Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher' Quality was average to attractive. Buyer participation was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.31/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$154.31

182 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$14.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	156.65	985	153
Medium and Large 2	448	141.99	635	29

One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $349 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 sale182 hd

154.31

—

AR average9 barns · 1,566 hd

160.67

−6.35

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	1,611	83.47	1,345	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	61.80	725	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	56.00	720	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	47.83	450	21

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	126.81/cwt	122.00–135.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	151.87/cwt	146.00–158.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	138.54/cwt	136.00–141.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.06/cwt	125.00–140.00	830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	132.55/cwt	129.00–135.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	160.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	144.96/cwt	140.00–153.00	676	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.91/cwt	155.00–157.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	165.15/cwt	155.00–172.00	789	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,266.09/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	15,801	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	980.94/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	12,507	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	129.72/cwt	123.00–135.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,201.72/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	15,082	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	782.47/cwt	725.00–825.00	8,787	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	835.58/cwt	725.00–900.00	10,111	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,075.33/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	13,549	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,095	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	70.37/cwt	67.00–74.00	886	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	62.68/cwt	58.00–66.00	742	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	39.33/cwt	38.00–41.00	323	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	51.23/cwt	45.00–54.00	506	15
Bulls	—	—	1,408	71.79/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,011	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	88.47/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,502	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	46.89/cwt	42.00–51.00	479	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	150.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	575	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,237.62/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	12,871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,005	1,275.75/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	12,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.27/cwt	120.00–123.00	642	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	1,131.45/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	16,779	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	1,114.15/cwt	950.00–1,220.00	9,827	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.40/cwt	145.00–160.00	699	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.59/cwt	136.00–148.00	735	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.52/cwt	147.00–154.00	936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	189.32/cwt	180.00–205.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	148.78/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	145.32/cwt	142.00–150.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.48/cwt	121.00–127.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	142.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	136.97/cwt	133.00–142.00	783	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	198.18/cwt	185.00–208.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.89/cwt	160.00–180.00	710	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 1,247Year ago 647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 132Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	122.00–135.00	126.81
2	—	825	115.00–116.00	115.49
9	—	624	125.00–140.00	133.06
8	—	429	140.00–146.00	143.65
7	—	326	155.00–165.00	160.68
13	—	466	140.00–153.00	144.96
8	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.52
21	—	519	136.00–148.00	141.59
16	—	572	133.00–142.00	136.97
8	—	685	130.00–133.00	131.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	136.00–141.00	138.54
3	—	655	139.00	139.00
3	—	570	140.00	140.00
2	—	460	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	127.00	127.00
4	—	529	120.00–123.00	121.27
2	—	435	120.00–125.00	122.56
4	—	474	121.00–127.00	124.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	142.00	142.00
5	—	567	146.00–158.00	151.87
12	—	525	155.00–157.00	155.91
12	—	478	155.00–172.00	165.15
2	—	823	135.00–137.00	135.98
12	—	622	147.00–154.00	150.52
10	—	386	180.00–205.00	189.32
7	—	675	142.00–153.00	148.78
7	—	327	185.00–208.00	198.18
18	—	423	160.00–180.00	167.89
2	—	735	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	153.00	153.00
56	—	815	145.00	145.00
5	—	624	155.00–157.00	156.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	135.00–145.00	137.35
6	—	383	145.00–155.00	150.01
5	—	529	130.00–135.00	132.19
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
9	—	427	142.00–150.00	145.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	129.00–135.00	132.55
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
7	—	671	123.00–135.00	129.72
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
14	—	468	145.00–160.00	149.40
9	—	529	140.00–148.00	142.90
12	—	574	131.00–140.00	136.47

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,248	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,266.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,275	800.00–1,075.00	980.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,201.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,483	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,131.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,123	725.00–825.00	782.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,210	725.00–900.00	835.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,260	925.00–1,175.00	1,075.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	882	950.00–1,220.00	1,114.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,259	67.00–74.00	70.37
35	—	1,183	58.00–66.00	62.68
13	—	1,021	42.00–51.00	46.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	820	38.00–41.00	39.33
15	—	988	45.00–54.00	51.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	68.00–75.00	71.79
7	—	1,698	85.00–92.00	88.47

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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Replacement Cattle

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