Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00-17.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was plain to average. More new crop calves coming to town. Grain prices continue to climb putting more pressure on cattle futures. Futures contracts have lost considerable amounts over last two weeks; which is causing the cash market to weaken.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.96/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$145.96

167 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$13.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	147.49	773	148
Medium and Large 2	443	134.01	593	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $180 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 sale167 hd

145.96

—

AR average10 barns · 1,188 hd

153.39

−7.43

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	1,739	85.15	1,481	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	58.00	861	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	55.17	635	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	49.22	479	17

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	603	133.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	114.45/cwt	110.00–119.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	128.36/cwt	127.75–132.00	694	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	145.27/cwt	139.00–149.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.76/cwt	123.00–130.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	120.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	772	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.02/cwt	139.00–146.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	147.71/cwt	147.00–153.00	836	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.63/cwt	126.00–129.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	148.20/cwt	142.00–154.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	132.46/cwt	127.00–135.00	706	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	58.94/cwt	54.00–63.00	699	24
Bulls	—	—	2,060	95.05/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,958	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	87.61/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,534	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	49.22/cwt	45.00–53.00	479	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	68.68/cwt	65.00–74.00	951	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	785.61/cwt	750.00–825.00	9,467	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,943	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	887.31/cwt	875.00–900.00	11,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	44.02/cwt	40.00–46.00	464	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.54/cwt	123.00–129.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	114.60/cwt	110.00–118.00	601	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,008.90/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	119.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	126.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	151.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	179.48/cwt	175.00–185.00	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	134.75/cwt	130.00–147.00	562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.15/cwt	145.00–160.00	720	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	157.12/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.70/cwt	114.00–128.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.83/cwt	120.00–131.00	672	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	129.69/cwt	125.00–138.00	608	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.49/cwt	165.00–177.00	640	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 984Last week 682Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 147Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	603	130.00–139.00	133.58
3	—	722	125.00–131.00	126.97
1	—	785	133.00	133.00
5	—	565	139.00–146.00	143.02
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
8	—	511	142.00–154.00	148.20
2	—	658	133.00	133.00
10	—	314	175.00–185.00	179.48
16	—	467	145.00–160.00	154.15
10	—	419	155.00–160.00	157.12
8	—	373	165.00–177.00	171.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	665	138.00	138.00
3	—	470	165.00	165.00
3	—	350	180.00	180.00
25	—	566	147.00–153.00	147.71
3	—	720	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	533	127.00–135.00	132.46
7	—	565	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	123.00–129.00	125.54
3	—	465	130.00–135.00	131.61
3	—	373	140.00–145.00	143.39
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
8	—	431	130.00–140.00	135.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	110.00–119.00	114.45
5	—	524	125.00–130.00	126.59
3	—	573	126.00–129.00	127.63
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
8	—	479	135.00–140.00	137.62
6	—	623	114.00–128.00	123.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	541	127.75–132.00	128.36
14	—	635	121.50	121.50
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	139.00–149.00	145.27
8	—	562	123.00–130.00	125.76
4	—	624	118.00–123.00	120.73
10	—	319	145.00–155.00	151.06
9	—	417	130.00–147.00	134.75
34	—	530	120.00–131.00	126.83
19	—	469	125.00–138.00	129.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	110.00–118.00	114.60
3	—	467	115.00–120.00	117.97
5	—	426	115.00–125.00	119.82
4	—	330	122.00–130.00	126.76
3	—	375	120.00–125.00	121.67
2	—	555	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,186	54.00–63.00	58.94
9	—	1,055	40.00–46.00	44.02
1	—	1,200	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	973	45.00–53.00	49.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,060	94.00–96.00	95.05
8	—	1,751	84.00–92.00	87.61
3	—	1,385	65.00–74.00	68.68

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)	5	—	1,205	750.00–825.00	785.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	900.00–1,100.00	1,008.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	875.00–900.00	887.31

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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