Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. steady; over 450 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Quality was plain to average. Buyer participation was limited. No sale next week due to 4th of July holiday. Next sale July 15th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.33/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$144.33

194 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$19.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	148.75	840	85
Medium and Large 1	526	143.57	755	89
Medium and Large 2	464	128.87	598	20

One grade step is worth $19.88/cwt here — about $243 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 sale194 hd

144.33

—

AR average7 barns · 829 hd

147.02

−2.69

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	1,581	77.41	1,224	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	61.09	740	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	57.61	785	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	45.81	423	12

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2Value Added	—	565	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	840	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	134.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	766	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	125.34/cwt	124.00–127.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	127.80/cwt	124.00–135.00	672	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.06/cwt	123.00–132.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.07/cwt	143.00–157.00	705	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.81/cwt	128.00–136.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.09/cwt	147.00–160.00	659	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	532	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.76/cwt	160.00–172.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	802.22/cwt	775.00–825.00	9,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,341.67/cwt	1,275.00–1,425.00	15,094	2
Bulls	—	—	1,263	60.37/cwt	55.00–65.00	762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	85.93/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,495	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	61.56/cwt	55.00–67.00	744	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	69.66/cwt	69.00–71.00	968	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	35.57/cwt	33.00–38.00	296	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	47.86/cwt	45.00–52.00	451	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	128.32/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	171.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.14/cwt	135.00–150.00	736	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	124.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	129.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.81/cwt	125.00–137.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	133.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.20/cwt	120.00–124.00	822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.60/cwt	132.00–150.00	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	125.43/cwt	124.00–128.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	122.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.68/cwt	132.00–140.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.52/cwt	115.00–117.00	549	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	923.92/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	20,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	123.27/cwt	119.00–125.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,283.11/cwt	1,125.00–1,450.00	15,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	46.97/cwt	45.00–50.00	476	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	57.61/cwt	55.00–60.00	785	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 Jul 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 415Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	565	148.75	148.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	622	130.00–135.00	131.98
12	—	569	130.00–138.00	134.64
4	—	720	123.00–132.00	129.06
16	—	473	143.00–157.00	149.07
2	—	655	130.00–131.00	130.50
15	—	425	147.00–160.00	155.09
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
3	—	370	160.00–172.00	165.76
3	—	780	125.00–131.00	128.32
4	—	333	170.00–175.00	171.73
13	—	518	135.00–150.00	142.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	130.00–133.00	131.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	125.00–135.00	129.34
6	—	423	125.00–137.00	131.81
2	—	585	115.00–120.00	117.50
5	—	517	124.00–128.00	125.43
3	—	368	132.00–140.00	135.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	110.00–115.00	113.31
3	—	617	124.00–127.00	125.34
2	—	475	140.00–147.00	143.50
5	—	521	128.00–136.00	132.81
7	—	576	119.00–125.00	123.27
1	—	775	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
13	—	526	124.00–135.00	127.80
12	—	567	122.00–128.00	124.06
7	—	419	130.00–136.00	133.92
9	—	673	120.00–124.00	122.20
6	—	470	129.00–135.00	132.04
7	—	380	132.00–150.00	141.60
10	—	616	120.00–128.00	122.41
2	—	825	100.00–110.00	105.12
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	138.00	138.00
2	—	490	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
2	—	570	115.00–118.00	116.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	115.00–117.00	115.52
3	—	420	115.00–120.00	118.01
2	—	535	115.00	115.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	775.00–825.00	802.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	900.00–950.00	923.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,341.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,665	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,283.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	55.00–65.00	60.37
4	—	1,740	83.00–89.00	85.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,209	55.00–67.00	61.56
5	—	1,389	69.00–71.00	69.66
4	—	1,013	45.00–50.00	46.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	33.00–38.00	35.57
10	—	942	45.00–52.00	47.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	55.00–60.00	57.61

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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