Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 7.00-15.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 higher. Quality was average. Market was higher on all classes of cattle. Futures trade has been higher last two weeks. This has helped raise the cash market. Buyer activity was strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.20/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$143.20

191 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$13.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	144.44	793	174
Medium and Large 2	420	130.53	548	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $245 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 sale191 hd

143.20

—

AR average10 barns · 1,816 hd

143.40

−0.20

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	1,752	90.62	1,587	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	61.00	946	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	60.39	697	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	48.19	452	11

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	524	168.04/cwt	157.00–175.00	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.87/cwt	134.00–142.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	888	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,326.42/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	16,673	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	173.06/cwt	165.00–178.00	817	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,788	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	886.88/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	155.56/cwt	155.00–157.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	142.53/cwt	137.00–142.60	869	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.33/cwt	139.00–142.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	133.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.71/cwt	129.00–135.00	829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	142.67/cwt	137.00–145.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	2
Bulls	—	—	2,043	97.98/cwt	95.00–102.00	2,002	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	34.04/cwt	33.00–35.00	275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	51.33/cwt	47.00–54.00	496	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	48.30/cwt	45.00–52.00	505	7
Bulls	—	—	1,620	88.47/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	144.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,123.92/cwt	1,100.00–1,145.00	11,104	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,092.99/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	12,974	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	177.34/cwt	172.00–183.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.44/cwt	145.00–160.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	132.69/cwt	130.00–141.00	685	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	71.77/cwt	70.00–73.00	947	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	62.19/cwt	58.00–66.00	724	28
Bulls	—	—	1,272	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	168.60/cwt	168.00–169.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	131.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	832.22/cwt	775.00–950.00	9,362	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	794.79/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.78/cwt	140.00–155.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	153.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	196.93/cwt	190.00–205.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.13/cwt	150.00–163.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	161.11/cwt	157.00–166.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.33/cwt	150.00–162.00	671	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	189.64/cwt	180.00–202.00	715	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.04/cwt	141.00–147.00	890	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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 828Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 133Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	157.00–175.00	168.04
3	—	573	155.00	155.00
15	—	472	165.00–178.00	173.06
1	—	780	129.00	129.00
6	—	669	137.00–145.00	142.67
12	—	426	172.00–183.00	177.34
8	—	320	190.00–205.00	196.93
14	—	377	180.00–202.00	189.64
2	—	730	134.00–138.00	135.97
2	—	618	141.00–147.00	144.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	142.00	142.00
7	—	629	155.00–157.00	155.56
2	—	420	190.00	190.00
5	—	550	168.00–169.00	168.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	140.00–150.00	144.03
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
6	—	373	145.00–160.00	151.44
4	—	516	130.00–141.00	132.69
6	—	325	150.00–160.00	153.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	572	134.00–142.00	137.87
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
2	—	780	112.00	112.00
10	—	625	129.00–135.00	132.71
1	—	815	121.00	121.00
15	—	472	140.00–155.00	148.78
11	—	521	135.00–144.00	141.33
9	—	380	150.00–163.00	157.13
8	—	323	157.00–166.00	161.11
16	—	432	150.00–162.00	155.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	610	137.00–142.60	142.53
2	—	575	145.00	145.00
3	—	465	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	125.00	125.00
6	—	368	130.00–135.00	133.14
5	—	422	130.00–135.00	131.43
2	—	470	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	139.00–142.00	140.33
3	—	637	130.00–137.00	133.36
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
3	—	475	150.00–157.00	154.62

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	30	—	1,257	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,326.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,117	800.00–950.00	886.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,187	875.00–1,200.00	1,092.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	775.00–950.00	832.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,048	700.00–875.00	794.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	988	1,100.00–1,145.00	1,123.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,043	95.00–102.00	97.98
3	—	1,620	84.00–91.00	88.47
1	—	1,272	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	33.00–35.00	34.04
9	—	967	47.00–54.00	51.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,045	45.00–52.00	48.30
3	—	1,320	70.00–73.00	71.77
28	—	1,164	58.00–66.00	62.19

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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Heifers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

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