Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. steady; over 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.37/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$149.37

98 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$16.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	150.03	804	94
Medium and Large 2	405	133.72	542	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $262 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 sale98 hd

149.37

—

AR average8 barns · 1,336 hd

152.56

−3.19

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	1,718	87.22	1,499	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	73.21	876	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	62.26	646	8thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.31/cwt	139.00–148.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	134.61/cwt	130.00–139.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.67/cwt	140.00–153.00	844	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	178.26/cwt	175.00–185.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	147.08/cwt	145.00–153.00	910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.75/cwt	155.00–168.00	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	146.68/cwt	142.00–150.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.20/cwt	150.00–157.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.88/cwt	150.00–159.00	736	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	142.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	147.17/cwt	145.00–152.00	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	170.58/cwt	165.00–175.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.95/cwt	135.00–149.00	895	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	150.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.23/cwt	145.00–163.00	675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	131.72/cwt	125.00–140.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	135.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	722	3
Bulls	—	—	1,771	90.66/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,606	5
Bulls	—	—	1,455	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	62.26/cwt	58.00–65.00	646	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	83.67/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,049	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	52.25/cwt	48.00–57.00	551	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	76.71/cwt	72.00–80.00	941	9

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 416Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 106Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
3	—	515	139.00–148.00	142.31
3	—	613	130.00–139.00	134.61
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	140.00–153.00	148.67
3	—	378	155.00	155.00
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
2	—	305	157.00–158.00	157.50
16	—	475	150.00–159.00	154.88
16	—	622	135.00–149.00	143.95
9	—	532	145.00–155.00	150.12
11	—	432	145.00–163.00	156.23
3	—	732	125.00–140.00	131.72
6	—	664	130.00–140.00	135.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	151.00	151.00
6	—	528	156.00–158.00	157.00
2	—	450	160.00	160.00
3	—	440	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
2	—	318	135.00–140.00	137.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
3	—	363	175.00–185.00	178.26
9	—	619	145.00–153.00	147.08
10	—	515	155.00–168.00	160.75
8	—	573	150.00–157.00	154.20
3	—	712	140.00–145.00	142.70
6	—	659	145.00–152.00	147.17
7	—	426	165.00–175.00	170.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	533	135.00–138.00	136.49
4	—	414	142.00–150.00	146.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,771	85.00–94.00	90.66
1	—	1,455	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,038	58.00–65.00	62.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,254	82.00–85.00	83.67
4	—	1,055	48.00–57.00	52.25
9	—	1,227	72.00–80.00	76.71

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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