Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 2.00-8.00 lower; over 500 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 3.00-10.00 lower; over 500 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Sold two loads of video cattle at a premium. No sale next week due to Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.71/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$161.71

216 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	164.01	801	197
Medium and Large 2	421	137.93	580	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $221 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 sale216 hd

161.71

—

AR average10 barns · 1,856 hd

156.48

+5.23

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	1,704	64.72	1,103	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	51.54	765	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	44.27	530	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	24.41	223	22

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	—	669	138.02/cwt	136.00–141.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	175.08/cwt	165.00–180.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.46/cwt	160.00–179.00	639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	127.24/cwt	125.00–131.00	663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.12/cwt	149.00–159.00	804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	146.32/cwt	140.00–151.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	835	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	177.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	154.56/cwt	150.00–169.00	733	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.09/cwt	155.00–180.00	692	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	142.10/cwt	138.00–145.00	890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.60/cwt	142.00–150.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	145.98/cwt	138.00–152.00	473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	117.69/cwt	111.00–122.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	125.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.36/cwt	129.00–135.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	18.58/cwt	15.00–21.00	159	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	31.41/cwt	30.00–35.00	308	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	51.54/cwt	50.00–52.00	765	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	55.30/cwt	50.00–65.00	874	5
Bulls	—	—	1,910	80.41/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,536	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	30.56/cwt	26.00–37.00	326	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	58.02/cwt	55.00–59.00	803	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	46.37/cwt	42.00–54.00	556	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	700.94/cwt	655.00–750.00	8,587	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,506	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	857.65/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	10,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	661.73/cwt	600.00–725.00	7,908	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	872.12/cwt	800.00–950.00	11,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	12,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	117.38/cwt	115.00–123.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	140.78/cwt	132.00–152.00	519	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.20/cwt	122.00–132.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	131.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	146.80/cwt	135.00–155.00	473	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	119.24/cwt	118.00–120.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	126.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.49/cwt	121.00–125.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	133.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.13/cwt	123.00–128.00	763	7

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,070Last week 1,409Year ago 1,405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 331Last week 376Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	136.00–141.00	138.02
4	—	319	165.00–180.00	175.08
17	—	375	160.00–179.00	170.46
1	—	715	139.00	139.00
11	—	525	149.00–159.00	153.12
9	—	566	140.00–151.00	146.32
14	—	474	150.00–169.00	154.56
19	—	422	155.00–180.00	164.09
11	—	626	138.00–145.00	142.10
1	—	795	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	122.00–132.00	126.95
2	—	435	140.00	140.00
7	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.43
3	—	385	142.00–150.00	145.60
5	—	324	138.00–152.00	145.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	490	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	175.00–180.00	177.36
2	—	500	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	120.00–125.00	123.36
8	—	464	115.00–123.00	117.38
2	—	535	116.00–117.00	116.50
4	—	418	118.00–120.00	119.24
4	—	321	120.00–135.00	126.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
11	—	521	125.00–131.00	127.24
11	—	369	132.00–152.00	140.78
9	—	568	122.00–132.00	126.20
9	—	463	128.00–136.00	131.03
22	—	322	135.00–155.00	146.80
4	—	673	121.00–125.00	123.49
24	—	425	130.00–140.00	133.28
7	—	610	123.00–128.00	125.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	137.00	137.00
3	—	645	127.00	127.00
75	—	685	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	111.00–122.00	117.69
3	—	612	120.00–131.00	125.32
6	—	477	140.00–145.00	141.69
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
3	—	570	129.00–135.00	132.36
6	—	528	130.00–140.00	135.21
1	—	755	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	855	15.00–21.00	18.58
10	—	982	30.00–35.00	31.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	50.00–52.00	51.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,068	26.00–37.00	30.56
11	—	1,384	55.00–59.00	58.02
39	—	1,199	42.00–54.00	46.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,580	50.00–65.00	55.30
3	—	1,910	79.00–82.00	80.41

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,470	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,225	655.00–750.00	700.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,198	700.00–1,050.00	857.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,195	600.00–725.00	661.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	800.00–950.00	872.12

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

Steers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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