Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 10.00-20.00 instances 25.00 lower; over 450 lbs. 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Buyer participation was limited. Fleshy unweaned cattle are now making up the majority of the offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.57/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$128.57

143 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$11.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	129.21	692	135
Medium and Large 2	411	117.74	484	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $209 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 sale143 hd

128.57

—

AR average8 barns · 1,720 hd

127.35

+1.22

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	1,653	75.64	1,250	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	55.00	853	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	52.53	647	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	31.50	293	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	128.90/cwt	127.00–129.00	793	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.26/cwt	155.00–175.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.76/cwt	135.00–139.00	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	130.66/cwt	129.00–134.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	172.31/cwt	165.00–180.00	550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	150.95/cwt	144.00–160.00	637	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	103.26/cwt	100.00–110.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	126.28/cwt	125.00–127.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	125.94/cwt	122.00–128.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	116.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	134.31/cwt	130.00–143.00	563	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.03/cwt	122.00–131.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	610	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	139.85/cwt	137.00–143.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	120.37/cwt	118.00–123.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	149.11/cwt	140.00–160.00	468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	696	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,005.37/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,944	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	761.67/cwt	730.00–800.00	9,521	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,112.50/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	12,794	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	81.85/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,476	6
Bulls	—	—	1,503	69.43/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,044	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	40.33/cwt	37.00–42.00	424	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	39.50/cwt	39.00–41.00	401	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	23.50/cwt	22.00–25.00	199	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	53.29/cwt	49.00–58.00	661	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	62.96/cwt	60.00–67.00	875	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 962Year ago 1,288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 325Year ago 273

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	115.00	115.00
20	—	615	127.00–129.00	128.90
7	—	663	125.00–127.00	126.28
10	—	719	122.00–128.00	125.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
2	—	668	118.00–120.00	118.99
24	—	419	130.00–143.00	134.31
12	—	520	122.00–131.00	125.03
20	—	469	125.00–135.00	130.04
6	—	373	137.00–143.00	139.85
8	—	628	118.00–123.00	120.37
9	—	314	140.00–160.00	149.11
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
10	—	566	120.00–126.00	123.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	115.00–118.00	116.02
1	—	370	118.00	118.00
2	—	333	125.00	125.00
2	—	468	111.00–115.00	112.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	135.00	135.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
4	—	424	128.00–135.00	132.47
8	—	375	135.00–139.00	135.76
2	—	480	120.00–125.00	122.47
2	—	528	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	126.00–127.00	126.49
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
19	—	473	140.00–150.00	144.71
3	—	568	130.00–135.00	133.39
5	—	671	125.00	125.00
5	—	373	155.00–175.00	163.26
3	—	738	129.00–134.00	130.66
7	—	319	165.00–180.00	172.31
12	—	517	138.00–148.00	143.96
21	—	422	144.00–160.00	150.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	105.00–110.00	107.49
2	—	575	120.00–122.00	121.00
6	—	468	130.00–139.00	135.15
4	—	519	120.00–127.00	123.48
3	—	717	100.00–110.00	103.26
1	—	635	118.00	118.00

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	2	—	1,188	950.00–1,050.00	1,005.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	730.00–800.00	761.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	975.00–1,250.00	1,112.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	79.00–85.00	81.85
6	—	1,503	65.00–75.00	69.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,052	37.00–42.00	40.33
14	—	1,241	49.00–58.00	53.29
6	—	1,389	60.00–67.00	62.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	39.00–41.00	39.50
4	—	846	22.00–25.00	23.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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