Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 8.00-15.00 lower; over 450 lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 5.00-12.00 lower; over 450 lbs. 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Buyer activity was weaker.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.84/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$139.84

192 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	141.82	850	168
Medium and Large 2	420	126.01	530	24

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $321 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 sale192 hd

139.84

—

AR average7 barns · 1,865 hd

141.20

−1.36

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	1,661	81.98	1,362	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	61.26	721	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	59.48	826	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	44.90	409	22

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	675	143.61/cwt	141.00–147.00	969	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	131.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.92/cwt	133.00–139.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.83/cwt	142.00–145.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.94/cwt	122.00–126.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	159.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	156.24/cwt	155.00–158.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	173.49/cwt	170.00–177.00	645	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.92/cwt	143.00–149.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	139.27/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	129.46/cwt	125.00–134.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.42/cwt	137.00–146.00	746	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.28/cwt	152.00–159.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.92/cwt	145.00–152.00	856	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.54/cwt	150.00–159.00	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	139.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	131.27/cwt	130.00–133.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,022	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	131.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	829	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	149.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	494	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.20/cwt	122.00–125.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	146.17/cwt	142.00–152.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.03/cwt	140.00–147.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.48/cwt	175.00–185.00	580	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,136	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	858.31/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	71.26/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,756	86.27/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,515	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	48.50/cwt	44.00–54.00	459	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	59.69/cwt	55.00–67.00	707	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	70.41/cwt	68.00–73.00	875	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	46.18/cwt	40.00–50.00	465	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	59.48/cwt	57.00–62.00	826	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	35.31/cwt	33.00–36.00	286	6

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,220Last week 719Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	141.00–147.00	143.61
10	—	424	155.00–165.00	159.44
12	—	372	170.00–177.00	173.49
8	—	624	143.00–149.00	145.92
6	—	725	137.00–144.00	139.27
10	—	475	152.00–159.00	155.28
9	—	575	145.00–152.00	148.92
12	—	527	150.00–159.00	154.54
12	—	323	175.00–185.00	179.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	133.00–137.00	134.94
9	—	369	145.00–150.00	147.43
9	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.08
5	—	333	155.00–158.00	156.24
5	—	529	130.00–135.00	131.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	135.00–142.00	138.37
7	—	626	129.00–135.00	131.08
4	—	570	133.00–139.00	135.92
5	—	467	142.00–145.00	143.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	122.00–126.00	123.94
5	—	522	120.00–122.00	121.22
5	—	373	130.00	130.00
5	—	322	130.00–133.00	131.27
5	—	425	122.00–125.00	123.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	125.00–134.00	129.46
15	—	524	137.00–146.00	142.42
12	—	421	140.00–148.00	144.16
13	—	574	135.00–145.00	139.33
4	—	728	125.00–130.00	127.44
16	—	626	130.00–135.00	132.42
11	—	330	145.00–155.00	149.81
9	—	370	142.00–152.00	146.17
7	—	470	140.00–147.00	144.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	710	144.00	144.00

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)	1	—	1,130	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,051	825.00–900.00	858.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	68.00–74.00	71.26
5	—	1,756	83.00–90.00	86.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	947	44.00–54.00	48.50
6	—	811	33.00–36.00	35.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,184	55.00–67.00	59.69
18	—	1,243	68.00–73.00	70.41
8	—	1,008	40.00–50.00	46.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	57.00–62.00	59.48

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

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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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