Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no sale last two weeks. Demand was strong on all classes of cattle. Quality was average to attractive. Sold four loads of cattle on video. To view information click this link (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 $172.30/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$172.30

122 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$22.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	177.38	893	95
Medium and Large 2	415	154.44	641	27

One grade step is worth $22.93/cwt here — about $253 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 sale122 hd

172.30

—

AR average7 barns · 1,713 hd

169.70

+2.60

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	1,665	81.52	1,358	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,765	76.00	1,341	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	66.11	778	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	54.50	540	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)	1,020	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,141	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$1,060	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$885	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,219	$839	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,376	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$1,285	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,192	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	141.75/cwt	139.00–145.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	144.49/cwt	143.00–147.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	188.16/cwt	175.00–200.00	802	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	202.10/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,045	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	165.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	199.00/cwt	190.00–212.50	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	167.90/cwt	161.00–175.00	937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	178.64/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	208.49/cwt	195.00–225.00	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	228.38/cwt	220.00–235.00	729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	161.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	172.26/cwt	165.00–180.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	152.83/cwt	150.00–157.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	171.70/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	174.75/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	174.40/cwt	172.00–175.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	220.10/cwt	205.00–235.00	823	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	152.59/cwt	145.00–158.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	170.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	180.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	162.77/cwt	160.00–165.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	196.96/cwt	188.00–202.50	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	209.67/cwt	190.00–225.00	881	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	158.54/cwt	155.00–166.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	169.92/cwt	160.00–180.00	890	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	176.69/cwt	170.00–192.50	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.95/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	182.36/cwt	174.00–188.00	972	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,506	1,543.28/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,543	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,291.54/head	1,150.00–1,440.00	1,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,275.49/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,163.75/head	950.00–1,325.00	1,164	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,305.09/head	1,175.00–1,530.00	1,305	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,141.46/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,141	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	838.55/head	775.00–925.00	839	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,059.70/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,060	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,341	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	75.04/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,160	4
Bulls	—	—	1,761	86.70/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,527	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	67.84/cwt	62.00–73.00	808	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	77.07/cwt	75.00–79.00	986	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	54.39/cwt	50.00–58.00	583	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	37.50/cwt	36.00–39.00	303	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	57.59/cwt	41.00–64.00	590	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 782Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 224Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
6	—	323	165.00–180.00	172.26
5	—	520	150.00–157.00	152.83
5	—	380	172.00–175.00	174.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	517	191.00–209.00	202.10
11	—	475	195.00–225.00	208.49
11	—	319	220.00–235.00	228.38
2	—	775	155.00–157.00	155.98
2	—	555	180.00–185.00	182.52
6	—	668	169.00–175.00	171.70
5	—	620	169.00–185.00	174.75
1	—	700	155.00	155.00
12	—	374	205.00–235.00	220.10
13	—	420	190.00–225.00	209.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	139.00–145.00	141.75
4	—	484	143.00–147.00	144.49
8	—	326	160.00–170.00	165.56
3	—	358	160.00–165.00	161.65
7	—	425	150.00–160.00	153.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	175.00–200.00	188.16
6	—	326	190.00–212.50	199.00
8	—	558	161.00–175.00	167.90
3	—	387	188.00–202.50	196.96
5	—	623	155.00–166.00	158.54
17	—	524	160.00–180.00	169.92
13	—	467	170.00–192.50	176.69
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
2	—	668	153.00–157.00	154.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	175.00–182.00	178.64
3	—	660	157.00	157.00
14	—	533	174.00–188.00	182.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	145.00–158.00	152.59
5	—	527	165.00–175.00	170.94
2	—	745	135.00–145.00	140.00
1	—	775	142.00	142.00
7	—	474	175.00–185.00	180.05
5	—	576	160.00–165.00	162.77

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,506	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,543.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	1,150.00–1,440.00	1,291.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,282	950.00–1,325.00	1,163.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,218	1,175.00–1,530.00	1,305.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,275.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,137	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,141.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,219	775.00–925.00	838.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,106	925.00–1,200.00	1,059.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,191	62.00–73.00	67.84
8	—	1,279	75.00–79.00	77.07
10	—	1,071	50.00–58.00	54.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	36.00–39.00	37.50
11	—	1,024	41.00–64.00	57.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	74.00–77.00	75.04
5	—	1,761	84.00–90.00	86.70

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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