Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00-20.00 instances 25.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer participation was very active. Most all weight classes of steers were considerably higher. Buyers were very aggressive on most classes of cattle. Sold a split load of steers and heifers on video click link to see results. (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 $201.23/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$201.23

175 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$44.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.83

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	206.11	989	156
Medium and Large 2	433	161.21	698	19thin

One grade step is worth $44.90/cwt here — about $291 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 sale175 hd

201.23

—

AR average9 barns · 2,227 hd

182.40

+18.83

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	1,649	81.62	1,346	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	59.72	707	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	44.67	435	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,142	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$991	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	592	162.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	157.41/cwt	150.00–165.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	194.71/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	175.01/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,253	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	223.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,057	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	143.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	215.77/cwt	200.00–235.00	801	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	198.78/cwt	193.00–202.50	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	172.21/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	226.91/cwt	215.00–233.00	937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	170.05/cwt	160.00–175.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	218.49/cwt	196.00–235.00	922	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	195.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	180.75/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,209	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	149.04/cwt	145.00–154.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	162.95/cwt	157.00–173.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	188.85/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	200.23/cwt	188.00–215.00	1,061	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	210.51/cwt	195.00–220.00	998	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	63.08/cwt	57.00–67.00	765	40
Bulls	—	—	1,462	73.33/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,072	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	85.76/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,495	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	33.35/cwt	32.00–35.00	268	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	47.28/cwt	42.00–51.00	479	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	46.27/cwt	42.00–50.00	494	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,005.13/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,005	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,120.55/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,121	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	172.06/cwt	165.00–181.00	807	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	146.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	164.94/cwt	157.00–171.00	861	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	143.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	167.97/cwt	165.00–170.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	172.65/cwt	171.00–175.00	877	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	188.54/cwt	175.00–202.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	200.50/cwt	190.00–207.50	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	176.48/cwt	165.00–187.00	754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	213.99/cwt	193.00–240.00	674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	182.72/cwt	175.00–185.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	2

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 396Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 77Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	160.00–165.00	162.66
2	—	618	150.00–165.00	157.41
3	—	515	165.00	165.00
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
2	—	475	170.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	770	120.00–135.00	127.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	173.00	173.00
6	—	615	189.00–205.00	194.71
7	—	716	173.00–179.00	175.01
8	—	473	220.00–225.00	223.49
8	—	526	193.00–202.50	198.78
12	—	413	215.00–233.00	226.91
4	—	573	190.00–200.00	195.11
10	—	669	177.00–187.00	180.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	140.00–145.00	143.27
4	—	513	153.00–155.00	154.00
3	—	353	160.00–175.00	170.05
5	—	325	175.00	175.00
2	—	435	160.00	160.00
2	—	465	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	371	200.00–235.00	215.77
5	—	626	167.00–185.00	172.21
1	—	740	169.00	169.00
22	—	422	196.00–235.00	218.49
6	—	568	181.00–195.00	188.85
8	—	530	188.00–215.00	200.23
11	—	474	195.00–220.00	210.51
1	—	765	152.00	152.00
14	—	315	193.00–240.00	213.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
5	—	419	145.00–150.00	146.01
5	—	461	140.00–148.00	143.62
3	—	315	155.00	155.00
2	—	365	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	145.00–154.00	149.04
5	—	560	157.00–173.00	162.95
2	—	718	130.00–140.00	134.88
17	—	469	165.00–181.00	172.06
13	—	522	157.00–171.00	164.94
7	—	362	175.00–202.00	188.54
13	—	427	165.00–187.00	176.48
2	—	673	143.00–145.00	143.99
7	—	306	175.00–185.00	182.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	165.00–170.00	167.97
9	—	508	171.00–175.00	172.65
5	—	405	190.00–207.50	200.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,212	57.00–67.00	63.08
10	—	1,068	42.00–50.00	46.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	32.00–35.00	33.35
13	—	1,014	42.00–51.00	47.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	72.00–75.00	73.33
6	—	1,743	82.00–89.00	85.76

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,275	950.00–1,050.00	1,005.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,152	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,120.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle