Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 6.00-10.00 higher; over 450 lbs. 4.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average. Cattle suitable for grass were in high demand. Sold 3 video loads also.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.92/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$183.92

126 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$27.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	187.02	862	112
Medium and Large 2	398	159.13	634	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.89/cwt here — about $228 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 sale126 hd

183.92

—

AR average9 barns · 1,690 hd

177.19

+6.73

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	1,600	85.91	1,375	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	74.10	1,071	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	72.28	854	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	39.76	353	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	157.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	161.62/cwt	155.00–167.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	138.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	935	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	33.85/cwt	30.00–37.00	284	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	74.10/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,071	2
Bulls	—	—	1,314	73.64/cwt	71.00–77.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	166.66/cwt	160.00–172.00	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	171.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	169.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	148.44/cwt	130.00–155.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	180.51/cwt	175.00–185.00	845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	172.41/cwt	163.00–180.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	193.57/cwt	190.00–201.00	894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	153.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	147.35/cwt	145.00–152.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	191.62/cwt	180.00–203.00	811	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	198.95/cwt	185.00–220.00	750	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	50.10/cwt	45.00–55.00	488	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	51.52/cwt	45.00–57.00	540	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	88.87/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,152	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	75.85/cwt	65.00–82.00	911	14
Bulls	—	—	1,764	92.92/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,639	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,065.19/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	11,994	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	783.16/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,372	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	967.42/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	10,139	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,126.60/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	13,756	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,015.55/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	135.50/cwt	130.00–144.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	119.97/cwt	117.00–123.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.05/cwt	143.00–155.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	141.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	158.77/cwt	150.00–165.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	191.43/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,005	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	205.81/cwt	190.00–227.00	663	13

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 Apr 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 362Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 99Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 15Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	155.00–160.00	157.99
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
3	—	477	155.00–167.00	161.62
2	—	735	125.00–130.00	127.53
1	—	605	137.00	137.00
7	—	674	135.00–145.00	138.66
3	—	768	117.00–123.00	119.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	160.00–172.00	166.66
6	—	619	130.00–155.00	148.44
9	—	468	175.00–185.00	180.51
6	—	518	163.00–180.00	172.41
3	—	653	147.00–150.00	149.00
1	—	745	145.00	145.00
14	—	423	180.00–203.00	191.62
22	—	377	185.00–220.00	198.95
13	—	322	190.00–227.00	205.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	165.00–175.00	169.83
2	—	500	145.00	145.00
5	—	415	150.00–160.00	153.73
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	462	190.00–201.00	193.57
2	—	410	202.00	202.00
2	—	350	223.00	223.00
2	—	610	165.00	165.00
2	—	550	175.00	175.00
12	—	525	185.00–199.00	191.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	165.00–175.00	171.46
5	—	369	165.00–175.00	169.88
7	—	621	130.00–144.00	135.50
11	—	469	143.00–155.00	149.05
10	—	572	135.00–145.00	141.22
1	—	745	132.00	132.00
4	—	411	150.00–165.00	158.77
12	—	522	140.00–149.00	145.50
3	—	670	130.00–135.00	132.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	135.00–145.00	138.27
3	—	467	125.00–130.00	128.38
2	—	423	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	145.00–152.00	147.35
2	—	545	155.00	155.00
3	—	430	175.00	175.00
2	—	550	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	839	30.00–37.00	33.85
4	—	975	45.00–55.00	50.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	73.00–75.00	74.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,049	45.00–57.00	51.52
7	—	1,296	85.00–94.00	88.87
14	—	1,201	65.00–82.00	75.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,314	71.00–77.00	73.64
7	—	1,764	89.00–98.00	92.92

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,126	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,065.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,069	725.00–800.00	783.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	825.00–1,100.00	967.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,221	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,126.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	950.00–1,075.00	1,015.55

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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