Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady except 450-600 lbs. were 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Buyers were very aggressive on cattle suitable to go to grass.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.74/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$183.74

99 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$39.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.40

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	187.68	894	89
Medium and Large 2	455	148.66	676	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.02/cwt here — about $218 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 sale99 hd

183.74

—

AR average8 barns · 1,131 hd

179.34

+4.40

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	1,765	89.84	1,586	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	69.92	847	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	65.64	980	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	48.49	439	10

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	—	723	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.59/cwt	146.00–165.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	189.40/cwt	187.00–191.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	145.34/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	185.49/cwt	185.00–186.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	203.86/cwt	190.00–220.00	767	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	215.87/cwt	200.00–230.00	708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.96/cwt	140.00–159.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	174.65/cwt	165.00–188.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.69/cwt	148.00–155.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	175.87/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	171.86/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.70/cwt	145.00–165.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	189.29/cwt	187.00–191.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	208.77/cwt	201.00–215.00	868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	160.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	141.97/cwt	133.00–145.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	151.66/cwt	145.00–155.00	786	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	78.51/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,017	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	66.96/cwt	63.00–73.00	791	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	57.02/cwt	53.00–62.00	551	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	65.64/cwt	65.00–67.00	980	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	50.99/cwt	50.00–52.00	520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,666	89.70/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,494	8
Bulls	—	—	1,385	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	2,157	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	2,124	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	35.69/cwt	30.00–38.00	290	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,251.63/cwt	1,200.00–1,285.00	18,311	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	792.77/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,911	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	134.72/cwt	130.00–139.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	152.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	164.72/cwt	155.00–173.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	156.63/cwt	150.00–162.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.49/cwt	134.00–140.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.35/cwt	146.00–161.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	164.19/cwt	160.00–175.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	148.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	178.79/cwt	172.00–188.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	2

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 309Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 87Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	130.00–132.00	131.01
6	—	521	146.00–165.00	153.59
6	—	568	140.00–159.00	147.96
6	—	368	155.00–173.00	164.72
6	—	426	150.00–162.00	156.63
2	—	673	137.00–138.00	137.49
6	—	618	134.00–140.00	137.49
5	—	466	146.00–161.00	153.35
4	—	328	160.00–175.00	164.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	130.00–139.00	134.72
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	150.00–155.00	152.73
2	—	460	167.50	167.50
8	—	613	145.00–152.00	148.46
2	—	535	167.00	167.00
2	—	440	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	187.00–191.00	189.40
4	—	518	185.00–186.00	185.49
3	—	578	172.50–182.50	175.87
8	—	608	170.00–175.00	171.86
8	—	416	201.00–215.00	208.77
2	—	650	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	144.00–147.00	145.34
19	—	376	190.00–220.00	203.86
11	—	328	200.00–230.00	215.87
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
8	—	517	165.00–188.00	174.65
6	—	625	145.00–165.00	155.70
3	—	578	165.00–168.00	166.00
3	—	425	187.00–191.00	189.29
5	—	465	172.00–188.00	178.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	140.00–147.00	143.43
2	—	385	157.00–160.00	158.50
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
4	—	420	148.00–155.00	150.69
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	155.00–165.00	160.30
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
4	—	584	133.00–145.00	141.97
3	—	630	135.00–140.00	136.61
3	—	518	145.00–155.00	151.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,296	75.00–83.00	78.51
15	—	1,182	63.00–73.00	66.96
4	—	1,020	50.00–52.00	50.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	966	53.00–62.00	57.02
4	—	813	30.00–38.00	35.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	65.00–67.00	65.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,666	85.00–95.00	89.70
1	—	1,385	65.00	65.00
3	—	2,157	97.00–100.00	98.49

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	3	—	1,463	1,200.00–1,285.00	1,251.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,124	750.00–850.00	792.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	940.00	940.00

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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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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