Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 10.00-12.00 higher; over 400 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.50/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$155.50

101 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$13.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	157.79	866	84
Medium and Large 2	436	144.21	629	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.58/cwt here — about $237 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 sale101 hd

155.50

—

AR average10 barns · 1,630 hd

159.01

−3.51

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	1,451	83.35	1,210	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	69.00	1,076	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	68.68	834	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	53.78	511	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.83/cwt	138.00–142.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	147.70/cwt	142.00–153.00	700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	141.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	155.69/cwt	150.00–162.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	126.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	771	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.21/cwt	138.00–149.00	749	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.29/cwt	150.00–163.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.48/cwt	127.00–135.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	188.06/cwt	181.00–200.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	163.24/cwt	155.00–170.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	136.63/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	196.07/cwt	185.00–201.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	147.45/cwt	141.00–155.00	905	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	53.97/cwt	50.00–56.00	556	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	75.53/cwt	74.00–76.50	983	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	69.54/cwt	64.00–73.00	852	30
Bulls	—	—	1,383	75.67/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,492	87.96/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.21/cwt	157.00–165.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.10/cwt	140.00–152.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.87/cwt	134.00–148.00	807	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.16/cwt	133.00–140.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	169.77/cwt	165.00–183.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	41.87/cwt	39.00–45.00	343	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	56.16/cwt	52.00–60.00	548	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	168.97/cwt	166.00–172.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	156.27/cwt	155.00–162.00	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	132.47/cwt	127.00–138.00	833	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	913.08/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	128.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	632	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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 665Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 88Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	138.00–142.00	139.83
9	—	530	140.00–150.00	145.54
8	—	476	140.00–152.00	147.10
3	—	673	125.00–133.00	128.66
5	—	630	133.00–140.00	136.16
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	142.00–153.00	147.70
19	—	523	138.00–149.00	143.21
5	—	375	150.00–163.00	155.29
4	—	668	127.00–135.00	130.48
8	—	329	155.00–170.00	163.24
11	—	573	134.00–148.00	140.87
2	—	765	119.00–120.00	119.49
7	—	426	145.00–155.00	149.11
2	—	813	119.00	119.00
8	—	629	127.00–138.00	132.47
2	—	713	125.00–131.00	128.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	125.00–127.00	126.50
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
4	—	518	115.00–125.00	121.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	663	135.00–145.00	141.26
8	—	569	145.00–155.00	150.87
3	—	710	138.00–140.00	139.00
4	—	389	181.00–200.00	188.06
3	—	825	134.00–138.00	136.63
5	—	327	185.00–201.00	196.07
13	—	614	141.00–155.00	147.45
5	—	469	157.00–165.00	161.21
10	—	419	165.00–183.00	169.77
4	—	778	135.00–139.00	137.00
8	—	521	155.00–162.00	156.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	135.00–136.00	135.49
3	—	333	150.00–162.00	155.69
5	—	420	140.00–150.00	143.90
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
6	—	478	138.00–145.00	141.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	163.00–165.00	164.00
6	—	470	166.00–172.00	168.97

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,219	900.00–950.00	913.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	50.00–56.00	53.97
7	—	1,301	74.00–76.50	75.53
30	—	1,225	64.00–73.00	69.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	39.00–45.00	41.87
10	—	976	52.00–60.00	56.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	75.00–76.00	75.67
5	—	1,492	85.00–93.00	87.96

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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How it compared 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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