Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher; over 450 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Plenty of plainer cattle and new crop calves on offer. Heifer calves were in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.77/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$147.77

128 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$18.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	148.91	806	120
Medium and Large 2	417	130.64	545	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $261 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 sale128 hd

147.77

—

AR average7 barns · 1,230 hd

148.87

−1.10

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	1,583	92.13	1,458	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	74.54	876	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	71.16	1,131	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	61.28	583	35

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	85.03/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,056	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	76.69/cwt	70.00–82.00	910	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	44.07/cwt	38.00–50.00	368	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	64.15/cwt	55.00–70.00	622	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	71.16/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,131	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	54.58/cwt	50.00–58.00	575	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,003	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	99.97/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	92.48/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.32/cwt	132.00–142.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.80/cwt	143.00–162.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	146.58/cwt	145.00–148.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	144.03/cwt	140.00–147.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	146.36/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.60/cwt	160.00–166.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	180.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	171.72/cwt	165.00–177.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.03/cwt	148.00–163.00	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.27/cwt	158.00–165.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	154.68/cwt	152.00–157.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	138.53/cwt	130.00–148.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	146.91/cwt	137.00–153.00	779	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	132.29/cwt	129.00–143.00	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.89/cwt	155.00–167.00	589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	152.78/cwt	142.00–159.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.20/cwt	135.00–154.00	832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	158.36/cwt	145.00–163.00	657	12

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 338Year ago 836

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 61Year ago 93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	84.00–87.00	85.03
22	—	1,187	70.00–82.00	76.69
5	—	1,053	50.00–58.00	54.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	836	38.00–50.00	44.07
30	—	970	55.00–70.00	64.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	65.00–78.00	71.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,555	98.00–102.00	99.97
7	—	1,623	87.00–96.00	92.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	120.00–130.00	125.00
1	—	790	117.00	117.00
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
4	—	333	160.00–163.00	161.50
7	—	624	130.00–148.00	138.53
25	—	530	137.00–153.00	146.91
7	—	679	129.00–143.00	132.29
9	—	371	155.00–167.00	158.89
13	—	478	142.00–159.00	152.78
15	—	569	135.00–154.00	146.20
12	—	415	145.00–163.00	158.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	130.00–135.00	133.36
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	138.00	138.00
6	—	565	161.00–163.00	162.00
6	—	675	145.00	145.00
9	—	620	152.00–157.00	154.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
3	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.70
3	—	628	132.00–142.00	136.32
4	—	565	135.00–145.00	140.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	143.00–162.00	153.80
6	—	380	170.00–180.00	175.31
2	—	778	141.00–143.00	142.02
2	—	730	145.00–148.00	146.52
3	—	685	141.00–150.00	146.36
6	—	471	160.00–166.00	162.60
8	—	331	175.00–185.00	180.60
8	—	421	165.00–177.00	171.72
8	—	570	148.00–163.00	155.03
11	—	523	158.00–165.00	160.27
1	—	860	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
2	—	318	145.00–148.00	146.58
5	—	474	140.00–147.00	144.03

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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