Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 8.00-18.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.60/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$166.60

192 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$25.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	169.13	881	173
Medium and Large 2	420	143.58	603	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $278 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

166.60

—

AR average9 barns · 2,857 hd

164.85

+1.75

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	1,561	72.42	1,130	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	52.86	821	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	46.28	543	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	27.65	255	19

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	705	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	978	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	140.93/cwt	138.00–145.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.99/cwt	145.00–156.00	651	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	183.24/cwt	170.00–195.00	770	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	143.79/cwt	137.00–150.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	165.40/cwt	157.00–172.00	862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	150.50/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	145.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	145.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	161.03/cwt	150.00–167.00	921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	192.95/cwt	183.00–205.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	147.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	156.66/cwt	155.00–159.00	971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	130.58/cwt	125.00–133.00	821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.69/cwt	131.00–140.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	141.50/cwt	135.00–147.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.24/cwt	142.00–158.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	848	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	21.39/cwt	18.00–25.00	180	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	32.21/cwt	29.00–35.00	316	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	60.35/cwt	60.00–62.00	854	6
Bulls	—	—	1,516	61.75/cwt	60.00–65.00	936	5
Bulls	—	—	1,598	81.32/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,299	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	52.86/cwt	50.00–56.00	821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	50.55/cwt	45.00–56.00	599	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	31.42/cwt	27.00–35.00	325	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	804.63/cwt	780.00–835.00	8,408	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	938.81/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	11,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	20,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	121.61/cwt	115.00–128.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	129.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.38/cwt	137.00–148.00	746	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	152.23/cwt	144.00–163.00	569	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	128.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	710	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.26/cwt	128.00–135.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.01/cwt	130.00–143.00	782	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.84/cwt	148.00–162.00	511	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.02/cwt	160.00–187.00	826	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.85/cwt	175.00–205.00	712	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	3

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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,264Last week 1,070Year ago 1,115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 331Year ago 159

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	705	136.00–137.00	136.50
2	—	770	134.00	134.00
2	—	585	144.00	144.00
7	—	532	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	431	145.00–156.00	150.99
2	—	713	115.00–128.00	121.61
20	—	520	137.00–148.00	143.38
18	—	374	144.00–163.00	152.23
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
33	—	475	140.00–155.00	149.44
3	—	673	128.00–135.00	132.26
16	—	571	130.00–143.00	137.01
10	—	330	148.00–162.00	154.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
4	—	333	125.00–130.00	127.48
5	—	367	125.00–135.00	129.72
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
5	—	415	125.00–135.00	128.99
3	—	472	120.00–125.00	122.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	127.00–130.00	128.49
3	—	467	138.00–145.00	140.93
8	—	427	137.00–150.00	143.79
3	—	368	150.00–155.00	151.61
3	—	333	145.00–150.00	147.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	675	140.00–150.00	144.87
20	—	420	170.00–195.00	183.24
1	—	815	137.00	137.00
23	—	521	157.00–172.00	165.40
13	—	616	141.00–150.00	145.44
1	—	705	143.00	143.00
12	—	572	150.00–167.00	161.03
8	—	330	183.00–205.00	192.95
28	—	472	160.00–187.00	175.02
3	—	783	140.00–141.00	140.33
24	—	373	175.00–205.00	190.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	704	149.00–151.00	150.50
3	—	550	179.00	179.00
6	—	775	143.00–148.00	145.98
3	—	685	150.00	150.00
3	—	545	175.00	175.00
2	—	830	145.00	145.00
3	—	450	187.00	187.00
7	—	620	155.00–159.00	156.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	125.00–133.00	130.58
1	—	705	127.00	127.00
4	—	571	131.00–140.00	135.69
4	—	530	135.00–147.00	141.50
4	—	471	142.00–158.00	151.24
2	—	668	125.00–129.00	126.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	843	18.00–25.00	21.39
11	—	982	29.00–35.00	32.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,415	60.00–62.00	60.35
22	—	1,185	45.00–56.00	50.55
12	—	1,033	27.00–35.00	31.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	50.00–56.00	52.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	60.00–65.00	61.75
6	—	1,598	77.00–86.00	81.32

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	—	995	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,045	780.00–835.00	804.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	825.00–1,025.00	938.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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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