Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.34/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$210.34

126 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$36.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	218.95	1,087	96
Medium and Large 2	445	182.80	813	30

One grade step is worth $36.15/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 sale126 hd

210.34

—

AR average8 barns · 1,260 hd

213.36

−3.02

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	1,688	94.44	1,594	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	82.08	1,299	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	81.99	953	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	65.54	635	8thin

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)	1,020	$1,238	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,060	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1Value Added	—	475	233.25/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,270	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	195.80/cwt	195.00–197.00	954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	171.00/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	190.49/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	174.13/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	179.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,015	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	46.51/cwt	45.00–48.00	395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	75.89/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,147	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	91.80/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,159	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	82.82/cwt	78.00–87.00	959	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	71.88/cwt	68.00–76.00	725	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	82.08/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	66.58/cwt	62.00–70.00	707	5
Bulls	—	—	1,812	96.90/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,756	6
Bulls	—	—	1,617	108.05/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,747	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,059.81/head	925.00–1,250.00	1,060	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,237.87/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	203.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	186.66/cwt	180.00–197.50	976	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	194.74/cwt	185.00–205.00	917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	166.98/cwt	155.00–180.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	157.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	223.93/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,057	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	189.02/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	206.02/cwt	205.00–206.50	979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	189.52/cwt	188.00–192.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	242.19/cwt	220.00–262.50	906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	221.99/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	173.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	168.97/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	192.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	207.71/cwt	198.00–222.50	1,184	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	224.51/cwt	205.00–235.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	215.63/cwt	207.00–224.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	180.58/cwt	180.00–182.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	208.56/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	156.89/cwt	153.00–161.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	188.50/cwt	187.00–190.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	186.03/cwt	185.00–188.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	193.34/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	244.29/cwt	220.00–269.00	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	199.76/cwt	195.00–215.00	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,017	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 Mar 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 667Year ago 946

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 136Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	228.00–235.00	233.25
2	—	415	245.00	245.00
9	—	665	191.00	191.00
8	—	555	214.00	214.00
5	—	538	220.00–225.00	221.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	170.00	170.00
8	—	472	200.00–240.00	223.93
2	—	665	188.00–190.00	189.02
1	—	705	172.00	172.00
1	—	875	156.00	156.00
11	—	374	220.00–262.50	242.19
2	—	780	165.00–173.00	168.97
9	—	570	198.00–222.50	207.71
9	—	414	205.00–235.00	224.51
6	—	526	195.00–225.00	208.56
3	—	627	185.00–200.00	193.34
15	—	315	220.00–269.00	244.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	188.00–192.00	189.52
7	—	527	170.00–175.00	173.62
5	—	329	190.00–195.00	192.04
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
7	—	479	180.00–182.00	180.58
6	—	423	185.00–188.00	186.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	195.00–197.00	195.80
3	—	683	169.00–175.00	171.00
2	—	533	188.00–193.00	190.49
2	—	705	163.00	163.00
6	—	629	165.00–185.00	174.13
6	—	566	175.00–185.00	179.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	200.00–210.00	203.38
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
4	—	523	180.00–197.50	186.66
11	—	471	185.00–205.00	194.74
1	—	800	141.00	141.00
7	—	311	207.00–224.00	215.63
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
2	—	618	153.00–161.00	156.89
2	—	668	150.00–155.00	152.53
12	—	419	195.00–215.00	199.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	155.00–180.00	166.98
4	—	525	150.00–165.00	157.36
4	—	335	187.00–190.00	188.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	205.00–206.50	206.02
9	—	400	208.00	208.00
5	—	665	171.00	171.00
6	—	515	195.00–200.00	197.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	45.00–48.00	46.51
6	—	1,008	68.00–76.00	71.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,262	90.00–95.00	91.80
22	—	1,158	78.00–87.00	82.82
5	—	1,062	62.00–70.00	66.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	80.00–84.00	82.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	72.00–82.00	75.89
6	—	1,812	92.00–99.00	96.90
3	—	1,617	104.00–117.00	108.05

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,060	925.00–1,250.00	1,059.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,237.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,225.00	1,225.00

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

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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