Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers were uneven; under 500 lbs. 5.00-12.00 higher; 500lbs.-600lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower; 600lbs.-800lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer activity was active. Sold a video load. _To view information click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/am3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $213.18/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$213.18

125 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$35.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	216.02	1,116	115
Medium and Large 2	386	180.51	697	10thin

One grade step is worth $35.51/cwt here — about $419 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 sale125 hd

213.18

—

AR average7 barns · 1,444 hd

197.90

+15.28

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	—	Average	1,740	92.41	1,608	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	80.00	1,364	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	76.93	892	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	64.03	619	14

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)	950	$971	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$832	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,285	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$1,237	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,150	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	203.30/cwt	188.00–212.00	862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	202.69/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	223.36/cwt	210.00–235.00	938	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	207.48/cwt	193.00–227.00	1,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	179.40/cwt	175.00–188.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	193.26/cwt	185.00–210.00	991	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	207.85/cwt	200.00–212.00	971	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	221.51/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	203.63/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	222.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	180.86/cwt	173.00–191.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	187.22/cwt	183.00–190.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	173.68/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	219.51/cwt	198.00–235.00	1,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	234.84/cwt	220.00–247.50	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	195.42/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	198.86/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	224.88/cwt	212.50–237.00	1,172	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	205.80/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	231.11/cwt	229.00–232.50	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	176.11/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,009	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	186.20/cwt	185.00–187.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	155.60/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.95/cwt	175.00–185.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	161.45/cwt	155.00–168.00	993	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	63.69/cwt	60.00–70.00	683	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	81.97/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,002	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	66.95/cwt	60.00–75.00	664	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	46.49/cwt	46.00–47.00	381	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	92.41/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,608	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	93.05/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,017	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,237.26/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,237	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	905	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	971.05/head	900.00–1,075.00	971	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	831.59/head	775.00–900.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	168.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	231.17/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	162.73/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	153.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	159.08/cwt	155.00–165.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	168.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	150.85/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	201.91/cwt	195.00–210.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	151.95/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	198.85/cwt	185.00–209.00	939	9

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 403Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 139Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	188.00–212.00	203.30
7	—	514	175.00–188.00	179.40
1	—	780	155.00	155.00
1	—	310	202.00	202.00
6	—	563	165.00–175.00	168.83
4	—	619	161.00–165.00	162.73
3	—	678	145.00–158.00	150.85
6	—	378	195.00–210.00	201.91
3	—	713	145.00–161.00	151.95
9	—	472	185.00–209.00	198.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	185.00–210.00	193.26
10	—	467	200.00–212.00	207.85
2	—	570	173.00	173.00
1	—	435	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
3	—	508	150.00–160.00	153.44
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
5	—	475	155.00–165.00	159.08
4	—	414	165.00–175.00	168.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	200.00–205.00	202.69
15	—	420	210.00–235.00	223.36
10	—	526	193.00–227.00	207.48
4	—	573	197.00–210.00	203.63
4	—	319	220.00–230.00	222.67
3	—	725	173.00–191.00	180.86
3	—	825	170.00–177.00	173.68
2	—	765	170.00–175.00	172.48
12	—	465	198.00–235.00	219.51
8	—	376	220.00–247.50	234.84
6	—	623	175.00–215.00	195.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	220.00–223.00	221.51
4	—	660	190.00–208.00	198.86
2	—	395	255.00	255.00
19	—	521	212.50–237.00	224.88
6	—	615	195.00–213.00	205.80
5	—	433	229.00–232.50	231.11
5	—	465	227.50–235.00	231.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
5	—	337	183.00–190.00	187.22
2	—	475	165.00	165.00
2	—	425	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	170.00–185.00	176.11
5	—	467	185.00–187.00	186.20
1	—	690	162.00	162.00
6	—	723	140.00–164.00	155.60
4	—	525	175.00–185.00	179.95
2	—	615	155.00–168.00	161.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,073	60.00–70.00	63.69
12	—	1,222	75.00–86.00	81.97
2	—	1,093	92.00–94.00	93.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	992	60.00–75.00	66.95
2	—	820	46.00–47.00	46.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,740	90.00–96.00	92.41

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	6	—	1,192	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,237.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	950	900.00–1,075.00	971.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	775.00–900.00	831.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,285	2,050.00	2,050.00

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

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