Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Market still strong on yearling type cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.27/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$165.27

116 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$20.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.44

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	169.40	820	93
Medium and Large 2	413	148.56	613	23

One grade step is worth $20.84/cwt here — about $207 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 sale116 hd

165.27

—

AR average11 barns · 1,525 hd

157.83

+7.44

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	—	Low	1,663	86.10	1,432	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	56.65	669	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	56.00	815	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	41.28	374	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.15/cwt	138.00–147.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	143.82/cwt	138.00–148.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	186.31/cwt	180.00–200.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	177.21/cwt	175.00–181.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	129.62/cwt	128.00–132.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	131.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	121.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	153.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	946	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,453	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	716.82/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,706	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	33.69/cwt	32.00–35.00	276	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	44.53/cwt	42.00–48.00	421	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	58.56/cwt	55.00–64.00	699	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	41.20/cwt	40.00–44.00	431	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	68.30/cwt	65.00–71.00	891	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	71.90/cwt	68.00–79.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,653	2,525.49/cwt	2,500.00–2,550.00	41,746	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,046.36/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	11,677	4
Bulls	—	—	1,327	75.44/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,001	3
Bulls	—	—	1,923	96.24/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	159.22/cwt	155.00–162.00	524	4
Bulls	—	—	1,744	88.05/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.60/cwt	143.00–152.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	176.55/cwt	165.00–195.00	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.94/cwt	130.00–143.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	141.31/cwt	137.00–147.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	155.03/cwt	149.00–162.00	577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	151.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	169.74/cwt	160.00–175.00	786	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	123.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.24/cwt	140.00–153.00	623	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	194.07/cwt	182.00–202.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	164.97/cwt	159.00–170.00	510	8

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 764Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 198Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 110Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	560	142.00	142.00
2	—	515	145.00	145.00
2	—	450	153.00	153.00
5	—	667	130.00–133.00	131.40
2	—	430	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	138.00–147.00	142.15
8	—	621	128.00–132.00	129.62
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
7	—	574	130.00–136.00	132.23
2	—	723	118.00–126.00	121.96
2	—	693	122.00–125.00	123.51
8	—	372	149.00–162.00	155.03
16	—	426	140.00–153.00	146.24
7	—	524	135.00–142.00	138.50
8	—	309	159.00–170.00	164.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.34
2	—	323	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	128.00–135.00	132.63
2	—	570	138.00–139.00	138.49
5	—	523	140.00–145.00	144.03
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
6	—	473	145.00–155.00	152.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	138.00–148.00	143.82
11	—	366	180.00–200.00	186.31
2	—	703	135.00	135.00
14	—	421	165.00–195.00	176.55
6	—	568	145.00–155.00	151.11
13	—	463	160.00–175.00	169.74
3	—	778	120.00–128.00	123.38
11	—	319	182.00–202.00	194.07
11	—	525	160.00–170.00	163.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	165.00	165.00
8	—	509	175.00–181.00	177.21
5	—	618	150.00–158.00	153.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	155.00–162.00	159.22
5	—	415	143.00–152.00	147.60
4	—	523	130.00–143.00	136.94
3	—	462	137.00–147.00	141.31
7	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.90

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)	1	—	995	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,075	700.00–750.00	716.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,116	950.00–1,150.00	1,046.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	863	68.00–79.00	71.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,653	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	32.00–35.00	33.69
7	—	945	42.00–48.00	44.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,193	55.00–64.00	58.56
5	—	1,047	40.00–44.00	41.20
4	—	1,305	65.00–71.00	68.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	74.00–77.00	75.44
2	—	1,923	95.00–98.00	96.24
6	—	1,744	85.00–91.00	88.05

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle