Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 10.00-14.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to atractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.73/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$151.73

192 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	153.29	831	167
Medium and Large 2	401	141.33	567	25

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $264 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 sale192 hd

151.73

—

AR average9 barns · 2,033 hd

153.73

−2.00

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	1,592	76.35	1,215	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	55.00	916	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	53.00	640	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	27.47	251	13

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 1	—	477	131.98/cwt	128.00–140.00	630	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	134.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	160.16/cwt	153.00–167.00	826	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	137.07/cwt	130.00–145.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.33/cwt	145.00–155.00	561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	140.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	164.11/cwt	150.00–173.00	773	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	165.27/cwt	155.00–175.00	696	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	172.22/cwt	163.00–180.00	561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	132.65/cwt	132.00–133.00	952	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.51/cwt	145.00–147.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	146.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.34/cwt	145.00–161.00	884	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	132.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	954	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.54/cwt	129.00–140.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	124.74/cwt	121.00–128.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	114.65/cwt	110.00–123.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	20.63/cwt	19.00–23.00	174	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	38.42/cwt	35.00–42.00	393	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	916	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	36.98/cwt	33.00–42.00	387	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	64.04/cwt	60.00–67.00	852	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	52.55/cwt	47.00–57.00	628	23
Bulls	—	—	1,348	64.67/cwt	64.00–65.00	872	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	82.19/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,409	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	892.15/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,081	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.92/cwt	122.00–134.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	124.50/cwt	120.00–134.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.19/cwt	125.00–132.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	125.70/cwt	122.00–128.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	154.97/cwt	145.00–165.00	501	26

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 Nov 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 853Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 245Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	477	128.00–140.00	131.98
8	—	413	130.00–145.00	137.07
10	—	373	145.00–155.00	150.33
10	—	573	122.00–134.00	126.92
6	—	608	120.00–134.00	124.50
9	—	524	125.00–132.00	128.19
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
26	—	323	145.00–165.00	154.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	110.00–115.00	112.34
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
3	—	310	125.00–135.00	129.95
4	—	411	120.00–125.00	121.70
4	—	366	122.00–128.00	125.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	132.00–136.00	134.01
25	—	516	153.00–167.00	160.16
12	—	620	135.00–145.00	139.55
2	—	805	127.00–129.00	128.00
25	—	471	150.00–173.00	164.11
24	—	421	155.00–175.00	165.27
10	—	383	165.00–175.00	168.05
10	—	665	130.00–139.00	134.99
10	—	326	163.00–180.00	172.22
16	—	573	145.00–161.00	154.34
11	—	722	130.00–136.00	132.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	135.00–145.00	140.18
4	—	480	130.00–143.00	135.78
2	—	535	128.00–130.00	128.98
4	—	365	145.00–147.00	145.51
7	—	319	145.00–150.00	146.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	718	132.00–133.00	132.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	129.00–140.00	135.54
2	—	583	127.00–129.00	128.01
8	—	680	121.00–128.00	124.74
3	—	727	110.00–123.00	114.65
6	—	473	140.00–147.00	142.78
4	—	625	120.00–128.00	125.21
2	—	785	108.00–111.00	109.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	843	19.00–23.00	20.63
5	—	1,024	35.00–42.00	38.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,046	33.00–42.00	36.98
14	—	1,331	60.00–67.00	64.04
23	—	1,196	47.00–57.00	52.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	64.00–65.00	64.67
6	—	1,714	80.00–85.00	82.19

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	800.00–975.00	892.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	925.00	925.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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