Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality was average. Lighter weight calves suitable for grazing were still in high demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.62/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$163.62

127 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$21.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.18

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	168.37	806	99
Medium and Large 2	392	146.85	576	28

One grade step is worth $21.51/cwt here — about $230 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 sale127 hd

163.62

—

AR average9 barns · 1,481 hd

158.44

+5.18

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	1,670	80.85	1,350	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	54.06	629	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	54.00	697	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	32.29	285	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	173.81/cwt	165.00–185.00	725	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	147.10/cwt	144.00–150.00	546	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.63/cwt	134.00–144.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.27/cwt	140.00–151.00	850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	192.36/cwt	180.00–200.00	623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	173.37/cwt	171.00–175.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	147.49/cwt	146.00–152.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	137.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	151.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	188.37/cwt	180.00–200.00	705	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	26.53/cwt	25.00–28.00	218	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	39.98/cwt	38.00–42.00	385	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	43.54/cwt	41.00–46.00	455	4
Bulls	—	—	1,729	82.61/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,428	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.34/cwt	143.00–144.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	56.32/cwt	52.00–59.00	670	16
Bulls	—	—	1,423	71.00/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	149.13/cwt	130.00–157.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	606	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,053	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,142.63/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	15,117	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	154.13/cwt	150.00–156.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	131.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	112.55/cwt	105.00–117.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.12/cwt	117.00–124.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	143.42/cwt	135.00–147.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.12/cwt	122.00–137.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	149.36/cwt	148.00–151.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	155.07/cwt	148.00–162.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.07/cwt	135.00–148.00	664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.49/cwt	117.00–125.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	143.26/cwt	135.00–149.00	603	22

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 753Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 39Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	134.00–135.00	134.50
19	—	417	165.00–185.00	173.81
6	—	620	134.00–144.00	140.63
12	—	577	140.00–151.00	147.27
12	—	324	180.00–200.00	192.36
5	—	474	160.00–170.00	165.18
13	—	374	180.00–200.00	188.37
5	—	512	148.00–162.00	155.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	185.00	185.00
3	—	710	132.00	132.00
10	—	517	171.00–175.00	173.37
4	—	603	146.00–152.00	147.49
2	—	770	131.00	131.00
3	—	400	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	130.00–157.00	149.13
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
8	—	329	150.00–156.00	154.13
5	—	416	135.00–147.00	143.42
4	—	521	122.00–137.00	132.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	555	133.00	133.00
2	—	405	149.00	149.00
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
8	—	465	148.00–151.00	149.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	144.00–150.00	147.10
8	—	532	135.00–145.00	137.44
6	—	321	145.00–155.00	151.89
4	—	733	105.00–117.00	112.55
2	—	775	105.00–111.00	107.98
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
9	—	663	117.00–124.00	119.12
3	—	622	122.00	122.00
14	—	471	135.00–148.00	141.07
22	—	421	135.00–149.00	143.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
4	—	516	115.00–120.00	117.50
6	—	383	125.00–135.00	131.12
4	—	483	117.00–125.00	120.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	145.00–150.00	147.98
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
3	—	520	143.00–144.00	143.34
1	—	645	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	93.50	93.50
4	—	1,729	80.00–85.00	82.61
2	—	1,423	70.00–72.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	25.00–28.00	26.53
3	—	963	38.00–42.00	39.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	41.00–46.00	43.54
1	—	1,200	60.00	60.00
16	—	1,190	52.00–59.00	56.32

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	—	1,025	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,142.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00

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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