Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.19/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$165.19

167 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	171.83	856	127
Medium and Large 2	424	144.11	611	40

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $245 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 sale167 hd

165.19

—

AR average9 barns · 2,730 hd

164.31

+0.88

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	1,658	77.88	1,291	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	59.94	879	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	47.26	535	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	34.74	333	25

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	376	187.85/cwt	175.00–210.00	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	924	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.37/cwt	125.00–145.00	498	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.39/cwt	140.00–152.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	139.01/cwt	131.00–145.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.23/cwt	165.00–174.00	877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.83/cwt	128.00–137.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.07/cwt	140.00–147.00	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	154.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.13/cwt	130.00–150.00	733	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	146.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	139.77/cwt	139.00–142.00	642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	186.03/cwt	175.00–195.00	791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	193.45/cwt	185.00–210.00	636	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.06/cwt	165.00–180.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	177.97/cwt	175.00–181.00	943	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	128.24/cwt	125.00–137.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.87/cwt	125.00–133.00	816	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.54/cwt	139.00–145.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	36.20/cwt	34.00–41.00	378	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	60.98/cwt	60.00–62.00	796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	83.28/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,424	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	94.80/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,763	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	59.94/cwt	57.00–62.00	879	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	52.59/cwt	49.00–58.00	614	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	37.97/cwt	33.00–42.00	376	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	24.51/cwt	24.00–25.00	211	6
Bulls	—	—	1,504	64.01/cwt	60.00–67.00	963	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,096	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	978.84/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	10,748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	880.12/cwt	800.00–1,040.00	9,567	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	761.90/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	944.92/cwt	860.00–1,025.00	11,056	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	21,304	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,241.94/cwt	1,050.00–1,410.00	16,332	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,075.35/cwt	910.00–1,300.00	13,453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	163.64/cwt	155.00–168.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	133.11/cwt	125.00–142.00	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	129.70/cwt	128.00–132.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	135.74/cwt	125.00–140.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	624	24

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,062Last week 1,264Year ago 1,725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 222Year ago 340

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 20Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	376	175.00–210.00	187.85
20	—	575	155.00–165.00	160.72
9	—	628	145.00–155.00	150.57
11	—	518	165.00–174.00	169.23
11	—	671	140.00–147.00	142.07
6	—	719	140.00–150.00	146.25
16	—	425	175.00–195.00	186.03
15	—	329	185.00–210.00	193.45
11	—	476	165.00–180.00	172.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	150.00–155.00	150.72
7	—	524	128.00–137.00	132.83
6	—	329	150.00–160.00	154.09
10	—	421	140.00–150.00	144.65
9	—	459	139.00–142.00	139.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	181.00	181.00
6	—	530	175.00–181.00	177.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	123.00–128.00	125.50
12	—	381	155.00–165.00	160.04
9	—	474	140.00–152.00	143.39
9	—	574	131.00–145.00	139.01
16	—	523	130.00–150.00	140.13
9	—	332	155.00–168.00	163.64
9	—	613	125.00–142.00	133.11
7	—	663	128.00–132.00	129.70
24	—	424	140.00–155.00	147.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	368	125.00–145.00	135.37
6	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.62
3	—	475	128.00	128.00
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
7	—	332	125.00–140.00	135.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	145.00–155.00	150.86
5	—	669	125.00–137.00	128.24
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
11	—	628	125.00–133.00	129.87
8	—	521	139.00–145.00	141.54
6	—	580	130.00–140.00	135.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,044	34.00–41.00	36.20
2	—	1,305	60.00–62.00	60.98
26	—	1,168	49.00–58.00	52.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	57.00–62.00	59.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	989	33.00–42.00	37.97
6	—	860	24.00–25.00	24.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	80.00–85.00	83.28
2	—	1,860	93.00–96.00	94.80
4	—	1,504	60.00–67.00	64.01

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,555	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,315	1,050.00–1,410.00	1,241.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,251	910.00–1,300.00	1,075.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	950.00–1,010.00	978.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,087	800.00–1,040.00	880.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	750.00–775.00	761.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,170	860.00–1,025.00	944.92

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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