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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 8.00-15.00 instances 20.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 2.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaugher cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Sold 2 loads of preconditioned cattle on video at a premium. Buyers were very active on the lighter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.92/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$162.92

217 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.52

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	165.01	900	194
Medium and Large 2	433	145.28	629	23

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $271 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 sale217 hd

162.92

—

AR average5 barns · 875 hd

153.40

+9.52

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	1,595	82.34	1,313	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	64.42	762	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	63.00	932	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	46.52	429	16

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	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.65/cwt	135.00–144.00	733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.48/cwt	150.00–157.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	160.10/cwt	160.10–160.10	961	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	139.49/cwt	135.00–143.00	929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	182.38/cwt	165.00–200.00	762	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	199.14/cwt	185.00–215.00	749	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	156.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	140.75/cwt	138.00–145.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	138.29/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	131.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	155.55/cwt	155.00–157.00	790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	139.01/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,004	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	147.36/cwt	140.00–155.00	614	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	169.40/cwt	160.00–179.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	201.54/cwt	192.00–215.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	143.67/cwt	142.00–145.00	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,030	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	135.77/cwt	133.00–138.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.46/cwt	158.00–165.00	530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.06/cwt	146.00–173.00	593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.89/cwt	135.00–147.00	730	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	130.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.60/cwt	137.00–145.00	667	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	133.27/cwt	132.00–136.00	836	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	878.86/cwt	800.00–910.00	10,441	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	690.55/cwt	650.00–740.00	7,265	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	85.58/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,398	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	73.66/cwt	69.00–77.00	933	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	49.99/cwt	47.00–52.00	510	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	62.86/cwt	58.00–68.00	740	19
Bulls	—	—	1,463	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,039	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	51.39/cwt	47.00–55.00	489	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	35.80/cwt	35.00–37.00	306	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	932	1

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 979Last week 830Year ago 722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 67Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
5	—	578	130.00–140.00	134.78
9	—	525	135.00–144.00	139.65
3	—	622	130.00–138.00	134.29
4	—	470	145.00–155.00	149.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	129.00–130.00	129.49
2	—	578	122.00–125.00	123.48
2	—	510	125.00–130.00	127.48
6	—	372	130.00–135.00	130.81
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	110.00–118.00	114.02
14	—	417	140.00–155.00	147.36
1	—	720	134.00	134.00
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
8	—	561	133.00–138.00	135.77
11	—	330	158.00–165.00	160.46
11	—	375	146.00–173.00	158.06
1	—	675	136.00	136.00
17	—	518	135.00–147.00	140.89
17	—	471	137.00–145.00	141.60
11	—	627	132.00–136.00	133.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	725	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	150.00–157.00	153.48
3	—	337	155.00–160.00	156.71
7	—	429	140.00–150.00	144.99
4	—	481	138.00–145.00	140.75
4	—	533	130.00–135.00	131.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	600	160.10	160.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	666	135.00–143.00	139.49
30	—	418	165.00–200.00	182.38
17	—	376	185.00–215.00	199.14
4	—	773	134.00–142.00	138.29
5	—	563	150.00–157.00	151.38
11	—	508	155.00–157.00	155.55
11	—	722	135.00–143.00	139.01
6	—	470	160.00–179.00	169.40
9	—	334	192.00–215.00	201.54
9	—	628	142.00–145.00	143.67

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,188	800.00–910.00	878.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,052	650.00–740.00	690.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,633	81.00–90.00	85.58
2	—	1,463	70.00–72.00	70.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,266	69.00–77.00	73.66
5	—	1,020	47.00–52.00	49.99
19	—	1,178	58.00–68.00	62.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	952	47.00–55.00	51.39
5	—	854	35.00–37.00	35.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	63.00	63.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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