Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 2.00-10.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Sold a split load of steers and heifers on video. To view information click 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 $192.82/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$192.82

199 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$35.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	198.52	1,023	167
Medium and Large 2	464	163.08	757	32

One grade step is worth $35.44/cwt here — about $265 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 sale199 hd

192.82

—

AR average6 barns · 2,516 hd

191.39

+1.44

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	1,653	82.42	1,362	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	75.00	1,035	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	67.51	777	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	56.69	543	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,085	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,020	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$1,164	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	471	165.56/cwt	157.00–170.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	192.65/cwt	182.00–205.00	1,006	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	226.17/cwt	205.00–245.00	737	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	201.43/cwt	185.00–217.00	860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	189.45/cwt	175.00–215.00	703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	178.38/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	166.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	183.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	174.38/cwt	170.00–180.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	216.22/cwt	200.00–242.50	798	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	198.36/cwt	185.00–215.00	938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	184.02/cwt	165.00–192.50	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	226.37/cwt	221.00–230.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	185.40/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,157	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	159.28/cwt	153.00–177.50	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	193.61/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	209.85/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,014	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	202.38/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,067	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	178.06/cwt	175.00–180.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	169.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.80/cwt	159.00–168.00	949	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	56.33/cwt	50.00–60.00	584	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	36.63/cwt	33.00–40.00	299	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	61.70/cwt	59.00–65.00	613	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	72.43/cwt	67.00–75.00	870	25
Bulls	—	—	1,383	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	84.27/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,449	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,084.76/head	1,050.00–1,110.00	1,085	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,163.65/head	1,150.00–1,180.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	144.98/cwt	144.00–147.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	189.80/cwt	180.00–211.00	617	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	157.46/cwt	152.00–166.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.08/cwt	165.00–180.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	181.91/cwt	175.00–193.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	162.42/cwt	155.00–165.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.00/cwt	155.00–175.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	165.03/cwt	160.00–173.00	861	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	136.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	178.83/cwt	175.00–179.50	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	161.50/cwt	157.00–167.00	929	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	153.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	157.29/cwt	155.00–165.00	824	7

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 1,070Last week 801Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 168Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 70Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	157.00–170.00	165.56
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	128.00	128.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
6	—	417	160.00–175.00	166.87
9	—	371	170.00–180.00	174.38
7	—	524	155.00–165.00	157.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	182.00–205.00	192.65
13	—	326	205.00–245.00	226.17
12	—	427	185.00–217.00	201.43
2	—	843	150.00	150.00
7	—	615	173.00–183.00	178.38
2	—	665	180.00–187.00	183.45
17	—	369	200.00–242.50	216.22
4	—	770	150.00–160.00	155.02
10	—	473	185.00–215.00	198.36
5	—	576	165.00–192.50	184.02
5	—	722	153.00–177.50	159.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	221.00–230.00	226.37
27	—	624	184.00–193.00	185.40
5	—	560	190.00–198.00	193.61
26	—	483	205.00–218.00	209.85
14	—	527	198.00–205.00	202.38
2	—	663	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	175.00–215.00	189.45
14	—	325	180.00–211.00	189.80
5	—	623	152.00–166.00	157.46
10	—	465	165.00–180.00	173.08
7	—	412	175.00–193.00	181.91
10	—	522	160.00–173.00	165.03
3	—	713	130.00–145.00	136.78
17	—	575	157.00–167.00	161.50
3	—	672	150.00–156.00	153.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	144.00–147.00	144.98
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
4	—	518	140.00	140.00
4	—	334	155.00–165.00	162.42
3	—	375	155.00–175.00	165.00
3	—	472	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	152.00	152.00
11	—	565	164.00	164.00
2	—	515	175.00	175.00
14	—	453	175.00–179.50	178.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	175.00–180.00	178.06
2	—	655	150.00–154.00	152.00
2	—	618	160.00–165.00	162.51
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
5	—	521	165.00–175.00	169.42
7	—	576	159.00–168.00	164.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,037	50.00–60.00	56.33
25	—	1,201	67.00–75.00	72.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	33.00–40.00	36.63
8	—	994	59.00–65.00	61.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	75.00	75.00
8	—	1,720	80.00–89.00	84.27

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	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	1,050.00–1,110.00	1,084.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,413	1,150.00–1,180.00	1,163.65

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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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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