Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Buyer participation was active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.69/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$145.69

80 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$13.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	147.21	778	71
Medium and Large 2	380	133.68	508	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $269 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 sale80 hd

145.69

—

AR average9 barns · 2,015 hd

152.57

−6.88

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	1,720	91.14	1,567	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	78.82	955	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	76.00	1,113	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	62.69	628	7thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1Value Added	—	672	145.00/cwt	142.00–147.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	154.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	157.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	167.17/cwt	165.00–171.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	170.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	138.01/cwt	133.00–145.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	180.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.05/cwt	138.00–148.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	153.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.45/cwt	142.00–155.00	785	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.05/cwt	145.00–149.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	142.45/cwt	137.00–145.00	893	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	62.69/cwt	57.00–70.00	628	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	57.01/cwt	55.00–58.00	604	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	90.84/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,168	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	79.23/cwt	70.00–85.00	966	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,992	99.57/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	76.54/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	93.20/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.94/cwt	150.00–163.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	135.36/cwt	135.00–136.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	145.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.04/cwt	138.00–143.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	149.22/cwt	142.00–155.00	771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	177.61/cwt	172.00–183.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	153.53/cwt	145.00–165.00	709	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	121.17/cwt	119.00–125.00	880	5

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 379Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 158Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	142.00–147.00	145.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	160.00	160.00
2	—	618	144.00–148.00	145.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	150.00–158.00	154.50
9	—	627	133.00–145.00	138.01
8	—	424	150.00–163.00	156.94
5	—	568	138.00–143.00	139.04
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
13	—	517	142.00–155.00	149.22
18	—	462	145.00–165.00	153.53
5	—	726	119.00–125.00	121.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
3	—	313	135.00–136.00	135.36
4	—	378	131.00–135.00	133.01
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	150.00–155.00	152.42
4	—	389	155.00–160.00	157.48
4	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.97
4	—	328	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	138.00–148.00	143.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
9	—	617	150.00–165.00	157.61
5	—	506	165.00–171.00	167.17
10	—	467	165.00–175.00	170.80
6	—	328	175.00–185.00	180.73
3	—	658	150.00–158.00	153.99
5	—	425	170.00–185.00	179.44
2	—	825	135.00–145.00	140.00
8	—	569	160.00–165.00	162.63
7	—	376	172.00–183.00	177.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	142.00–155.00	149.45
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
5	—	565	145.00–149.00	147.05
1	—	805	122.00	122.00
3	—	627	137.00–145.00	142.45
2	—	713	127.00–132.00	129.46
7	—	474	155.00–160.00	157.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,002	57.00–70.00	62.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	55.00–58.00	57.01
5	—	1,286	88.00–94.00	90.84
13	—	1,219	70.00–85.00	79.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,992	98.00–101.00	99.57
3	—	1,423	74.00–79.00	76.54
9	—	1,728	88.00–96.00	93.20

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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