Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. unevenly steady; over 550 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. 2.00-10.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher with lean cows as much as 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Buyers were active on all classes. Sold three video loads 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 $212.34/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$212.34

162 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$37.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

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	216.73	1,092	143
Medium and Large 2	441	179.28	790	19thin

One grade step is worth $37.46/cwt here — about $302 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 sale162 hd

212.34

—

AR average6 barns · 1,236 hd

212.14

+0.21

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	1,550	94.35	1,463	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	86.18	999	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	70.04	648	19

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)	1,195	$1,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,433	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$1,275	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 1	—	658	187.85/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	225.63/cwt	215.00–240.00	952	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	194.03/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	196.73/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	185.15/cwt	180.00–190.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	219.54/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	229.46/cwt	210.00–262.50	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	242.01/cwt	210.00–260.00	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	174.41/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	205.48/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	222.46/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,166	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	187.98/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	204.35/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	232.31/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,078	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	183.20/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,039	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	191.86/cwt	190.00–195.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	169.69/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	179.00/cwt	178.00–180.00	938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	173.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,109	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	48.02/cwt	40.00–55.00	395	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	87.43/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,022	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	69.58/cwt	65.00–75.00	706	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	95.42/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,184	8
Bulls	—	—	1,323	81.36/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,076	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	98.68/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,605	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	77.91/cwt	70.00–85.00	749	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,213.14/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,336.97/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,337	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,138.49/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	175.48/cwt	170.00–185.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	186.04/cwt	180.00–197.00	867	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	192.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	206.78/cwt	200.00–215.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	175.76/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,004	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	179.13/cwt	170.00–186.00	926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	152.03/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	172.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	155.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	199.34/cwt	193.00–201.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	170.49/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	178.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	366	255.61/cwt	248.00–260.00	936	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 →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Feb 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 499Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 113Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	658	180.00–196.00	187.85
18	—	422	215.00–240.00	225.63
10	—	574	185.00–202.50	194.03
4	—	613	190.00–205.00	196.73
8	—	483	210.00–235.00	219.54
4	—	805	170.00	170.00
15	—	371	210.00–262.50	229.46
1	—	855	166.00	166.00
13	—	321	210.00–260.00	242.01
4	—	715	170.00–188.00	174.41
4	—	524	197.50–220.00	205.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	180.00–190.00	185.15
2	—	560	163.00–165.00	163.99
4	—	361	185.00–190.00	187.46
4	—	435	180.00	180.00
2	—	508	170.00–175.00	172.46
5	—	477	175.00–180.00	178.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	209.00	209.00
14	—	524	215.00–232.50	222.46
3	—	345	255.00	255.00
3	—	713	184.00–196.00	187.98
8	—	626	200.00–207.50	204.35
8	—	576	205.00–210.00	207.50
8	—	464	229.00–237.50	232.31
7	—	366	248.00–260.00	255.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	170.00	170.00
2	—	580	182.50	182.50
3	—	720	157.50	157.50
6	—	472	200.00–210.00	204.95
2	—	525	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	170.00–185.00	175.48
4	—	483	160.00–165.00	162.51
3	—	415	170.00–175.00	172.68
4	—	529	150.00–160.00	155.52
1	—	550	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	180.00–197.00	186.04
5	—	414	190.00–197.00	192.24
6	—	312	200.00–215.00	206.78
10	—	571	165.00–184.00	175.76
7	—	517	170.00–186.00	179.13
4	—	728	146.00–158.00	152.03
9	—	369	193.00–201.00	199.34
4	—	609	165.00–175.00	170.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	179.00–185.00	183.20
7	—	476	190.00–195.00	191.86
3	—	677	167.00–172.00	169.69
4	—	524	178.00–180.00	179.00
3	—	617	170.00–180.00	173.30
1	—	725	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	822	40.00–55.00	48.02
14	—	961	70.00–85.00	77.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,169	80.00–91.00	87.43
7	—	1,014	65.00–75.00	69.58
8	—	1,241	93.00–103.00	95.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	80.00–83.00	81.36
6	—	1,626	94.00–107.00	98.68

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,336.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138.49

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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