Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 4.00-9.00 lower; over 450 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average. Preconditioned cattle are receiving a premium. New crop calves are showing up and selling at a discount compared to the yearling type cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.85/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$156.85

123 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$23.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	163.61	823	87
Medium and Large 2	423	140.51	594	36

One grade step is worth $23.10/cwt here — about $228 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 sale123 hd

156.85

—

AR average10 barns · 1,114 hd

157.87

−1.02

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	1,791	85.22	1,526	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	58.99	683	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,075	58.00	624	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	46.37	412	16

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	667	123.14/cwt	121.00–127.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.32/cwt	173.00–190.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	141.96/cwt	139.00–145.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	142.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.05/cwt	160.00–181.00	719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	150.94/cwt	145.00–157.00	850	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	133.40/cwt	129.00–136.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	158.02/cwt	157.00–159.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.62/cwt	153.00–158.00	809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	188.48/cwt	180.00–200.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	148.97/cwt	146.00–152.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.51/cwt	160.00–173.00	765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	184.92/cwt	182.00–188.00	893	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,075	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	43.87/cwt	41.00–47.00	440	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	68.78/cwt	66.00–71.00	835	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	58.59/cwt	55.00–62.00	684	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	48.64/cwt	44.00–53.00	440	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	30.50/cwt	30.00–31.00	239	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,751	85.16/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	598	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	993.69/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.67/cwt	115.00–127.00	525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.92/cwt	125.00–136.00	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	153.80/cwt	151.00–155.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.22/cwt	134.00–145.00	649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	149.76/cwt	142.00–158.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	141.30/cwt	137.00–145.00	602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	133.30/cwt	131.00–135.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	129.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	137.67/cwt	132.00–141.00	646	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	146.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.71/cwt	130.00–145.00	738	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 667Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 68Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	121.00–127.00	123.14
11	—	374	140.00–146.00	142.62
7	—	626	122.00–128.00	126.01
9	—	517	130.00–139.00	134.11
12	—	573	125.00–136.00	131.92
5	—	319	151.00–155.00	153.80
12	—	426	137.00–145.00	141.30
14	—	469	132.00–141.00	137.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	139.00–145.00	141.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.71
11	—	428	115.00–127.00	122.67
8	—	381	125.00–130.00	127.03
4	—	328	125.00–135.00	129.54
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	173.00–190.00	179.32
2	—	760	125.00–126.00	125.51
18	—	423	160.00–181.00	170.05
7	—	563	145.00–157.00	150.94
8	—	523	153.00–158.00	154.62
3	—	323	180.00–200.00	188.48
12	—	465	160.00–173.00	164.51
3	—	667	131.00–135.00	133.30
4	—	619	140.00–155.00	146.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	157.00–159.00	158.02
4	—	663	146.00–152.00	148.97
3	—	560	163.00	163.00
6	—	483	182.00–188.00	184.92
3	—	515	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	135.00–145.00	139.94
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	535	122.00–130.00	126.00
11	—	473	134.00–145.00	137.22
9	—	326	142.00–158.00	149.76
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	129.00–136.00	133.40
2	—	683	125.00–128.00	126.48
11	—	468	140.00–150.00	145.72
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
13	—	528	130.00–145.00	139.71

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,155	875.00–1,050.00	993.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	41.00–47.00	43.87
7	—	1,214	66.00–71.00	68.78
20	—	1,168	55.00–62.00	58.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	904	44.00–53.00	48.64
2	—	783	30.00–31.00	30.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,130	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,350	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,751	82.00–88.00	85.16

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

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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Replacement Cattle

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