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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 29

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

598 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 781▼ 153 vs year ago 751 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 220▼ 116 vs year ago 233 · −49.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 45▲ 0 vs year ago 25 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer activity was better than past couple of weeks.

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 $131.85/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$131.85

136 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$7.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	132.67	723	121
Medium and Large 2	425	125.25	533	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.42/cwt here — about $190 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 sale136 hd

131.85

—

AR average9 barns · 490 hd

129.25

+2.60

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	1,577	70.00	1,104	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	50.66	617	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	41.57	409	15

Every lot

59 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	149.00/cwt	145.00–153.00	499	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	353	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	148.51/cwt	140.00–155.00	564	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	141.24/cwt	135.00–147.00	588	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	125.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	542	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	137.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	648	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	139.05/cwt	137.00–143.00	719	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	132.53/cwt	128.00–140.00	690	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	116.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	127.72/cwt	123.00–132.00	725	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	122.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	755	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	123.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	818	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	121.97/cwt	116.00–128.00	876	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	117.96/cwt	114.00–124.00	919	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	112.33/cwt	110.00–116.00	908	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	132.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	112.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	474	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	514	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	120.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	554	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	113.41/cwt	110.00–118.00	657	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	113.34/cwt	107.00–117.00	703	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	109.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	749	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	114.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,366	62.94/cwt	62.00–65.00	860	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	75.29/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,306	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	274	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	42.25/cwt	38.00–45.00	420	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	40.38/cwt	37.00–44.00	419	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	52.85/cwt	48.00–56.00	657	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	58.99/cwt	57.00–60.00	864	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,039	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	785.01/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,439	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	59.48/cwt	53.00–68.00	595	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,446	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	970	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,883	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 Oct 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 781Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 220Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	107.00–117.00	113.34
6	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.33
8	—	579	110.00–118.00	113.41
2	—	713	103.00–107.00	105.01
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
6	—	413	120.00–128.00	124.35
2	—	323	129.00–135.00	132.21
4	—	671	105.00–112.00	109.43
10	—	372	125.00–130.00	127.40
6	—	460	120.00–123.00	120.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
1	—	550	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
2	—	330	110.00–115.00	112.46
3	—	467	105.00–110.00	107.37
2	—	368	110.00–115.00	112.62
2	—	435	105.00–110.00	107.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	140.00–155.00	148.51
2	—	335	145.00–153.00	149.00
3	—	808	110.00–116.00	112.33
6	—	779	114.00–124.00	117.96
10	—	614	120.00–127.00	122.99
11	—	473	130.00–145.00	137.09
11	—	416	135.00–147.00	141.24
15	—	568	123.00–132.00	127.72
9	—	664	120.00–126.00	123.12
6	—	718	116.00–128.00	121.97
21	—	521	128.00–140.00	132.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	152.00	152.00
2	—	560	135.00	135.00
12	—	517	137.00–143.00	139.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	115.00–120.00	116.71
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
4	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.42
2	—	353	133.00–135.00	133.99
4	—	433	123.00–128.00	125.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	713	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	658	105.00	105.00
2	—	608	110.00–115.00	112.49
4	—	566	110.00–118.00	114.80

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	—	1,365	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,075	750.00–825.00	785.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,000	53.00–68.00	59.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	32.00	32.00
14	—	993	38.00–45.00	42.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,037	37.00–44.00	40.38
4	—	1,464	57.00–60.00	58.99
27	—	1,243	48.00–56.00	52.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,366	62.00–65.00	62.94
4	—	1,735	70.00–83.00	75.29

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.