Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Lighter weight calves were in high demand.

Sold two loads of preconditioned cattle on video, see link for video auction ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.26/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$178.26

79 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$32.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	186.95	844	58
Medium and Large 2	437	154.25	674	21

One grade step is worth $32.70/cwt here — about $170 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 sale79 hd

178.26

—

AR average8 barns · 1,215 hd

180.41

−2.15

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	1,635	83.45	1,364	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	74.00	995	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	70.78	807	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	876	41.61	365	15

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)	1,122	$1,025	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	423	186.87/cwt	183.00–193.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	199.97/cwt	190.00–210.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.98/cwt	165.00–169.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	207.87/cwt	185.00–227.00	661	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	161.38/cwt	155.00–165.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	151.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	162.05/cwt	158.00–165.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	146.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.89/cwt	135.00–152.00	817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.69/cwt	159.00–167.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.10/cwt	140.00–155.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	180.60/cwt	175.00–188.00	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	159.52/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	152.93/cwt	145.00–157.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.81/cwt	155.00–167.00	761	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	174.54/cwt	165.00–180.00	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.68/cwt	153.00–162.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	168.34/cwt	159.00–177.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.60/cwt	165.00–185.00	652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,024.67/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,025	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	77.03/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,059	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	60.84/cwt	55.00–64.00	620	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	89.86/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,703	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	77.70/cwt	72.00–84.00	920	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	52.80/cwt	50.00–55.00	542	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	34.62/cwt	30.00–40.00	285	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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 478Year ago 979

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 91Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 25

Sold two loads of preconditioned cattle on video, see link for video auction ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	183.00–193.00	186.87
5	—	376	190.00–210.00	199.97
4	—	573	165.00–169.00	166.98
2	—	685	157.00	157.00
3	—	508	175.00	175.00
17	—	318	185.00–227.00	207.87
2	—	755	151.00	151.00
11	—	480	175.00–188.00	180.60
2	—	633	155.00–164.00	159.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	155.00–165.00	161.38
2	—	418	159.00–160.00	159.50
5	—	472	150.00–155.00	151.38
4	—	330	158.00–165.00	162.05
6	—	519	140.00–150.00	144.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	635	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	145.00	145.00
2	—	645	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	142.00–148.00	146.04
2	—	720	135.00–137.00	136.02
5	—	572	145.00–157.00	152.93
15	—	470	155.00–167.00	161.81
12	—	320	165.00–180.00	174.54
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
7	—	524	153.00–162.00	156.68
9	—	421	159.00–177.00	168.34
9	—	378	165.00–185.00	172.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	152.00	152.00
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	135.00–152.00	143.89
3	—	473	159.00–167.00	162.69
2	—	615	137.00–142.00	139.46
6	—	523	140.00–155.00	150.10
1	—	655	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	950.00–1,175.00	1,024.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	75.00–79.00	77.03
2	—	1,895	85.00–94.00	89.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	55.00–64.00	60.84
11	—	824	30.00–40.00	34.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,184	72.00–84.00	77.70
5	—	1,026	50.00–55.00	52.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	74.00	74.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

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