Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower; over 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Had over 350 head of preconditioned cattle including a video load. These cattle sold at a premium. Quality was average. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.01/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$169.01

325 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$23.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	170.96	1,025	298
Medium and Large 2	435	147.45	641	27

One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $383 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 sale325 hd

169.01

—

AR average8 barns · 2,741 hd

167.04

+1.96

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	1,641	80.07	1,314	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	59.57	911	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	57.70	690	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	32.57	292	17

Every lot, as filed

68 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	157.29/cwt	155.00–161.00	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	191.81/cwt	185.00–205.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	154.19/cwt	147.00–160.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	144.20/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.77/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	154.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	823	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	901	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	148.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.77/cwt	137.00–155.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	180.23/cwt	169.00–190.00	849	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	182.62/cwt	175.00–195.00	782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	164.55/cwt	158.00–173.00	938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	162.63/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,007	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	200.45/cwt	185.00–217.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	173.32/cwt	160.00–185.00	912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	136.87/cwt	130.00–145.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	157.68/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,049	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	185.00/cwt	182.00–187.00	955	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	173.27/cwt	170.00–183.00	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	356	219.18/cwt	218.00–220.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	152.24/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	159.76/cwt	143.00–160.30	1,278	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	795	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	137.08/cwt	130.00–143.00	835	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	39.07/cwt	34.00–45.00	379	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	25.26/cwt	20.00–30.00	206	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	59.57/cwt	58.00–61.00	911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	44.67/cwt	42.00–47.00	462	6
Bulls	—	—	1,488	66.06/cwt	64.00–69.00	983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	96.14/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	81.71/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,352	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	64.62/cwt	63.00–67.00	843	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	58.26/cwt	53.00–62.00	693	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	893.15/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	11,191	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,013.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	9,508	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	139.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	129.67/cwt	129.00–131.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.55/cwt	140.00–156.00	713	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.99/cwt	145.00–158.00	639	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.99/cwt	135.00–155.00	762	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	150.30/cwt	149.00–154.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	129.03/cwt	125.00–132.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	159.67/cwt	153.00–168.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	159.51/cwt	158.00–161.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	156.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	4

How this sale compares

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 762Year ago 1,292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 153Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	155.00–161.00	157.29
10	—	675	136.00	136.00
25	—	531	152.00–156.00	154.96
1	—	625	138.00	138.00
3	—	560	146.00	146.00
6	—	413	158.00–161.00	159.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
13	—	566	135.00–145.00	139.15
3	—	678	129.00–131.00	129.67
2	—	778	120.00–121.00	120.50
15	—	477	140.00–156.00	149.55
22	—	423	145.00–158.00	150.99
19	—	522	135.00–155.00	145.99
8	—	624	130.00–138.00	133.61
8	—	368	150.00–160.00	154.71
8	—	312	153.00–168.00	159.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	125.00	125.00
3	—	370	135.00–139.00	137.33
4	—	521	122.00–128.00	125.81
6	—	429	130.00–135.00	131.67
6	—	332	135.00–140.00	137.17
3	—	483	125.00–132.00	129.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	185.00–205.00	191.81
5	—	630	147.00–160.00	154.19
4	—	778	137.00–150.00	144.20
4	—	725	135.00–148.00	142.77
19	—	471	169.00–190.00	180.23
17	—	428	175.00–195.00	182.62
11	—	570	158.00–173.00	164.55
12	—	320	185.00–217.00	200.45
10	—	526	160.00–185.00	173.32
4	—	664	149.00–154.00	150.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
7	—	424	145.00–155.00	148.88
6	—	472	137.00–155.00	142.77
5	—	522	130.00–145.00	136.87
4	—	315	155.00–165.00	160.04
4	—	371	155.00–160.00	156.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	474	185.00–195.00	190.00
27	—	619	157.00–167.00	162.63
35	—	665	155.00–160.00	157.68
17	—	516	182.00–187.00	185.00
16	—	571	170.00–183.00	173.27
5	—	356	218.00–220.00	219.18
8	—	711	151.00–153.00	152.24
65	—	800	143.00–160.30	159.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	140.00–147.00	143.33
6	—	472	150.00–160.00	156.72
10	—	528	145.00–155.00	150.57
2	—	710	125.00–130.00	127.54
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
5	—	609	130.00–143.00	137.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	969	34.00–45.00	39.07
8	—	816	20.00–30.00	25.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	58.00–61.00	59.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	42.00–47.00	44.67
10	—	1,305	63.00–67.00	64.62
16	—	1,189	53.00–62.00	58.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	64.00–69.00	66.06
2	—	1,828	90.00–102.00	96.14
6	—	1,655	79.00–85.00	81.71

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,253	825.00–1,000.00	893.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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