Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 3.00-10.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Sold two loads of preconditioned cattle on video at a premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.64/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$146.64

242 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$6.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.75

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	147.69	904	201
Medium and Large 2	438	141.48	620	41

One grade step is worth $6.22/cwt here — about $284 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 sale242 hd

146.64

—

AR average10 barns · 1,220 hd

153.39

−6.75

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	1,587	72.81	1,155	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	55.16	729	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	33.77	308	8thin

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 1Value Added	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	113.54/cwt	108.00–119.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	127.99/cwt	127.50–130.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	190.12/cwt	180.00–202.50	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	163.29/cwt	157.00–173.00	774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	542	141.80/cwt	140.00–142.50	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.31/cwt	136.00–145.00	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	103.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	178.02/cwt	175.00–181.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	136.66/cwt	129.00–137.75	959	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	141.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	894	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.69/cwt	141.00–150.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.92/cwt	121.00–134.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Bulls	—	—	1,661	77.72/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,291	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	24.50/cwt	24.00–25.00	197	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	36.86/cwt	35.00–42.00	350	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	55.16/cwt	53.00–58.00	729	5
Bulls	—	—	1,438	62.98/cwt	62.00–64.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	133.10/cwt	125.00–138.00	704	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,886	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.39/cwt	148.00–155.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.49/cwt	136.00–140.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	120.97/cwt	118.00–126.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	605	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	187.13/cwt	175.00–200.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.60/cwt	162.00–190.00	737	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	134.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	150.41/cwt	147.00–155.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	145.33/cwt	143.00–148.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	131.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.01/cwt	122.00–127.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	155.76/cwt	151.00–160.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	137.73/cwt	134.00–145.00	573	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1

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 Mar 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 1,163Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 123Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	125.00	125.00
5	—	545	165.00	165.00
4	—	563	165.00	165.00
3	—	655	139.00	139.00
3	—	410	192.00	192.00
6	—	463	175.00–181.00	178.02
82	—	702	129.00–137.75	136.66
12	—	632	140.00–145.00	141.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	834	108.00–119.00	113.54
7	—	369	180.00–202.50	190.12
12	—	474	157.00–173.00	163.29
2	—	955	100.00–106.00	103.00
7	—	568	141.00–150.00	146.69
1	—	945	107.00	107.00
4	—	719	118.00–126.00	120.97
6	—	322	175.00–200.00	187.13
16	—	422	162.00–190.00	174.60
6	—	671	130.00–135.00	131.84
10	—	625	130.00–140.00	135.18
8	—	529	151.00–160.00	155.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	126.00–130.00	127.96
8	—	529	125.00–138.00	133.10
7	—	373	148.00–155.00	150.39
6	—	475	136.00–140.00	137.49
13	—	425	135.00–145.00	142.32
5	—	321	147.00–155.00	150.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
7	—	373	136.00–145.00	141.31
5	—	570	121.00–134.00	129.92
2	—	715	115.00	115.00
8	—	476	130.00–139.00	134.01
3	—	305	143.00–148.00	145.33
3	—	630	122.00–127.00	124.01
21	—	416	134.00–145.00	137.73
9	—	524	130.00–139.00	134.79
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	127.50–130.00	127.99
71	—	680	126.00	126.00
7	—	542	140.00–142.50	141.80
2	—	475	148.00	148.00
7	—	565	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	115.00–117.00	116.35
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
4	—	470	115.00–125.00	120.73
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	135.00–142.00	138.50
2	—	480	145.00–148.00	146.52
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
4	—	564	130.00–135.00	132.74
1	—	625	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	75.00–81.00	77.72
2	—	1,438	62.00–64.00	62.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	24.00–25.00	24.50
6	—	949	35.00–42.00	36.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,321	53.00–58.00	55.16

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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Steers · 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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