Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. steady; over 700 lbs 7.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active. Recent rains have sparked buyer activity on lighter weight calves. Sold three loads of cattle on video to see report click on this link (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 $172.97/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$172.97

115 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$26.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	177.59	870	95
Medium and Large 2	410	151.03	619	20

One grade step is worth $26.56/cwt here — about $251 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 sale115 hd

172.97

—

AR average8 barns · 2,860 hd

177.06

−4.10

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	1,535	79.63	1,223	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	63.27	998	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	59.29	697	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	46.15	445	13

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)	1,035	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$847	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	720	119.93/cwt	115.00–130.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.22/cwt	148.00–165.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.60/cwt	135.00–150.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.22/cwt	130.00–150.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	196.15/cwt	185.00–203.00	728	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	185.10/cwt	175.00–198.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	152.16/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	168.14/cwt	160.00–183.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.47/cwt	152.00–160.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	154.25/cwt	145.00–167.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	199.25/cwt	185.00–217.50	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	161.74/cwt	155.00–167.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	182.06/cwt	175.00–190.00	858	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	139.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	123.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	134.33/cwt	127.00–142.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.91/cwt	139.00–148.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	160.53/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.10/cwt	130.00–149.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	136.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	149.18/cwt	140.00–159.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	847.19/head	700.00–900.00	847	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	83.60/cwt	80.00–87.00	711	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	50.80/cwt	45.00–54.00	515	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	30.65/cwt	30.00–32.00	247	3
Bulls	—	—	1,644	83.29/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,369	4
Bulls	—	—	1,100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	48.07/cwt	42.00–53.00	500	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	63.27/cwt	56.00–66.00	998	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	61.95/cwt	56.00–69.00	741	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	71.75/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,022	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 Nov 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 1,104Year ago 1,409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 265Year ago 376

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	115.00–130.00	119.93
6	—	467	148.00–165.00	156.22
6	—	621	125.00–135.00	128.79
8	—	519	135.00–150.00	141.60
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
2	—	578	130.00–150.00	140.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	371	185.00–203.00	196.15
15	—	420	175.00–198.00	185.10
1	—	850	147.00	147.00
5	—	670	149.00–163.00	152.16
9	—	515	160.00–183.00	168.14
2	—	835	145.00–155.00	149.94
5	—	614	145.00–167.00	154.25
10	—	316	185.00–217.50	199.25
11	—	563	155.00–167.00	161.74
1	—	760	165.00	165.00
18	—	471	175.00–190.00	182.06
4	—	724	157.00–163.00	160.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	145.00–150.00	147.57
7	—	423	145.00–152.00	148.80
6	—	365	152.00–160.00	156.47
2	—	555	130.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	338	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	523	123.00–125.00	124.00
5	—	313	135.00–140.00	136.45
6	—	365	130.00–135.00	134.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	137.00–141.00	139.02
2	—	813	120.00–126.00	123.03
6	—	717	127.00–142.00	134.33
6	—	523	139.00–148.00	141.91
6	—	615	130.00–149.00	138.10
1	—	775	123.00	123.00
2	—	325	158.00	158.00
3	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.01
5	—	419	145.00–155.00	151.95
8	—	466	140.00–159.00	149.18

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,136	700.00–900.00	847.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	80.00–87.00	83.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,013	45.00–54.00	50.80
3	—	805	30.00–32.00	30.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,040	42.00–53.00	48.07
52	—	1,196	56.00–69.00	61.95
6	—	1,424	70.00–76.00	71.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	56.00–66.00	63.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	80.00–86.00	83.29
1	—	1,100	65.00	65.00

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

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