Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was plain to average. Buyer participation was limited. Majority of offering was new crop calves with a limited number of yearling type catttle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.67/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$162.67

115 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$30.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.93

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	169.27	797	90
Medium and Large 2	461	138.90	640	25

One grade step is worth $30.37/cwt here — about $157 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 sale115 hd

162.67

—

AR average4 barns · 685 hd

149.73

+12.93

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	1,617	84.77	1,371	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	60.86	915	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	55.80	667	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	39.96	389	27

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	—	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	141.02/cwt	138.00–145.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.10/cwt	125.00–137.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	149.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.72/cwt	155.00–178.00	784	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	201.52/cwt	185.00–215.00	645	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.25/cwt	163.00–195.00	741	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.60/cwt	130.00–149.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	151.37/cwt	147.00–155.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	138.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.41/cwt	118.00–120.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	138.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.02/cwt	133.00–140.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	140.71/cwt	139.00–145.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	152.65/cwt	145.00–163.00	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	134.73/cwt	132.00–138.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	194.44/cwt	183.00–205.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	482	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	27.17/cwt	23.00–32.00	233	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	42.19/cwt	38.00–46.00	419	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	60.86/cwt	58.00–63.00	915	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	86.59/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,421	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	59.79/cwt	53.00–64.00	733	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	44.04/cwt	40.00–50.00	466	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	66.45/cwt	65.00–68.00	892	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	871.89/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	9,460	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	1,086.07/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	15,661	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	134.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	121.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	123.22/cwt	117.00–128.00	536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	124.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.27/cwt	129.00–133.00	752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.19/cwt	138.00–144.00	593	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.24/cwt	124.00–131.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	14

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 979Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 119Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	115.00	115.00
3	—	508	137.00–138.00	137.33
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
7	—	459	138.00–145.00	141.02
4	—	619	125.00–135.00	128.28
5	—	569	125.00–137.00	132.10
5	—	672	115.00–125.00	121.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	145.00–155.00	149.77
17	—	473	155.00–178.00	165.72
14	—	320	185.00–215.00	201.52
19	—	418	163.00–195.00	177.25
2	—	725	135.00–141.00	138.02
3	—	662	135.00–142.00	138.66
8	—	621	139.00–145.00	140.71
11	—	528	145.00–163.00	152.65
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
8	—	376	183.00–205.00	194.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	120.00	120.00
7	—	423	130.00–149.00	142.60
3	—	358	147.00–155.00	151.37
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
10	—	473	133.00–140.00	137.02
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	118.00–120.00	119.41
2	—	378	125.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
4	—	314	130.00–137.00	134.32
9	—	435	117.00–128.00	123.22
6	—	481	120.00–125.00	122.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	132.00–138.00	134.73
5	—	307	150.00–155.00	151.64
2	—	390	147.00–155.00	150.95
6	—	666	120.00–129.00	124.34
11	—	573	129.00–133.00	131.27
14	—	420	138.00–144.00	141.19
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
11	—	618	124.00–131.00	126.24
14	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	858	23.00–32.00	27.17
23	—	992	38.00–46.00	42.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	58.00–63.00	60.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,226	53.00–64.00	59.79
18	—	1,059	40.00–50.00	44.04
12	—	1,343	65.00–68.00	66.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	72.00	72.00
7	—	1,641	77.00–91.00	86.59

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	800.00–1,025.00	871.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,442	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,086.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,259	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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