Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. steady; over 500 lbs. 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Buyers were not as aggressive this week. Weaned yearling type cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.56/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$154.56

135 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$16.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	158.49	929	103
Medium and Large 2	453	141.94	643	32

One grade step is worth $16.55/cwt here — about $286 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 sale135 hd

154.56

—

AR average7 barns · 1,019 hd

153.35

+1.21

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	1,628	81.82	1,332	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	60.13	715	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	40.84	368	10

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	—	573	154.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	148.47/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	132.21/cwt	128.00–136.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	133.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	147.72/cwt	144.00–154.00	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.05/cwt	156.00–170.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	178.24/cwt	175.00–180.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.84/cwt	154.00–155.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	156.92/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	162.28/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,011	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	146.40/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	145.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	159.87/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,058	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	128.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	138.15/cwt	135.00–141.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	48.48/cwt	41.00–51.00	466	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	70.59/cwt	67.00–74.00	902	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	61.98/cwt	59.00–65.00	778	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	47.20/cwt	42.00–50.00	477	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	33.20/cwt	31.00–35.00	280	5
Bulls	—	—	1,245	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	84.09/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,477	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	817.29/cwt	785.00–850.00	9,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	138.58/cwt	137.00–140.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	144.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	135.13/cwt	132.00–138.00	830	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	148.28/cwt	142.00–151.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	124.99/cwt	122.00–127.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.06/cwt	149.00–163.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	139.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	142.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	135.50/cwt	133.00–139.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	136.12/cwt	130.00–141.00	779	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	169.19/cwt	160.00–178.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	152.47/cwt	150.00–158.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.38/cwt	155.00–170.00	533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	188.61/cwt	180.00–200.00	600	5

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 476Year ago 608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 132Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	150.00–157.00	154.23
2	—	705	144.00–153.00	148.47
10	—	613	144.00–154.00	147.72
8	—	468	156.00–170.00	161.05
3	—	365	175.00–180.00	178.24
6	—	526	154.00–155.00	154.84
1	—	845	145.00	145.00
2	—	773	142.00–151.00	146.40
8	—	668	140.00–153.00	145.71
1	—	885	144.00	144.00
9	—	417	160.00–178.00	169.19
5	—	318	180.00–200.00	188.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	135.00–140.00	137.39
11	—	422	140.00–150.00	144.95
7	—	524	130.00–139.00	133.68
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
2	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.51
6	—	381	150.00–158.00	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	719	153.00–160.00	156.92
15	—	623	159.00–164.00	162.28
3	—	770	150.00–152.00	151.34
10	—	662	157.00–161.00	159.87
1	—	860	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	141.00	141.00
5	—	668	137.00–140.00	138.58
6	—	768	135.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	558	141.00–145.00	142.98
4	—	704	133.00–139.00	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	128.00–136.00	132.21
6	—	705	125.00–133.00	128.51
11	—	480	140.00–149.00	144.96
13	—	614	132.00–138.00	135.13
13	—	419	142.00–151.00	148.28
3	—	763	122.00–127.00	124.99
7	—	374	149.00–163.00	155.06
11	—	527	135.00–145.00	139.62
1	—	815	123.00	123.00
17	—	572	130.00–141.00	136.12
10	—	330	155.00–170.00	161.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	130.00–135.00	131.77
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	135.00–136.00	135.51
2	—	525	122.00–125.00	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	135.00–145.00	141.17
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
6	—	566	135.00–141.00	138.15
2	—	465	148.00–150.00	149.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	41.00–51.00	48.48
5	—	842	31.00–35.00	33.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	67.00–74.00	70.59
8	—	1,255	59.00–65.00	61.98
6	—	1,011	42.00–50.00	47.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,756	83.00–85.00	84.09

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,116	785.00–850.00	817.29

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

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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