Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower; over 500 lbs. 3.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Buyer activity was limited. Sold two video loads of preconditioned cattle at a premium. Slaughter cattle were considerbly higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.16/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$164.16

278 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	165.81	996	257
Medium and Large 2	423	143.98	609	21

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $387 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 sale278 hd

164.16

—

AR average8 barns · 931 hd

161.01

+3.15

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	1,525	88.92	1,356	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	71.61	1,068	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	66.57	778	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	41.83	389	11

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	160.09/cwt	155.00–163.00	749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	169.40/cwt	160.00–180.00	876	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	180.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	148.43/cwt	143.00–154.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	153.32/cwt	151.00–155.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	149.41/cwt	148.00–151.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	146.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	154.16/cwt	151.00–157.00	960	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	180.10/cwt	175.00–190.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	175.38/cwt	172.00–180.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	146.31/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	145.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	940	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	147.38/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,061	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	176.53/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,006	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	183.50/cwt	183.00–185.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	162.20/cwt	151.00–162.50	1,095	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	141.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	131.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	152.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	120.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.40/cwt	135.00–137.00	852	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	31.92/cwt	30.00–34.00	267	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	47.50/cwt	45.00–52.00	467	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	71.61/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,068	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	47.86/cwt	45.00–52.00	495	6
Bulls	—	—	1,447	73.34/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	102.53/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,674	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	90.11/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,359	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	77.71/cwt	74.00–81.00	940	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	69.42/cwt	61.00–75.00	841	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	752.89/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	981.33/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	11,432	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,096.85/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	12,230	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	165.88/cwt	162.00–170.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	160.50/cwt	155.00–165.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	135.32/cwt	133.00–138.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	126.26/cwt	124.00–132.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	137.87/cwt	130.00–142.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.54/cwt	160.00–177.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	119.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.60/cwt	143.00–151.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.95/cwt	122.00–125.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.21/cwt	150.00–157.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	149.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.14/cwt	143.00–155.00	702	22

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 →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Jan 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 1,014Year ago 1,094

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 148Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	130.00–135.00	134.01
6	—	413	140.00–150.00	146.47
3	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.64
2	—	378	150.00	150.00
5	—	317	145.00–155.00	149.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	517	160.00–180.00	169.40
4	—	374	175.00–185.00	180.87
9	—	614	143.00–154.00	148.43
3	—	328	175.00–190.00	180.10
2	—	738	140.00	140.00
8	—	416	172.00–180.00	175.38
11	—	573	150.00–159.00	155.84
3	—	830	145.00	145.00
3	—	765	143.00–148.00	146.31
4	—	680	140.00–150.00	145.25
11	—	470	160.00–177.00	168.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	623	151.00–157.00	154.16
2	—	940	136.00	136.00
3	—	500	180.00	180.00
10	—	720	144.00–149.00	147.38
72	—	570	160.00–177.00	176.53
2	—	445	183.00	183.00
4	—	460	183.00–185.00	183.50
76	—	675	151.00–162.50	162.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	130.00–135.00	132.43
5	—	318	162.00–170.00	165.88
7	—	367	155.00–165.00	160.50
6	—	614	133.00–138.00	135.32
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
4	—	716	124.00–132.00	126.26
4	—	559	130.00–142.00	137.87
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
2	—	875	115.00–124.00	119.55
5	—	525	143.00–151.00	146.60
5	—	424	150.00–157.00	154.21
22	—	471	143.00–155.00	149.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	137.00–138.00	137.67
13	—	468	155.00–163.00	160.09
7	—	519	151.00–155.00	153.32
5	—	423	160.00	160.00
8	—	574	148.00–151.00	149.41
2	—	755	132.00	132.00
2	—	830	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
4	—	325	130.00–140.00	135.00
2	—	370	130.00–137.00	133.55
4	—	416	125.00–135.00	129.94
3	—	528	122.00–125.00	122.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	140.00–145.00	141.01
1	—	785	119.00	119.00
5	—	663	130.00–135.00	131.19
7	—	461	150.00–155.00	152.29
5	—	734	115.00–125.00	120.82
5	—	629	135.00–137.00	135.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	30.00–34.00	31.92
7	—	984	45.00–52.00	47.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	68.00–79.00	71.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	45.00–52.00	47.86
7	—	1,210	74.00–81.00	77.71
12	—	1,212	61.00–75.00	69.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	71.00–75.00	73.34
3	—	1,633	98.00–105.00	102.53
5	—	1,508	85.00–94.00	90.11

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	—	1,470	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	725.00–775.00	752.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	925.00–1,050.00	981.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,115	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,096.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,225.00	1,225.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle