Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain. Yearling type cattle still selling well. Fleshy new crop calves are becoming more numerous and being discounted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.00/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$166.00

62 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$24.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	170.78	815	50
Medium and Large 2	422	146.09	616	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.69/cwt here — about $199 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 sale62 hd

166.00

—

AR average8 barns · 1,278 hd

167.57

−1.57

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	1,699	86.29	1,466	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	70.00	1,159	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	69.16	837	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	56.28	540	17

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	623	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.77/cwt	148.00–151.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	138.32/cwt	135.00–143.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	151.17/cwt	140.00–155.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	150.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	181.90/cwt	175.00–190.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	179.34/cwt	175.00–185.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	165.77/cwt	160.00–172.00	865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.38/cwt	173.00–187.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	155.96/cwt	153.00–160.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	160.03/cwt	150.00–165.00	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	151.98/cwt	151.00–153.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	151.49/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	174.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	131.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.02/cwt	124.00–132.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.34/cwt	133.00–134.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.96/cwt	140.00–153.00	690	10
Bulls	—	—	1,585	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	86.38/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,475	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	78.63/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,058	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	67.84/cwt	60.00–73.00	794	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,159	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	60.92/cwt	55.00–64.00	600	14
Bulls	—	—	1,755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	50.01/cwt	47.00–55.00	528	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	34.65/cwt	34.00–35.00	293	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

Thu Jun 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 475Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 219Year ago 172

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	134.00–138.00	135.98
4	—	470	148.00–151.00	149.77
3	—	572	135.00–143.00	138.32
7	—	539	140.00–155.00	151.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	145.00–155.00	150.87
6	—	574	133.00–137.00	134.99
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
6	—	324	150.00–165.00	160.03
3	—	668	124.00–132.00	128.02
6	—	523	135.00–142.00	138.66
3	—	622	133.00–134.00	133.34
9	—	421	140.00–155.00	147.01
10	—	473	140.00–153.00	145.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
4	—	329	125.00–135.00	131.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	522	135.00	135.00
3	—	380	150.00–155.00	153.40
3	—	313	153.00–160.00	155.96
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	175.00–190.00	181.90
8	—	376	175.00–185.00	179.34
1	—	740	145.00	145.00
12	—	522	160.00–172.00	165.77
7	—	428	173.00–187.00	179.38
2	—	635	151.00–153.00	151.98
4	—	675	147.00–153.00	151.49
8	—	467	170.00–180.00	174.63
2	—	580	156.00–160.00	157.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,708	80.00–90.00	86.38
1	—	1,755	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,346	76.00–82.00	78.63
21	—	1,170	60.00–73.00	67.84
4	—	1,055	47.00–55.00	50.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	985	55.00–64.00	60.92
3	—	845	34.00–35.00	34.65

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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