Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 5.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Quality was average. Just about every class was softer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.20/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$154.20

145 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$18.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	158.03	848	115
Medium and Large 2	464	139.51	647	30

One grade step is worth $18.53/cwt here — about $202 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 sale145 hd

154.20

—

AR average7 barns · 1,177 hd

159.57

−5.37

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	1,598	84.86	1,356	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	66.75	826	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	66.38	990	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	51.36	478	14

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	148.85/cwt	148.00–150.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	139.84/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.35/cwt	126.00–137.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	157.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	172.78/cwt	165.00–180.00	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	143.56/cwt	140.00–151.00	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	130.97/cwt	125.00–137.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	172.97/cwt	167.00–180.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	148.89/cwt	143.00–156.00	926	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	140.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	127.03/cwt	120.00–134.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	177.36/cwt	173.00–183.00	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.24/cwt	160.00–171.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.04/cwt	119.00–127.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	639	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	152.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	126.19/cwt	120.00–132.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	149.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	843	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.21/cwt	129.00–138.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	144.40/cwt	140.00–149.00	745	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.37/cwt	130.00–145.00	793	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.60/cwt	125.00–131.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.95/cwt	141.00–155.00	715	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	66.38/cwt	62.00–72.00	990	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	55.10/cwt	52.00–59.00	531	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	37.66/cwt	35.00–40.00	306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	87.68/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,434	7
Bulls	—	—	1,470	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,103	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	49.01/cwt	45.00–50.00	515	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	68.19/cwt	62.00–75.00	855	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	79.03/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,071	4

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 Jul 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 967Last week 582Year ago 1,247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 252Year ago 132

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
9	—	515	126.00–137.00	133.35
8	—	423	140.00–147.00	143.38
2	—	553	125.00–137.00	130.97
3	—	378	147.00–150.00	148.98
7	—	475	135.00–145.00	139.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	136.00–144.00	139.84
12	—	519	155.00–160.00	157.27
10	—	567	150.00–156.00	152.46
15	—	427	165.00–180.00	172.78
18	—	668	140.00–151.00	143.56
9	—	382	167.00–180.00	172.97
17	—	622	143.00–156.00	148.89
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
9	—	328	173.00–183.00	177.36
9	—	474	160.00–171.00	165.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	160.00	160.00
2	—	495	168.00	168.00
5	—	600	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	148.00–150.00	148.85
2	—	600	151.00	151.00
3	—	730	130.00	130.00
12	—	564	147.00–152.00	149.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	460	119.00–127.00	123.04
2	—	310	135.00	135.00
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
2	—	388	125.00–129.00	127.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	426	145.00–155.00	150.03
7	—	373	145.00–155.00	152.06
7	—	716	120.00–132.00	126.19
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
9	—	620	129.00–138.00	134.21
13	—	516	140.00–149.00	144.40
14	—	569	130.00–145.00	139.37
8	—	673	125.00–131.00	127.60
11	—	480	141.00–155.00	148.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	122.00	122.00
10	—	571	130.00–140.00	135.92
4	—	528	139.00–145.00	140.99
2	—	688	120.00–134.00	127.03
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
4	—	478	147.00–155.00	150.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	62.00–72.00	66.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	963	52.00–59.00	55.10
3	—	812	35.00–40.00	37.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,051	45.00–50.00	49.01
52	—	1,254	62.00–75.00	68.19
4	—	1,355	77.00–85.00	79.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,635	81.00–94.00	87.68
2	—	1,470	75.00	75.00

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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