Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Lighter weight cattle were in high demand. Sold a load of preconditioned cattle on video click link to see results. (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 $158.95/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$158.95

178 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$21.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.40

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	162.77	780	146
Medium and Large 2	396	141.51	561	32

One grade step is worth $21.26/cwt here — about $220 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 sale178 hd

158.95

—

AR average8 barns · 2,538 hd

153.55

+5.40

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	1,617	81.21	1,313	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	67.51	959	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	61.90	749	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	42.46	400	27

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)	1,017	$917	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$842	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$742	4thin

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	—	371	173.24/cwt	155.00–190.00	643	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	143.51/cwt	140.00–155.00	475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	186.72/cwt	175.00–201.00	868	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	203.94/cwt	191.00–222.50	763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	176.42/cwt	170.00–180.00	891	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	176.23/cwt	167.00–187.50	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	153.17/cwt	145.00–165.00	882	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	145.76/cwt	138.00–153.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	162.30/cwt	157.00–170.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	195.75/cwt	180.00–215.00	820	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	153.19/cwt	147.00–158.00	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.23/cwt	145.00–156.00	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	163.13/cwt	155.00–167.00	604	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.53/cwt	135.00–149.00	736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	205.48/cwt	195.00–220.00	692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	169.14/cwt	160.00–183.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	144.34/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	160.91/cwt	154.00–167.00	751	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.94/cwt	137.00–150.00	818	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	131.99/cwt	125.00–138.00	890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	164.51/cwt	155.00–175.00	760	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	145.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.98/cwt	125.00–134.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.52/cwt	145.00–170.00	819	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	170.93/cwt	155.00–192.00	720	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	140.81/cwt	130.00–147.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	986	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	842.13/head	800.00–850.00	842	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	742.09/head	725.00–760.00	742	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	917.21/head	900.00–950.00	917	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	76.83/cwt	65.00–85.00	678	10
Bulls	—	—	1,410	68.94/cwt	65.00–74.00	972	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	32.07/cwt	28.00–37.00	257	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	47.65/cwt	42.00–53.00	482	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	959	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,701	87.47/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,488	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	47.66/cwt	43.00–52.00	505	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	64.10/cwt	58.00–72.00	795	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	71.81/cwt	70.00–75.00	933	15

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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 918Year ago 1,264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 141Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	371	155.00–190.00	173.24
6	—	333	167.00–187.50	176.23
15	—	576	145.00–165.00	153.17
11	—	616	138.00–153.00	145.76
1	—	760	123.00	123.00
1	—	820	126.00	126.00
21	—	462	155.00–175.00	164.51
30	—	520	145.00–170.00	157.52
32	—	421	155.00–192.00	170.93
3	—	723	130.00–140.00	136.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	140.00–155.00	143.51
10	—	374	140.00–150.00	145.32
3	—	528	125.00–134.00	127.98
10	—	424	130.00–147.00	140.81
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	465	175.00–201.00	186.72
13	—	374	191.00–222.50	203.94
12	—	505	170.00–180.00	176.42
20	—	419	180.00–215.00	195.75
14	—	616	147.00–158.00	153.19
1	—	830	140.00	140.00
14	—	337	195.00–220.00	205.48
6	—	566	160.00–183.00	169.14
6	—	710	143.00–145.00	144.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	157.00–170.00	162.30
9	—	480	145.00–156.00	152.23
13	—	370	155.00–167.00	163.13
10	—	520	135.00–149.00	141.53
10	—	427	150.00–158.00	153.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	140.00–150.00	146.60
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
17	—	467	154.00–167.00	160.91
10	—	572	137.00–150.00	142.94
9	—	674	125.00–138.00	131.99
3	—	613	135.00–145.00	141.74
1	—	790	117.00	117.00

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)	6	—	1,058	800.00–850.00	842.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,075	725.00–760.00	742.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	900.00–950.00	917.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	882	65.00–85.00	76.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	65.00–74.00	68.94
1	—	1,900	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,701	85.00–89.00	87.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	802	28.00–37.00	32.07
18	—	1,012	42.00–53.00	47.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	67.00–68.00	67.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,060	43.00–52.00	47.66
36	—	1,241	58.00–72.00	64.10
15	—	1,299	70.00–75.00	71.81

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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