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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 24

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,425 head

▲ 271 vs last sale 1,154▲ 1,425 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

349 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 306▲ 349 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 55▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 lower

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.37/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$134.37

144 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	138.76	664	110
Medium and Large 2	445	120.16	535	34

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about $130 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 sale144 hd

134.37

—

AR average10 barns · 1,652 hd

135.77

−1.40

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	1,555	60.64	943	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	39.67	599	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	34.66	396	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	29.36	298	15

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	157.36/cwt	150.00–162.00	496	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	133.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	423	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	150.84/cwt	145.00–155.00	555	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	126.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	498	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	145.66/cwt	137.00–152.00	615	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	139.18/cwt	133.00–147.00	651	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	116.73/cwt	110.00–122.00	556	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	134.76/cwt	125.00–143.00	699	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	124.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	121.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	755	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	120.55/cwt	117.00–124.00	797	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	115.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	134.54/cwt	129.00–140.00	443	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	128.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	467	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	110.21/cwt	105.00–115.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	123.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	511	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	109.30/cwt	105.00–112.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	122.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	573	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	106.29/cwt	100.00–113.00	501	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	121.25/cwt	118.00–125.00	632	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	106.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	562	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	113.92/cwt	111.00–115.00	706	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	113.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	112.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	819	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	123.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	661	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	109.79/cwt	100.00–117.00	689	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	106.27/cwt	100.00–110.00	706	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	700	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,421	50.75/cwt	48.00–55.00	721	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	65.87/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,061	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,347	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	29.36/cwt	25.00–33.00	298	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	26.02/cwt	22.00–30.00	271	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	37.64/cwt	33.00–42.00	445	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	45.96/cwt	45.00–48.00	557	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	39.67/cwt	39.00–40.00	599	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	77.29/cwt	70.00–85.00	757	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	92.89/cwt	86.00–105.00	999	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	54.40/cwt	52.00–57.00	616	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,185	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,073	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	892.50/cwt	890.00–895.00	11,451	2

This sale against other markets

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,425Last week 1,154Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 349Last week 306Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	145.00–155.00	150.84
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
24	—	468	133.00–147.00	139.18
22	—	422	137.00–152.00	145.66
21	—	519	125.00–143.00	134.76
15	—	315	150.00–162.00	157.36
9	—	576	120.00–130.00	124.51
7	—	661	117.00–124.00	120.55
6	—	624	120.00–123.00	121.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	110.00–115.00	112.50
9	—	318	130.00–138.00	133.07
8	—	476	110.00–122.00	116.73
2	—	408	120.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	395	122.00–130.00	126.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	100.00–113.00	106.29
7	—	320	110.00–120.00	115.25
6	—	528	100.00–110.00	106.48
4	—	415	105.00–112.00	109.30
3	—	365	105.00–115.00	110.21
2	—	558	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	120.00–125.00	123.17
12	—	362	125.00–132.00	128.93
10	—	620	111.00–115.00	113.92
10	—	470	120.00–130.00	122.01
10	—	329	129.00–140.00	134.54
8	—	521	118.00–125.00	121.25
5	—	659	110.00–115.00	113.21
5	—	574	115.00–120.00	117.42
3	—	725	110.00–118.00	112.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	110.00–117.00	113.61
8	—	480	120.00–130.00	123.75
6	—	628	100.00–117.00	109.79
6	—	518	115.00–120.00	118.32
4	—	664	100.00–110.00	106.27
2	—	718	95.00–100.00	97.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,016	25.00–33.00	29.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	39.00–40.00	39.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,183	33.00–42.00	37.64
17	—	1,041	22.00–30.00	26.02
3	—	1,212	45.00–48.00	45.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,610	62.00–70.00	65.87
4	—	1,421	48.00–55.00	50.75
1	—	1,820	74.00	74.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	979	70.00–85.00	77.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,075	86.00–105.00	92.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,132	52.00–57.00	54.40

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	2	—	1,283	890.00–895.00	892.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	850.00	850.00

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.