Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 6.00-12.00 higher; over 450 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaugher cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active. Light weight cattle were in high demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.90/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$176.90

74 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$26.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	181.51	887	61
Medium and Large 2	421	155.27	654	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $233 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 sale74 hd

176.90

—

AR average9 barns · 1,316 hd

180.14

−3.24

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	—	High	1,635	96.05	1,571	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	75.00	1,084	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	65.79	776	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	52.33	481	6thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	424	166.66/cwt	157.00–177.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	167.36/cwt	160.00–175.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	175.18/cwt	171.00–180.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	179.14/cwt	173.00–185.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	145.32/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	194.96/cwt	185.00–200.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	179.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	152.96/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	185.94/cwt	175.00–197.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	188.27/cwt	180.00–199.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	164.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	203.77/cwt	199.00–210.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	204.75/cwt	200.00–207.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	151.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	118.42/cwt	112.00–125.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	152.94/cwt	146.00–158.00	864	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	56.40/cwt	55.00–58.00	537	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,084	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	52.44/cwt	48.00–55.00	555	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	65.86/cwt	61.00–72.00	790	19
Bulls	—	—	1,895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	94.06/cwt	84.00–103.00	1,508	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	78.85/cwt	75.00–84.00	967	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,184.54/cwt	1,075.00–1,280.00	15,517	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.63/cwt	142.00–151.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	150.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	139.05/cwt	133.00–145.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	164.47/cwt	160.00–168.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.28/cwt	151.00–165.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	116.34/cwt	110.00–127.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	151.94/cwt	150.00–154.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	884	3

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 528Year ago 828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 80Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	424	157.00–177.00	166.66
6	—	370	160.00–175.00	167.36
6	—	312	171.00–180.00	175.18
3	—	772	122.00–123.00	122.66
5	—	576	142.00–151.00	146.63
7	—	507	145.00–155.00	150.99
7	—	472	151.00–165.00	156.28
5	—	818	110.00–127.00	116.34
2	—	720	131.00	131.00
3	—	660	130.00–137.00	134.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	173.00–185.00	179.14
3	—	713	144.00–147.00	145.32
4	—	329	185.00–200.00	194.96
8	—	474	175.00–185.00	179.93
2	—	670	151.00–155.00	152.96
1	—	550	174.00	174.00
10	—	425	175.00–197.00	185.94
7	—	370	180.00–199.00	188.27
3	—	840	135.00–136.00	135.67
1	—	750	141.00	141.00
2	—	620	150.00–154.00	151.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	160.00–168.00	164.06
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
3	—	378	155.00–165.00	160.13
5	—	465	145.00–155.00	151.00
2	—	425	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	453	199.00–210.00	203.77
5	—	412	200.00–207.00	204.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	112.00–125.00	118.42
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
2	—	720	125.00–136.00	130.50
6	—	518	155.00–165.00	159.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
3	—	565	146.00–158.00	152.94
2	—	640	133.00–145.00	139.05
6	—	464	160.00–168.00	164.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	32.00	32.00
5	—	953	55.00–58.00	56.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	48.00–55.00	52.44
19	—	1,199	61.00–72.00	65.86
5	—	1,226	75.00–84.00	78.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	112.00	112.00
8	—	1,603	84.00–103.00	94.06

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,075.00–1,280.00	1,184.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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