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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 1

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

828 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 667▲ 618 vs year ago 210 · +294.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 68▲ 31 vs year ago 102 · +30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 10▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 4.00-9.00 lower; over 450 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average. Preconditioned cattle are receiving a premium. New crop calves are showing up and selling at a discount compared to the yearling type cattle.

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 $156.85/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$156.85

123 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$23.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	163.61	823	87
Medium and Large 2	423	140.51	594	36

One grade step is worth $23.10/cwt here — about $228 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 sale123 hd

156.85

—

AR average10 barns · 1,114 hd

157.87

−1.02

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	—	High	1,791	85.22	1,526	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	58.99	683	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,075	58.00	624	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	46.37	412	16

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	188.48/cwt	180.00–200.00	609	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	149.76/cwt	142.00–158.00	488	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	179.32/cwt	173.00–190.00	672	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	170.05/cwt	160.00–181.00	719	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	598	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	164.51/cwt	160.00–173.00	765	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	137.22/cwt	134.00–145.00	649	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	184.92/cwt	182.00–188.00	893	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	154.62/cwt	153.00–158.00	809	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	126.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	913	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	150.94/cwt	145.00–157.00	850	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	158.02/cwt	157.00–159.00	972	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	146.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	909	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	148.97/cwt	146.00–152.00	988	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	133.30/cwt	131.00–135.00	889	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	954	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	153.80/cwt	151.00–155.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	129.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	425	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	142.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	484	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	141.30/cwt	137.00–145.00	602	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	122.67/cwt	115.00–127.00	525	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	137.67/cwt	132.00–141.00	646	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	141.96/cwt	139.00–145.00	724	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	134.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	693	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	131.92/cwt	125.00–136.00	756	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	126.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	789	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	123.14/cwt	121.00–127.00	821	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	145.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	139.71/cwt	130.00–145.00	738	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	133.40/cwt	129.00–136.00	763	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	864	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,751	85.16/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,491	6
Bulls	—	—	2,130	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,960	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	30.50/cwt	30.00–31.00	239	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	48.64/cwt	44.00–53.00	440	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	43.87/cwt	41.00–47.00	440	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,075	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	624	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	58.59/cwt	55.00–62.00	684	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	68.78/cwt	66.00–71.00	835	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,818	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	993.69/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,477	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,065	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 667Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 68Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	121.00–127.00	123.14
11	—	374	140.00–146.00	142.62
7	—	626	122.00–128.00	126.01
9	—	517	130.00–139.00	134.11
12	—	573	125.00–136.00	131.92
5	—	319	151.00–155.00	153.80
12	—	426	137.00–145.00	141.30
14	—	469	132.00–141.00	137.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	139.00–145.00	141.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.71
11	—	428	115.00–127.00	122.67
8	—	381	125.00–130.00	127.03
4	—	328	125.00–135.00	129.54
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	545	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	173.00–190.00	179.32
2	—	760	125.00–126.00	125.51
18	—	423	160.00–181.00	170.05
7	—	563	145.00–157.00	150.94
8	—	523	153.00–158.00	154.62
3	—	323	180.00–200.00	188.48
12	—	465	160.00–173.00	164.51
3	—	667	131.00–135.00	133.30
4	—	619	140.00–155.00	146.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	157.00–159.00	158.02
4	—	663	146.00–152.00	148.97
3	—	560	163.00	163.00
6	—	483	182.00–188.00	184.92
3	—	515	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	135.00–145.00	139.94
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	535	122.00–130.00	126.00
11	—	473	134.00–145.00	137.22
9	—	326	142.00–158.00	149.76
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	129.00–136.00	133.40
2	—	683	125.00–128.00	126.48
11	—	468	140.00–150.00	145.72
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
13	—	528	130.00–145.00	139.71

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00

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	—	1,260	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,155	875.00–1,050.00	993.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	41.00–47.00	43.87
7	—	1,214	66.00–71.00	68.78
20	—	1,168	55.00–62.00	58.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	904	44.00–53.00	48.64
2	—	783	30.00–31.00	30.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,130	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,350	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,751	82.00–88.00	85.16

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.