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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 30

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

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Feeder Cattle receipts

717 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 647▼ 58 vs year ago 775 · −7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 121▼ 24 vs year ago 99 · −24.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 40▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer activity was active. Had a sizeable offering of value added cattle along with a straight load of weaned heifers that were sold on video.

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 $142.03/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$142.03

192 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$8.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	143.24	822	163
Medium and Large 2	448	135.22	606	29

One grade step is worth $8.02/cwt here — about $217 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

142.03

—

AR average7 barns · 1,317 hd

144.94

−2.91

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	1,617	77.47	1,252	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	69.39	841	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	60.00	825	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	47.39	449	12

Every lot

55 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	331	177.89/cwt	172.00–185.00	589	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	172.74/cwt	170.00–175.00	634	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	139.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	598	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	161.11/cwt	155.00–167.00	693	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	150.90/cwt	147.00–155.00	699	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	131.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	141.59/cwt	136.00–149.00	739	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	137.37/cwt	125.00–144.00	787	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	822	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	135.69/cwt	130.00–143.00	845	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	134.01/cwt	129.00–139.00	897	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	681	137.37/cwt	137.00–138.00	935	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	130.69/cwt	128.00–138.00	937	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	125.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	976	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	140.64/cwt	137.00–147.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	508	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	137.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	584	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	132.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	616	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	116.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	117.84/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	128.92/cwt	126.00–131.00	681	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	112.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	568	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	908	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	126.61/cwt	124.00–129.00	722	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	124.20/cwt	122.00–126.00	775	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	874	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	118.98/cwt	117.00–122.00	851	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	140.97/cwt	138.00–145.00	672	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	133.60/cwt	129.00–138.00	712	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	124.73/cwt	123.00–127.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	88.20/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,530	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	31.53/cwt	30.00–35.00	255	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	52.67/cwt	46.00–57.00	523	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	63.28/cwt	59.00–71.00	741	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	75.96/cwt	70.00–81.00	953	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	24,000	1

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 Jul 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 647Year ago 775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 121Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 40Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
10	—	533	129.00–138.00	133.60
5	—	477	138.00–145.00	140.97
4	—	625	123.00–127.00	124.73
4	—	584	125.00–130.00	127.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	135.00–143.00	139.50
11	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.01
3	—	527	120.00–125.00	123.05
3	—	365	145.00–147.00	145.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	681	137.00–138.00	137.37
7	—	575	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	623	130.00–143.00	135.69
20	—	573	125.00–144.00	137.37
15	—	669	129.00–139.00	134.01
15	—	522	136.00–149.00	141.59
11	—	463	147.00–155.00	150.90
10	—	430	155.00–167.00	161.11
9	—	367	170.00–175.00	172.74
8	—	331	172.00–185.00	177.89
7	—	717	128.00–138.00	130.69
2	—	778	123.00–128.00	125.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.84
6	—	422	119.00–122.00	120.47
3	—	562	110.00–115.00	112.67
3	—	467	115.00–118.00	116.98
3	—	368	117.00–123.00	120.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	675	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	155.00–165.00	159.85
1	—	730	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	515	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	124.00–129.00	126.61
10	—	624	122.00–126.00	124.20
10	—	528	126.00–131.00	128.92
10	—	465	130.00–137.00	132.40
8	—	425	132.00–140.00	137.50
8	—	369	137.00–147.00	140.64
4	—	326	140.00–145.00	142.43
3	—	715	117.00–122.00	118.98
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	993	46.00–57.00	52.67
3	—	810	30.00–35.00	31.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,171	59.00–71.00	63.28
13	—	1,255	70.00–81.00	75.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	82.00–93.00	88.20
1	—	1,380	56.00	56.00

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.