Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average. Sold a video load of 900 lb. steers for immediate delivery at a premium. Yearling type cattle still have high demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.77/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$137.77

126 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$450

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

$3.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	386	141.06	545	12thin
Medium and Large 1	724	137.42	995	114

One grade step is worth $3.64/cwt here — about −$450 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

137.77

—

AR average10 barns · 1,485 hd

150.26

−12.49

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	1,688	83.26	1,405	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	61.07	752	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	52.17	505	13

Every lot, as filed

50 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%	—	1,229	60.81/cwt	55.00–63.00	747	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	66.51/cwt	66.00–67.00	887	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	554	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	52.17/cwt	48.00–55.00	505	13
Bulls	—	—	1,733	86.65/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,502	5
Bulls	—	—	1,940	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,843	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,040.19/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	12,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.60/cwt	155.00–165.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.30/cwt	132.00–138.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	129.74/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	900	125.20/cwt	125.20–125.20	1,127	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	139.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	150.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.22/cwt	135.00–151.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.18/cwt	148.00–161.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.95/cwt	160.00–167.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	129.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	147.98/cwt	144.00–155.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	136.70/cwt	133.00–142.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	126.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	412	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	78.53/cwt	75.00–83.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	145.37/cwt	142.00–148.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	134.61/cwt	132.00–137.00	689	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	1,416.13/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	21,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.72/cwt	135.00–138.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.29/cwt	124.00–130.00	793	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	68.93/cwt	68.00–70.00	998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	973.99/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	12,029	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 May 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 0Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 0Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 115

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,229	55.00–63.00	60.81
4	—	1,334	66.00–67.00	66.51
2	—	1,045	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	968	48.00–55.00	52.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,733	85.00–89.00	86.65
1	—	1,940	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,448	68.00–70.00	68.93

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)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,040.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	950.00–1,000.00	973.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	874	75.00–83.00	78.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,508	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,416.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	130.00–132.00	131.02
1	—	525	133.00	133.00
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
4	—	485	143.00–145.00	144.02
2	—	688	122.00–125.00	123.49
3	—	623	124.00–130.00	127.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	148.00–155.00	150.85
10	—	427	155.00–165.00	159.60
2	—	335	175.00	175.00
3	—	673	132.00–138.00	134.30
4	—	773	128.00–133.00	129.74
4	—	715	129.00–135.00	132.01
6	—	568	145.00–155.00	150.95
7	—	624	135.00–151.00	140.22
8	—	468	148.00–161.00	154.18
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
3	—	378	160.00–167.00	163.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	167.00	167.00
57	—	900	125.20	125.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	133.00	133.00
5	—	366	142.00–148.00	145.37
4	—	420	135.00–138.00	135.72
2	—	333	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	126.00	126.00
9	—	424	135.00–145.00	139.83
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
10	—	576	125.00–133.00	129.99
3	—	372	144.00–155.00	147.98
2	—	335	155.00–157.00	156.00
7	—	474	133.00–142.00	136.70
6	—	620	120.00–130.00	125.14
5	—	512	132.00–137.00	134.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.43
5	—	326	120.00–130.00	126.42
1	—	410	125.00	125.00

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

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