Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyer activity was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.00/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$133.00

178 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$15.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	135.76	740	147
Medium and Large 2	479	119.92	575	31

One grade step is worth $15.84/cwt here — about $166 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 sale178 hd

133.00

—

AR average9 barns · 1,958 hd

138.05

−5.04

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	1,689	81.21	1,372	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	56.87	662	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	55.00	864	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	44.04	429	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.09/cwt	129.00–145.00	719	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	65.99/cwt	64.00–67.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.14/cwt	124.00–138.00	811	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	633	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	138.11/cwt	130.00–142.00	986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	121.38/cwt	113.00–128.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.88/cwt	128.00–141.00	772	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.42/cwt	140.00–151.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.30/cwt	149.00–152.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	667	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	169.07/cwt	160.00–180.00	713	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.49/cwt	165.00–195.00	684	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	899.60/cwt	875.00–925.00	11,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	192.54/cwt	183.00–200.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	129.18/cwt	125.00–131.00	810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	138.08/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,062	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	59.01/cwt	55.00–64.00	689	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	47.15/cwt	42.00–50.00	498	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	40.37/cwt	37.00–44.00	356	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	45.26/cwt	40.00–48.00	455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.93/cwt	119.00–134.00	854	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.57/cwt	150.00–167.00	744	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.96/cwt	126.00–137.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.96/cwt	128.00–143.00	722	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.48/cwt	112.00–122.00	614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	137.25/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	148.97/cwt	144.00–150.00	541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.41/cwt	139.00–152.00	895	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	121.82/cwt	115.00–128.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.48/cwt	135.00–151.00	941	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	866.10/cwt	825.00–900.00	7,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	636	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	85.39/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,550	5
Bulls	—	—	1,375	70.75/cwt	65.00–75.00	973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	126.75/cwt	125.00–128.00	881	4

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,247Last week 836Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 93Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
12	—	523	126.00–137.00	130.96
6	—	363	144.00–150.00	148.97
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
5	—	432	135.00–145.00	139.39
15	—	473	130.00–140.00	134.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	714	130.00–142.00	138.11
7	—	569	140.00–151.00	145.42
18	—	422	160.00–180.00	169.07
12	—	377	165.00–195.00	181.49
5	—	336	183.00–200.00	192.54
10	—	769	130.00–143.00	138.08
11	—	523	150.00–155.00	151.54
13	—	472	150.00–167.00	157.57
4	—	809	136.00–138.00	137.25
14	—	620	139.00–152.00	144.41
13	—	665	135.00–151.00	141.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	129.00–145.00	136.09
11	—	574	130.00–139.00	133.27
3	—	472	149.00–152.00	150.30
11	—	627	125.00–131.00	129.18
5	—	731	115.00–128.00	121.82
4	—	695	125.00–128.00	126.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	623	124.00–138.00	130.14
17	—	435	140.00–155.00	145.59
1	—	815	112.00	112.00
5	—	716	113.00–128.00	121.38
25	—	577	128.00–141.00	133.88
28	—	474	135.00–145.00	140.81
7	—	366	140.00–150.00	145.06
15	—	673	119.00–134.00	126.93
26	—	527	128.00–143.00	136.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	115.00–125.00	120.59
7	—	431	120.00–125.00	122.39
3	—	375	125.00–129.00	126.94
11	—	523	112.00–122.00	117.48
2	—	588	110.00–113.00	111.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	64.00–67.00	65.99
19	—	1,168	55.00–64.00	59.01
7	—	1,056	42.00–50.00	47.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	37.00–44.00	40.37
9	—	1,006	40.00–48.00	45.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,815	84.00–86.00	85.39
2	—	1,375	65.00–75.00	70.75

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)	2	—	1,260	875.00–925.00	899.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	825.00–900.00	866.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	950.00	950.00

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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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

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