Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was plain to average. Light weight calves were in high demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.48/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$179.48

127 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$27.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	184.08	908	106
Medium and Large 2	425	156.23	663	21

One grade step is worth $27.85/cwt here — about $244 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 sale127 hd

179.48

—

AR average8 barns · 2,283 hd

180.10

−0.62

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	1,677	91.09	1,527	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	79.44	1,168	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	77.05	919	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	49.30	456	13

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	149.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	169.82/cwt	160.00–177.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	192.41/cwt	180.00–210.00	812	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	159.74/cwt	155.00–163.00	845	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	160.00/cwt	157.00–163.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.54/cwt	150.00–163.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	205.10/cwt	190.00–220.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	154.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	168.36/cwt	160.00–175.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	184.33/cwt	182.00–188.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	197.68/cwt	192.00–203.00	852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	143.61/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.33/cwt	148.00–150.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	176.56/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,013	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	338	226.53/cwt	225.00–228.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	174.55/cwt	170.00–181.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	154.84/cwt	150.00–163.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.96/cwt	148.00–155.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.16/cwt	163.00–168.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	874	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	79.44/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,168	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	90.26/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,245	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	76.86/cwt	70.00–83.00	894	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	39.77/cwt	37.00–43.00	339	7
Bulls	—	—	1,383	72.19/cwt	70.00–75.00	998	4
Bulls	—	—	1,752	94.61/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,658	11
Bulls	—	—	1,850	109.53/cwt	108.00–111.00	2,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	56.01/cwt	55.00–58.00	585	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	60.42/cwt	56.00–64.00	611	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,070.82/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	13,375	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	825.24/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,183.99/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	14,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	145.79/cwt	140.00–153.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	152.02/cwt	151.00–154.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	152.97/cwt	151.00–155.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	167.93/cwt	163.00–169.50	778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	181.43/cwt	175.00–188.00	869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	168.46/cwt	165.00–172.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	136.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	209.73/cwt	198.00–230.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	163.58/cwt	155.00–168.00	690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.10/cwt	150.00–169.00	753	11

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 Mar 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 946Last week 774Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 163Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 40Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
4	—	471	130.00–145.00	136.38
3	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.27
2	—	538	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	155.00–163.00	159.74
2	—	550	157.00–163.00	160.00
7	—	616	151.00–155.00	152.97
13	—	463	163.00–169.50	167.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	140.00–153.00	145.79
8	—	377	160.00–170.00	165.12
4	—	514	151.00–154.00	152.02
4	—	320	165.00–172.00	168.46
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
4	—	628	140.00–143.00	141.52
13	—	422	155.00–168.00	163.58
11	—	473	150.00–169.00	159.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	145.00–155.00	149.99
6	—	413	150.00–165.00	154.69
2	—	385	168.00–170.00	168.99
5	—	330	160.00–175.00	168.36
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
3	—	520	148.00–150.00	149.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	167.00	167.00
2	—	660	165.00	165.00
6	—	515	182.00–188.00	184.33
9	—	431	192.00–203.00	197.68
9	—	574	175.00–177.00	176.56
4	—	338	225.00–228.00	226.53
2	—	700	150.00	150.00
2	—	395	215.00	215.00
2	—	450	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	160.00–177.00	169.82
20	—	422	180.00–210.00	192.41
6	—	620	150.00–163.00	157.54
4	—	383	190.00–220.00	205.10
3	—	715	141.00–145.00	143.61
2	—	810	140.00–144.00	141.99
7	—	512	170.00–181.00	174.55
12	—	479	175.00–188.00	181.43
6	—	309	198.00–230.00	209.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	133.00	133.00
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
6	—	532	150.00–163.00	154.84
3	—	582	148.00–155.00	150.96
6	—	472	163.00–168.00	166.16
2	—	625	135.00–145.00	139.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	79.00–80.00	79.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	86.00–94.00	90.26
16	—	1,163	70.00–83.00	76.86
3	—	1,045	55.00–58.00	56.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	852	37.00–43.00	39.77
6	—	1,011	56.00–64.00	60.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	70.00–75.00	72.19
11	—	1,752	86.00–100.00	94.61
2	—	1,850	108.00–111.00	109.53

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	1	—	1,085	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,249	900.00–1,275.00	1,070.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	800.00–850.00	825.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,183.99

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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