Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Sold on video two loads of #1 steers weighing 690 lbs. for 168.35 for immediate delivery.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.85/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$152.85

91 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$19.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	155.45	730	79
Medium and Large 2	409	135.75	556	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.71/cwt here — about $174 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 sale91 hd

152.85

—

AR average10 barns · 1,543 hd

147.00

+5.85

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	—	Average	1,696	94.67	1,605	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	79.36	973	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	79.00	1,185	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	45.83	408	9thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	198.58/cwt	190.00–215.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	170.73/cwt	170.00–173.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.51/cwt	130.00–136.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	203.94/cwt	200.00–215.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	160.98/cwt	158.00–165.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	157.67/cwt	157.00–159.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	157.65/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	166.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	163.50/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	204.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.22/cwt	175.00–185.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	183.56/cwt	175.00–195.00	775	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	151.60/cwt	148.00–157.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	126.12/cwt	120.00–132.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	919	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	92.45/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,644	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	41.78/cwt	37.00–48.00	351	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	56.50/cwt	55.00–58.00	571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	89.98/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,265	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	78.79/cwt	71.00–86.00	938	13
Bulls	—	—	1,465	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,099	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	102.70/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,764	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,536	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,276.88/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	17,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	158.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	666	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.49/cwt	146.00–160.00	714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.24/cwt	135.00–151.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	172.22/cwt	168.00–175.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	157.37/cwt	155.00–161.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.13/cwt	140.00–155.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	138.96/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	155.67/cwt	155.00–157.00	836	6

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 680Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 92Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
3	—	467	145.00–150.00	147.63
3	—	370	158.00–165.00	160.98
6	—	419	152.00–160.00	157.65
3	—	340	160.00–170.00	166.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	140.00–145.00	142.45
1	—	555	173.00	173.00
8	—	370	190.00–215.00	198.58
4	—	513	170.00–173.00	170.73
4	—	329	200.00–215.00	203.94
3	—	605	157.00–159.00	157.67
12	—	470	175.00–185.00	179.22
15	—	422	175.00–195.00	183.56
2	—	760	136.00–142.00	138.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	161.00–166.00	163.50
5	—	407	200.00–210.00	204.03
2	—	360	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	151.00	151.00
5	—	561	155.00–161.00	157.37
3	—	450	155.00	155.00
6	—	537	155.00–157.00	155.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
4	—	433	130.00–136.00	133.51
3	—	367	140.00	140.00
2	—	305	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	480	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	160.00–168.00	163.21
19	—	421	150.00–165.00	158.17
1	—	615	133.00	133.00
16	—	468	146.00–160.00	152.49
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
5	—	569	135.00–151.00	143.24
5	—	307	168.00–175.00	172.22
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
6	—	520	140.00–155.00	149.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	157.00–165.00	161.00
3	—	538	148.00–157.00	151.60
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
2	—	770	120.00–132.00	126.12
2	—	575	149.00–150.00	149.50
3	—	730	120.00–130.00	125.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	841	37.00–48.00	41.78
2	—	1,063	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	55.00–58.00	56.50
5	—	1,406	88.00–93.00	89.98
13	—	1,191	71.00–86.00	78.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	89.00–95.00	92.45
1	—	1,465	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,718	101.00–106.00	102.70

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	—	1,109	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,332	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,276.88

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

Heifers · 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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