Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-9.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Market was strong on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.69/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$147.69

108 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$11.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	149.92	767	87
Medium and Large 2	419	138.47	580	21

One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $187 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 sale108 hd

147.69

—

AR average8 barns · 1,173 hd

156.65

−8.96

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	1,636	91.54	1,498	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	78.55	1,063	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	74.84	882	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	60.52	592	7thin

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	—	567	140.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.05/cwt	128.00–132.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	144.25/cwt	135.00–150.00	909	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	173.57/cwt	165.00–180.00	904	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	161.86/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,013	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.63/cwt	178.00–190.00	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	196.51/cwt	185.00–215.00	729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	194.82/cwt	185.00–210.00	635	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	168.07/cwt	160.00–175.00	951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	141.63/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.99/cwt	150.00–165.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.60/cwt	154.00–158.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	157.49/cwt	140.00–170.00	506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	151.22/cwt	145.00–157.00	709	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.94/cwt	158.00–168.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	138.00/cwt	134.00–145.00	926	12
Bulls	—	—	1,676	93.19/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,562	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	999	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	78.55/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,063	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	60.52/cwt	55.00–65.00	592	7
Bulls	—	—	1,355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,084	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	53.96/cwt	51.00–60.00	557	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	77.32/cwt	71.00–80.00	930	20

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 Aug 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 592Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 110Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	135.00–145.00	140.56
4	—	665	127.00–128.00	127.49
6	—	523	145.00–155.00	148.85
6	—	628	128.00–132.00	130.05
8	—	478	150.00–160.00	156.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	135.00–150.00	144.25
4	—	720	130.00–134.00	131.94
10	—	525	145.00–155.00	150.32
8	—	423	150.00–165.00	157.99
8	—	569	140.00–155.00	146.60
11	—	321	140.00–170.00	157.49
11	—	469	145.00–157.00	151.22
11	—	375	158.00–168.00	162.94
12	—	671	134.00–145.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	145.00	145.00
6	—	372	140.00–145.00	142.43
6	—	428	135.00–145.00	139.98
7	—	472	130.00–135.00	131.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	165.00–180.00	173.57
8	—	626	155.00–168.00	161.86
13	—	423	178.00–190.00	183.63
7	—	671	150.00–160.00	154.93
11	—	371	185.00–215.00	196.51
14	—	326	185.00–210.00	194.82
10	—	566	160.00–175.00	168.07
6	—	772	140.00–144.00	141.63
4	—	718	140.00–145.00	142.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	142.00–150.00	145.79
2	—	465	145.00	145.00
5	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.94
6	—	378	154.00–158.00	155.60
5	—	325	155.00–165.00	160.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	90.00–96.00	93.19
1	—	1,355	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,033	51.00–60.00	53.96
20	—	1,203	71.00–80.00	77.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	77.00–80.00	78.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	979	55.00–65.00	60.52

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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