Livestock report

Hope Livestock Auction, Hope, AR
Weighted Average Report for Thursday Jan 10, 2019

Cattle Receipts:  1482        Last week:  NS        Last year:  1110

   Compared to last week: No trend due to sale being closed for holidays.
   Supply included 985 feeder calves, 250 yearlings, 40 replacement cows, 182
slaughter cows; 25 slaughter bulls. Feeder supply consisted of 43 percent
English and English crosses; 35 percent Exotic and Exotic crosses; 22 percent
Brahman and Brahman crosses.  Feeder supply included 60 percent steers and
bulls; 40 percent heifers. Near 12 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs.

Please Note:
The below USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of classes and
grades of livestock offered for sale.  There may be instances where some sales
do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the
report.  Prices are reported on a per cwt basis, unless otherwise noted.

Feeder Steers                Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   23    300-345    330    180.00-200.00     191.64
   25    350-395    372    175.00-195.00     182.49
   34    400-445    422    165.00-185.00     172.06
   30    450-495    469    155.00-170.00     163.17
   29    500-545    521    150.00-165.00     158.56
   13    550-595    576    148.00-158.00     152.40
    7    600-630    613    140.00-150.00     144.57
    5    650-675    666    135.00-140.00     137.20
    4    700-740    725    133.00-135.00     133.98
                             Medium and Large 2
   17    300-345    319    150.00-165.00     157.46
   14    355-395    381    145.00-155.00     150.30
   18    400-445    424    140.00-150.00     144.42
    5    450-490    473    135.00-140.00     139.00
    5    500-545    533    125.00-133.00     130.22

Feeder Heifers                Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   13    300-340    322    153.00-165.00     157.91
   25    350-395    372    148.00-158.00     151.07
   32    400-445    422    140.00-155.00     146.27
   23    450-495    470    138.00-147.00     143.81
   23    500-545    522    135.00-145.00     141.12
   14    550-595    573    130.00-140.00     132.21
   17    600-645    619    125.00-137.00     131.18
    2    675-695    685    130.00-135.00     132.46
    2    720-740    730    115.00-122.00     118.45
                             Medium and Large 2
   14    300-340    322    130.00-140.00     135.59
   13    350-380    364    130.00-135.00     133.37
    7    400-430    415    122.00-127.00     124.70
    9    455-485    472    120.00-125.00     123.37
    5    510-545    529    115.00-120.00     117.64

Feeder Bulls                Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7    450-495    476    145.00-160.00     151.43
    8    500-535    525    135.00-150.00     141.04
    7    555-595    577    130.00-145.00     138.77
    4    635-645    640    130.00-133.00     131.75
    5    660-690    673    125.00-130.00     127.57
    2    745-745    745       115.00         115.00

   Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
 Medium and Large 1-2:
   Age            Weight    Months Bred           Price
2-6 year old     950-1270   second & third stage  85.00-110.00
7-10 year old    900-1175   second & third stage  55.00-70.00
3-5 year old     800-1000   open grazing cows     50.00-65.00

   Cow-Calf Pairs: 
 Medium and Large 1-2:
   Age         Cow Weight   Calf Wt      Price 
2-6 year old    900-1250    100-200      1150.00 per pair

   Slaughter Cows:  
          %Lean    Weight    Average Dress  High Dress     Low Dress
Breakers  75-80%  1200-1450  35.00-40.00
Boners    80-85%   950-1300  37.00-47.00    50.00-52.00    27.00-35.00
Lean      85-90%   900-1100  32.00-38.00 
Light     85-92%   700-950   22.00-28.00                     

   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress      Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2  1000-2100  64.00-72.00      78.00           50.00-57.00

Source:  AR Ag Department - USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
         Jeff Milam, Market Reporter, 501-823-1743
         24 Hour Market Report, 501-823-1728
         http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lr_ls146.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews