Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.96/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$142.96

78 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$4.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.99

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	143.38	900	70
Medium and Large 2	423	139.34	589	8thin

One grade step is worth $4.03/cwt here — about $311 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 sale78 hd

142.96

—

AR average9 barns · 1,429 hd

154.95

−11.99

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	1,761	83.64	1,473	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	60.85	754	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	56.00	770	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	51.54	489	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	113.96/cwt	108.00–120.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.89/cwt	136.00–145.00	667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	128.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	177.13/cwt	175.00–185.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	147.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.98/cwt	135.00–150.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	105.46/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	143.65/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.36/cwt	144.00–155.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	140.51/cwt	137.00–144.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	972	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,278.16/cwt	1,175.00–1,375.00	17,166	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	1,106.49/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	14,761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.97/cwt	107.00–115.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	53.48/cwt	48.00–55.00	519	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	61.56/cwt	58.00–66.00	767	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	85.57/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,562	11
Bulls	—	—	1,408	73.02/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,028	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,537.19/cwt	1,525.00–1,550.00	21,367	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	70.33/cwt	68.00–73.00	628	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,057.50/cwt	950.00–1,170.00	11,643	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	9,020	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,412.30/cwt	1,400.00–1,425.00	22,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.38/cwt	144.00–151.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	134.96/cwt	130.00–143.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	144.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	126.34/cwt	123.00–128.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.55/cwt	127.00–135.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	164.43/cwt	160.00–173.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	117.58/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,026	5

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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 467Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 109Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 15Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
7	—	829	120.00–124.00	122.27
3	—	775	125.00–131.00	128.66
5	—	361	175.00–185.00	177.13
7	—	563	140.00–153.00	147.27
5	—	627	135.00–150.00	143.98
2	—	968	100.00–111.00	105.46
9	—	523	144.00–155.00	150.36
2	—	653	137.00–144.00	140.51
3	—	1,023	90.00–100.00	94.94
5	—	467	155.00–157.00	156.22
7	—	412	160.00–173.00	164.43
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
5	—	873	112.00–124.00	117.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	141.00–145.00	143.65
5	—	635	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	135.00	135.00
3	—	433	135.00–140.00	136.58
3	—	377	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	108.00–120.00	113.96
9	—	470	136.00–145.00	141.89
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
1	—	855	105.00	105.00
2	—	763	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	325	152.00	152.00
4	—	426	144.00–151.00	146.38
8	—	527	130.00–143.00	134.96
3	—	382	140.00–147.00	144.65
6	—	607	123.00–128.00	126.34
4	—	565	127.00–135.00	130.55
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
3	—	468	120.00–121.00	120.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	131.00	131.00
6	—	580	130.00–135.00	131.15
3	—	715	115.00–116.00	115.34
2	—	760	107.00–115.00	110.97
2	—	470	145.00	145.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,343	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,278.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,334	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,106.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,390	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,537.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,560	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,412.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	893	68.00–73.00	70.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,101	950.00–1,170.00	1,057.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	855.00	855.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	971	48.00–55.00	53.48
1	—	785	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,246	58.00–66.00	61.56
1	—	1,125	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,825	83.00–88.00	85.57
2	—	1,408	72.00–74.00	73.02

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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Replacement Cattle

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