Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 10.00-20.00 higher; instances 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. All classes of cattle were higher. Buyers were very active. Recent rains and ice have created wet conditions causing limited receipts. Quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.24/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$179.24

82 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$23.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	183.78	971	66
Medium and Large 2	434	160.50	697	16thin

One grade step is worth $23.28/cwt here — about $274 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 sale82 hd

179.24

—

AR average6 barns · 1,813 hd

177.47

+1.77

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	1,884	89.79	1,692	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	84.76	1,227	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	77.95	903	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	61.87	574	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,070	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,061	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,244	$1,266	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,198	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,197	$1,075	3thin

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	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	181.49/cwt	175.00–187.50	949	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	193.30/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	198.58/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	210.79/cwt	200.00–230.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	229.08/cwt	225.00–235.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	188.67/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	209.46/cwt	200.00–220.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	194.41/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	226.71/cwt	217.50–237.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	216.33/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	207.34/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,213	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	185.56/cwt	182.50–190.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	168.25/cwt	160.00–175.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	157.94/cwt	151.00–165.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	176.94/cwt	175.00–179.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	170.74/cwt	160.00–177.00	867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	41.50/cwt	40.00–43.00	339	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	70.02/cwt	65.00–72.00	680	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	84.76/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	66.86/cwt	64.00–72.00	711	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	81.32/cwt	75.00–87.00	966	23
Bulls	—	—	1,540	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,832	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,062.38/head	990.00–1,120.00	1,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,060.73/head	950.00–1,160.00	1,061	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,156.43/head	1,110.00–1,230.00	1,156	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,240.40/head	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	152.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	174.26/cwt	171.00–178.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	199.15/cwt	197.50–201.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	203.71/cwt	202.50–207.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	174.85/cwt	163.00–187.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	155.77/cwt	150.00–167.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	197.92/cwt	181.00–207.00	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	162.20/cwt	160.00–165.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	148.90/cwt	143.00–153.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	187.38/cwt	185.00–190.00	989	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	212.99/cwt	212.00–214.00	890	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 Feb 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 359Year ago 1,027

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 118Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 15Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
2	—	508	160.00	160.00
2	—	318	185.00	185.00
2	—	363	180.00–190.00	185.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	190.00–197.50	193.30
1	—	710	189.00	189.00
5	—	635	190.00–196.00	194.41
5	—	471	217.50–237.00	226.71
2	—	440	230.00	230.00
10	—	514	210.00–230.00	216.33
9	—	585	197.00–212.00	207.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
3	—	532	191.00–205.00	198.58
1	—	785	167.00	167.00
9	—	410	200.00–230.00	210.79
5	—	376	225.00–235.00	229.08
3	—	615	185.00–191.00	188.67
4	—	475	200.00–220.00	209.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	154.00	154.00
2	—	655	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	159.00	159.00
6	—	488	197.50–201.00	199.15
11	—	528	185.00–190.00	187.38
6	—	418	212.00–214.00	212.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	143.00	143.00
1	—	770	151.00	151.00
9	—	523	175.00–187.50	181.49
3	—	485	182.50–190.00	185.56
4	—	363	202.50–207.00	203.71
1	—	720	157.00	157.00
4	—	571	163.00–187.00	174.85
8	—	424	181.00–207.00	197.92
4	—	623	150.00–160.00	155.76
3	—	667	143.00–153.00	148.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	165.00–168.00	166.52
4	—	516	145.00–155.00	152.02
2	—	323	171.00–178.00	174.26
3	—	472	150.00–167.00	155.77
5	—	420	160.00–165.00	162.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	160.00–175.00	168.25
2	—	615	151.00–165.00	157.94
2	—	470	175.00–179.00	176.94
3	—	508	160.00–177.00	170.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	40.00–43.00	41.50
5	—	971	65.00–72.00	70.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	83.00–86.00	84.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	64.00–72.00	66.86
23	—	1,188	75.00–87.00	81.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	77.00	77.00
4	—	1,970	90.00–96.00	92.99

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,137	950.00–1,160.00	1,060.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	990.00–1,120.00	1,062.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,198	1,110.00–1,230.00	1,156.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,216	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,240.40

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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