Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower; over 500 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality was average. All classes of cattle were in strong demand. Sold 2 loads of precondtioned cattle on video at a premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.31/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$170.31

243 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$21.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	659	172.46	1,137	151
Medium and Large 1	559	168.53	942	83
Medium and Large 2	422	150.65	636	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.81/cwt here — about $501 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 sale243 hd

170.31

—

AR average7 barns · 861 hd

174.60

−4.29

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	1,663	86.97	1,446	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	74.70	1,041	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	74.31	876	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	61.45	587	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,015	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$975	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	162.04/cwt	160.00–165.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,182	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,096	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	168.59/cwt	164.00–175.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	176.30/cwt	173.00–185.00	844	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	145.39/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.63/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,008	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	148.65/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.85/cwt	135.00–160.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	154.31/cwt	148.00–160.00	870	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	190.25/cwt	185.00–195.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	181.92/cwt	177.00–190.00	770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	65.66/cwt	61.00–70.00	649	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	42.52/cwt	39.00–46.00	342	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	74.70/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,041	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	59.03/cwt	58.00–61.00	601	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,063	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	75.52/cwt	72.00–78.00	903	24
Bulls	—	—	1,663	86.97/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,446	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,015.00/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,015	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.24/cwt	148.00–159.00	804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	151.11/cwt	141.00–155.00	929	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	160.73/cwt	157.00–167.00	743	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	146.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	176.20/cwt	170.00–182.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	170.04/cwt	165.00–177.00	624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	146.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	137.52/cwt	135.00–141.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.80/cwt	127.00–140.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	193.94/cwt	188.00–198.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	171.47/cwt	165.00–176.00	895	6

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 539Year ago 1,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 77Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	127.00–130.00	128.49
5	—	469	160.00–165.00	162.04
2	—	558	155.00	155.00
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	137.00	137.00
27	—	564	148.00–160.00	154.31
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
13	—	521	148.00–159.00	154.24
22	—	615	141.00–155.00	151.11
17	—	462	157.00–167.00	160.73
6	—	322	170.00–182.00	176.20
11	—	367	165.00–177.00	170.04
7	—	669	140.00–150.00	146.18
12	—	423	160.00–170.00	163.85
4	—	725	135.00–141.00	137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
6	—	324	145.00–150.00	146.22
3	—	472	127.00–140.00	134.80
2	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	680	173.75	173.75
78	—	640	171.25	171.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	150.00–157.00	153.50
3	—	535	140.00–145.00	142.66
2	—	360	135.00–160.00	147.85
2	—	313	160.00–165.00	162.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	164.00–175.00	168.59
14	—	479	173.00–185.00	176.30
2	—	685	145.00–148.00	146.50
2	—	770	140.00–151.00	145.39
22	—	620	162.00–169.00	162.63
11	—	720	146.00–149.00	148.65
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
4	—	364	185.00–195.00	190.25
4	—	423	177.00–190.00	181.92
5	—	316	188.00–198.00	193.94
6	—	522	165.00–176.00	171.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	989	61.00–70.00	65.66
2	—	805	39.00–46.00	42.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	74.00–76.00	74.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	58.00–61.00	59.03
3	—	1,250	85.00	85.00
24	—	1,196	72.00–78.00	75.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,663	84.00–88.00	86.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,105	975.00–1,100.00	1,015.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	975.00	975.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

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