Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower; over 600 lbs. steady. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower: over 450 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.67/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$143.67

94 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$7.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	145.17	788	76
Medium and Large 2	427	137.33	587	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $201 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 sale94 hd

143.67

—

AR average9 barns · 817 hd

150.81

−7.15

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	—	Average	1,696	86.46	1,466	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	61.47	876	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	59.95	722	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	40.94	359	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	373	166.76/cwt	160.00–173.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.18/cwt	130.00–133.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.92/cwt	122.00–140.00	651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.87/cwt	149.00–165.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	133.74/cwt	130.00–136.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	60.63/cwt	55.00–63.00	735	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.84/cwt	130.00–147.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	146.78/cwt	139.00–149.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	119.78/cwt	116.00–124.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	114.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	423	4
Bulls	—	—	1,696	86.46/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,466	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	756	30.64/cwt	28.00–33.00	232	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	48.30/cwt	40.00–52.00	465	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	61.47/cwt	60.00–63.00	876	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	44.52/cwt	42.00–47.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.10/cwt	113.00–121.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	171.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	109.88/cwt	105.00–115.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	116.66/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	134.32/cwt	128.00–138.00	848	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	129.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	137.43/cwt	135.00–143.00	506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,488	1,256.22/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	18,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	150.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	65.85/cwt	65.00–68.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,036.11/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	12,889	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,904	1

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 984Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 139Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 25Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	160.00–173.00	166.76
8	—	419	149.00–165.00	154.87
8	—	681	130.00–136.00	133.74
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
8	—	470	145.00–155.00	150.32
9	—	571	130.00–147.00	136.84
9	—	530	139.00–149.00	146.78
2	—	770	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	825	113.00–121.00	117.10
6	—	334	170.00–175.00	171.54
3	—	858	112.00–123.00	116.66
11	—	631	128.00–138.00	134.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	130.00–135.00	132.47
4	—	375	140.00–150.00	145.07
4	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.55
4	—	323	145.00–155.00	150.19
4	—	530	120.00–128.00	123.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	130.00–133.00	131.18
9	—	513	122.00–140.00	126.92
9	—	624	116.00–124.00	119.78
10	—	469	125.00–135.00	129.63
8	—	368	135.00–143.00	137.43
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
5	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	110.00–120.00	114.26
2	—	523	105.00–115.00	109.88
2	—	433	115.00–118.00	116.53
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	125.00–135.00	130.62
5	—	463	130.00–140.00	135.33
1	—	610	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,213	55.00–63.00	60.63
4	—	1,068	42.00–47.00	44.52
7	—	1,241	65.00–68.00	65.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	756	28.00–33.00	30.64
7	—	963	40.00–52.00	48.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	60.00–63.00	61.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,696	83.00–91.00	86.46

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,488	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,256.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,244	900.00–1,225.00	1,036.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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