Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Slaughter cattle market was strong. Buyers weren't quite as aggressive this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.77/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$159.77

114 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$13.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	160.86	814	105
Medium and Large 2	382	147.09	561	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.77/cwt here — about $253 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 sale114 hd

159.77

—

AR average9 barns · 1,196 hd

160.50

−0.73

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	1,555	86.98	1,352	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	83.47	1,027	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	81.77	1,306	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	62.84	576	16

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)	1,033	$1,075	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	312	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	197.51/cwt	190.00–205.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	163.55/cwt	157.00–168.00	767	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	176.00/cwt	173.00–182.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.09/cwt	153.00–166.00	827	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	183.42/cwt	180.00–189.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	164.40/cwt	163.00–165.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	187.87/cwt	180.00–203.00	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	155.73/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	161.66/cwt	160.00–163.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	164.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	142.84/cwt	134.00–150.00	891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.59/cwt	155.00–167.00	764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	135.67/cwt	130.00–142.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	213.00/cwt	195.00–225.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	166.70/cwt	162.00–173.00	710	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	181.44/cwt	170.00–190.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	138.42/cwt	133.00–144.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.63/cwt	140.00–158.00	926	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.80/cwt	148.00–157.00	562	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,074.64/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,075	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	81.53/cwt	75.00–87.00	999	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	81.77/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,306	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	67.19/cwt	55.00–73.00	634	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	43.98/cwt	42.00–45.00	353	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.31/cwt	60.00–64.00	639	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	91.23/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,465	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	92.96/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,206	11

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 Sep 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 551Year ago 830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 86Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	160.00–170.00	164.97
4	—	513	140.00–143.00	140.98
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
5	—	371	160.00–170.00	164.92
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	190.00–205.00	197.51
4	—	514	173.00–182.00	176.00
6	—	465	180.00–189.00	183.42
5	—	563	163.00–165.00	164.40
12	—	422	180.00–203.00	187.87
2	—	720	152.00–156.00	154.00
1	—	770	145.00	145.00
4	—	671	153.00–158.00	155.73
3	—	617	160.00–163.00	161.66
10	—	317	195.00–225.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
19	—	469	157.00–168.00	163.55
22	—	523	153.00–166.00	158.09
19	—	426	162.00–173.00	166.70
10	—	379	170.00–190.00	181.44
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
4	—	553	155.00	155.00
4	—	665	133.00–144.00	138.42
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
16	—	615	140.00–158.00	150.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	169.00–170.00	169.50
4	—	608	153.00–155.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.50
6	—	375	148.00–157.00	149.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	134.00–150.00	142.84
8	—	473	155.00–167.00	161.59
2	—	568	140.00–146.00	142.93
7	—	524	150.00–155.00	152.72
4	—	676	130.00–142.00	135.67
2	—	733	135.00–138.00	136.52

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)	3	—	1,033	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,074.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,606	89.00–93.00	91.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,225	75.00–87.00	81.53
3	—	1,025	60.00–64.00	62.31
11	—	1,297	90.00–96.00	92.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	77.00–85.00	81.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	943	55.00–73.00	67.19
3	—	802	42.00–45.00	43.98

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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