Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was plain. Grain futures continue to rise, putting more pressure on cattle prices. Demand was softer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.92/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$137.92

126 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$7.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	138.92	736	108
Medium and Large 2	399	131.90	526	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.02/cwt here — about $210 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 sale126 hd

137.92

—

AR average9 barns · 1,094 hd

146.80

−8.88

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	1,575	81.88	1,290	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	57.85	718	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	54.03	816	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	45.11	429	17

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	45.51/cwt	44.00–47.00	480	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	54.03/cwt	52.50–57.00	816	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	34.33/cwt	32.00–37.00	282	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	47.42/cwt	44.00–53.00	464	14
Bulls	—	—	1,713	88.31/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,513	6
Bulls	—	—	1,368	72.23/cwt	70.00–74.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	131.80/cwt	130.00–133.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	139.41/cwt	134.00–145.00	464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	135.91/cwt	130.50–140.50	780	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	156.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	145.19/cwt	141.00–152.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	128.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.03/cwt	117.00–121.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.43/cwt	132.00–141.00	509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	130.50/cwt	127.00–135.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.03/cwt	133.00–144.00	721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.69/cwt	118.00–120.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	141.66/cwt	131.00–149.00	657	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	70.04/cwt	68.00–72.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	125.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	118.25/cwt	117.00–119.00	713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	131.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	549	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	58.44/cwt	55.00–62.00	739	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	779.89/cwt	725.00–830.00	8,579	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	874.65/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.85/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	12

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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 455Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 186Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	44.00–47.00	45.51
3	—	1,153	65.00–67.00	66.01
42	—	1,265	55.00–62.00	58.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	52.50–57.00	54.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	32.00–37.00	34.33
14	—	979	44.00–53.00	47.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,713	83.00–90.00	88.31
4	—	1,368	70.00–74.00	72.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
3	—	543	125.00	125.00
2	—	465	130.00–133.00	131.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	770	116.00	116.00
5	—	578	130.00–133.00	131.80
9	—	374	150.00–165.00	156.91
10	—	413	141.00–152.00	145.19
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
9	—	522	133.00–144.00	138.03
13	—	464	131.00–149.00	141.66
5	—	667	125.00–128.00	125.79
12	—	323	160.00–165.00	160.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	574	130.50–140.50	135.91
16	—	655	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	120.00–135.00	128.76
2	—	523	117.00–121.00	119.03
1	—	475	129.00	129.00
6	—	382	130.00–140.00	134.84
4	—	330	135.00–145.00	138.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	134.00–145.00	139.41
11	—	521	120.00–127.00	123.93
10	—	373	132.00–141.00	136.43
6	—	474	127.00–135.00	130.50
6	—	570	118.00–120.00	118.69
4	—	603	117.00–119.00	118.25
10	—	419	129.00–135.00	131.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	68.00–72.00	70.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	725.00–830.00	779.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,083	800.00–950.00	874.65

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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