Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 10.00-15.00 lower: over 400 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 2.00-10.00 lower; over 400 lbs. 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-4.00 lower. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.88/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$142.88

164 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$13.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	144.81	807	140
Medium and Large 2	434	131.63	572	24

One grade step is worth $13.18/cwt here — about $236 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 sale164 hd

142.88

—

AR average8 barns · 976 hd

143.71

−0.82

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	1,587	70.88	1,124	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	55.55	835	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	47.74	573	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	25.85	233	28

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	145.91/cwt	142.00–149.00	972	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	141.55/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.41/cwt	145.00–153.00	694	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.62/cwt	133.00–141.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.16/cwt	120.00–131.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	144.01/cwt	140.00–153.00	743	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	153.89/cwt	150.00–157.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.89/cwt	135.00–147.00	804	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	150.37/cwt	148.00–152.00	877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.80/cwt	145.00–153.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	136.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	133.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,092	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	155.46/cwt	147.00–160.00	485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	136.68/cwt	131.00–142.00	567	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.73/cwt	130.00–142.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.26/cwt	120.00–131.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	127.12/cwt	125.00–130.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.85/cwt	125.00–137.00	676	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	629	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	121.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	127.68/cwt	126.00–129.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	118.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	139.44/cwt	135.00–150.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	138.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	520	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	627.50/cwt	625.00–630.00	6,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	840.19/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,309	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	910.56/cwt	875.00–950.00	8,696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	741.92/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,836	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	973.71/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,097	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,973	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	80.68/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,434	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	61.07/cwt	55.00–64.00	852	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	49.02/cwt	42.00–57.00	579	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	60.86/cwt	58.00–65.00	835	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	32.48/cwt	29.00–37.00	344	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	55.55/cwt	54.00–58.00	835	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	18.84/cwt	14.00–24.00	153	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	32.85/cwt	30.00–36.00	327	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 Oct 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 773Year ago 1,085

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 103Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	666	142.00–149.00	145.91
15	—	583	148.00–152.00	150.37
11	—	761	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	776	139.00–144.00	141.55
15	—	474	145.00–153.00	146.41
13	—	616	133.00–141.00	136.62
19	—	516	140.00–153.00	144.01
7	—	359	150.00–157.00	153.89
20	—	575	135.00–147.00	139.89
6	—	421	145.00–153.00	148.80
2	—	710	134.00–139.00	136.50
10	—	312	147.00–160.00	155.46
6	—	678	130.00–139.00	134.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	130.00–132.00	130.67
2	—	613	120.00–123.00	121.53
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
9	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.13
8	—	416	130.00–135.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	120.00–131.00	126.16
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
18	—	415	131.00–142.00	136.68
19	—	525	125.00–137.00	128.85
27	—	471	130.00–139.00	133.64
3	—	617	120.00–123.00	121.67
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
7	—	333	135.00–150.00	139.44
19	—	376	130.00–140.00	138.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	129.00	129.00
9	—	682	126.00–129.00	127.68
4	—	575	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	124.00	124.00
3	—	480	112.00–115.00	114.01
4	—	371	115.00–120.00	118.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	130.00–142.00	135.73
5	—	672	115.00–125.00	120.02
4	—	623	120.00–125.00	123.53
8	—	571	120.00–131.00	124.26
8	—	529	125.00–130.00	127.12

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	—	1,385	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	625.00–630.00	627.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,108	750.00–950.00	840.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	955	875.00–950.00	910.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,191	675.00–850.00	741.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	900.00–1,075.00	973.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	75.00–83.00	80.68
4	—	1,395	55.00–64.00	61.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,181	42.00–57.00	49.02
15	—	1,372	58.00–65.00	60.86
15	—	1,059	29.00–37.00	32.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	54.00–58.00	55.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	811	14.00–24.00	18.84
14	—	995	30.00–36.00	32.85

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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