Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 8.00-10.00 lower; 450 lbs-650 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower; over 650 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain. Buyer activity was limited. Demand was good on larger yearling type cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.17/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$139.17

77 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$17.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	141.19	694	68
Medium and Large 2	435	123.88	539	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.31/cwt here — about $155 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 sale77 hd

139.17

—

AR average8 barns · 1,122 hd

133.53

+5.64

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	—	Low	1,430	77.32	1,106	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	58.83	736	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	45.65	426	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	153.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	702	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,115	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	148.66/cwt	147.00–150.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	134.18/cwt	133.00–137.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.90/cwt	140.00–151.00	616	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	132.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,306	72.47/cwt	69.00–75.00	946	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	87.01/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	60.44/cwt	58.00–65.00	771	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	45.98/cwt	45.00–47.00	490	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	47.70/cwt	45.00–52.00	461	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	37.44/cwt	36.00–39.00	301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	123.02/cwt	119.00–127.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	150.04/cwt	143.00–155.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.36/cwt	146.00–155.00	777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	143.61/cwt	140.00–148.00	971	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	163.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	136.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	145.83/cwt	142.00–155.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.02/cwt	125.00–132.00	804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	150.34/cwt	145.00–157.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	139.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.25/cwt	135.00–148.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	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 Jun 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 524Year ago 711

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 172Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 85Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
2	—	465	130.00–134.00	132.00
5	—	427	135.00–140.00	135.98
2	—	523	130.00	130.00
2	—	355	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	150.00–155.00	153.27
11	—	520	146.00–155.00	149.36
8	—	616	140.00–147.00	142.34
10	—	676	140.00–148.00	143.61
4	—	376	160.00–165.00	163.26
4	—	719	130.00–140.00	136.47
7	—	564	142.00–155.00	145.83
3	—	410	155.00–158.00	155.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	147.00–150.00	148.66
15	—	422	140.00–151.00	145.90
5	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.80
3	—	680	120.00–128.00	123.36
9	—	623	125.00–132.00	129.02
8	—	377	145.00–157.00	150.34
7	—	467	135.00–145.00	139.14
9	—	527	135.00–148.00	138.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	133.00–135.00	134.03
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
4	—	425	120.00–127.00	122.97
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	143.00–155.00	150.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	133.00–137.00	134.18
4	—	576	129.00–135.00	132.21
2	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	718	119.00–125.00	122.03
3	—	672	119.00–127.00	123.02

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,306	69.00–75.00	72.47
2	—	1,678	85.00–89.00	87.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,275	58.00–65.00	60.44
2	—	1,065	45.00–47.00	45.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	967	45.00–52.00	47.70
2	—	803	36.00–39.00	37.44

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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Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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