Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; over 400 lbs. 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Sold a load of preconditioned cattle on video. see link for video auction ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.29/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$138.29

130 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$14.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	141.55	721	101
Medium and Large 2	408	126.94	518	29

One grade step is worth $14.62/cwt here — about $203 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 sale130 hd

138.29

—

AR average9 barns · 1,437 hd

139.82

−1.53

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	1,638	83.08	1,361	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	57.50	680	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	49.03	510	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,219	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,166	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$899	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,419	$1,435	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$1,039	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.13/cwt	145.00–153.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	146.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	126.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	146.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.39/cwt	135.00–142.00	587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.55/cwt	130.00–133.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	153.30/cwt	150.00–156.00	865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	145.05/cwt	133.00–151.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	167.13/cwt	160.00–182.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.08/cwt	153.00–160.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	175.93/cwt	173.00–178.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	153.68/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	158.48/cwt	155.00–170.00	754	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	146.10/cwt	145.00–149.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	129.95/cwt	127.00–137.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	58.99/cwt	54.00–64.00	700	29
Bulls	—	—	1,638	83.08/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,361	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	49.03/cwt	45.00–53.00	510	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	44.45/cwt	43.00–47.00	460	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	65.53/cwt	65.00–66.00	877	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,370	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,219.07/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,165.80/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,166	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	898.65/head	850.00–950.00	899	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,038.84/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,039	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,258.06/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	128.68/cwt	127.00–135.00	436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.33/cwt	133.00–145.00	787	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.32/cwt	121.00–127.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	154.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	149.79/cwt	145.00–153.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	131.94/cwt	130.00–133.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	129.23/cwt	127.00–131.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	145.98/cwt	140.00–155.00	676	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.90/cwt	135.00–147.00	730	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	144.01/cwt	138.00–153.00	948	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	177.66/cwt	170.00–185.00	581	10

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 Oct 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 1,078Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 238Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	145.00–153.00	150.13
9	—	418	145.00–150.00	146.27
2	—	725	122.00–125.00	123.46
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
15	—	623	130.00–138.00	133.75
13	—	573	133.00–145.00	137.33
7	—	336	150.00–157.00	154.56
4	—	656	127.00–131.00	129.23
24	—	463	140.00–155.00	145.98
20	—	518	135.00–147.00	140.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	125.00–130.00	126.48
10	—	339	127.00–135.00	128.68
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
3	—	403	120.00–125.00	123.31
6	—	367	130.00–133.00	131.94
2	—	505	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	142.00–150.00	146.97
10	—	421	135.00–142.00	139.39
5	—	375	140.00–148.00	143.63
4	—	518	130.00–133.00	131.55
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	150.00–156.00	153.30
3	—	762	133.00–151.00	145.05
8	—	413	160.00–182.00	167.13
8	—	521	153.00–160.00	155.08
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
4	—	366	173.00–178.00	175.93
3	—	723	152.00–157.00	153.68
11	—	476	155.00–170.00	158.48
11	—	613	145.00–153.00	149.79
12	—	658	138.00–153.00	144.01
10	—	327	170.00–185.00	177.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	131.00–140.00	135.39
4	—	520	130.00–140.00	135.96
7	—	472	145.00–149.00	146.10
4	—	673	124.00	124.00
4	—	640	127.00–137.00	129.95
1	—	845	112.00	112.00
3	—	725	121.00–127.00	124.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,186	54.00–64.00	58.99
7	—	1,035	43.00–47.00	44.45
6	—	1,338	65.00–66.00	65.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	45.00–53.00	49.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,638	80.00–87.00	83.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,605	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,258.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,219.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,165.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	850.00–950.00	898.65

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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