,236 hd

155.02

−8.10

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	—	High	1,750	83.57	1,462	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	57.50	713	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	55.00	800	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	32.58	275	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	116.64/cwt	111.00–121.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.64/cwt	125.00–133.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.80/cwt	145.00–158.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	138.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	635	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.09/cwt	138.00–147.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.40/cwt	142.00–157.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	131.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	162.56/cwt	155.00–172.00	510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	44.75/cwt	42.00–47.00	519	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	59.62/cwt	55.00–63.00	747	12
Bulls	—	—	1,915	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	85.47/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,511	10
Bulls	—	—	1,575	68.87/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	989.65/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	10,886	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	838.92/cwt	760.00–900.00	9,715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	826.46/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,504	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	28.76/cwt	25.00–32.00	229	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	37.67/cwt	36.00–40.00	344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.73/cwt	135.00–138.00	556	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	907.55/cwt	825.00–975.00	10,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	120.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	142.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	127.17/cwt	124.00–129.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.52/cwt	102.00–110.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 0Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 0Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	111.00–121.00	116.64
6	—	564	125.00–133.00	126.64
6	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.52
4	—	326	135.00–145.00	138.72
15	—	472	132.00–137.00	134.44
6	—	518	125.00–137.00	132.28
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
2	—	688	110.00–119.00	114.52
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
4	—	730	102.00–110.00	105.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	115.00–125.00	120.67
3	—	327	120.00–125.00	121.76
1	—	465	119.00	119.00
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
3	—	435	115.00–120.00	118.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	145.00–158.00	151.80
4	—	571	138.00–147.00	144.09
2	—	665	130.00–133.00	131.52
8	—	476	142.00–157.00	150.40
7	—	611	130.00–140.00	131.69
3	—	415	155.00–162.00	157.47
7	—	314	155.00–172.00	162.56
3	—	370	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	157.00	157.00
4	—	523	157.00–158.00	157.49
3	—	605	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	128.00	128.00
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
4	—	410	135.00–138.00	135.73
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
7	—	326	135.00–145.00	142.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	138.00–142.00	139.99
2	—	605	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
5	—	532	124.00–129.00	127.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	42.00–47.00	44.75
12	—	1,253	55.00–63.00	59.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	795	25.00–32.00	28.76
3	—	912	36.00–40.00	37.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	94.00	94.00
10	—	1,768	80.00–90.00	85.47
2	—	1,575	67.00–71.00	68.87

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)	3	—	1,100	910.00–1,050.00	989.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	760.00–900.00	838.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	775.00–900.00	826.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	825.00–975.00	907.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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