Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average. There were limited receipts due to recent rains. Market was stronger on all classes of cattle. We continue to trend higher with new highs being seen each week for the year. Buyers were very active. Next week there will be a special replacement cow sale section in the weekly sale. Expecting 150 plus cows. The 3rd Thursday of each month will have a replacement cow section.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.66/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$226.66

76 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$45.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	231.40	1,128	68
Medium and Large 2	390	186.35	726	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.05/cwt here — about $401 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 sale76 hd

226.66

—

AR average10 barns · 913 hd

216.08

+10.57

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	1,637	93.70	1,534	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	85.00	1,122	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	84.24	951	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	63.69	581	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,087	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1Value Added	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	200.81/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	179.51/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	239.13/cwt	225.00–257.50	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	256.71/cwt	240.00–277.50	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	197.88/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	181.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	221.52/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,167	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	242.84/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,136	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	191.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	242.37/cwt	223.00–252.50	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	195.73/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	333	286.53/cwt	285.00–288.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	218.72/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	219.46/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	181.19/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	40.66/cwt	40.00–42.00	324	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	75.21/cwt	70.00–78.00	729	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	86.79/cwt	80.00–91.00	989	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	68.94/cwt	65.00–72.00	734	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,644	95.07/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,563	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	89.96/cwt	85.00–100.00	757	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,087.36/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,087	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	197.94/cwt	190.00–205.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	204.68/cwt	204.00–205.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	226.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	197.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	194.37/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	181.48/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	181.69/cwt	178.00–187.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	206.04/cwt	195.00–216.00	859	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	209.14/cwt	196.00–232.50	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	223.93/cwt	202.50–234.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	197.99/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,095	4

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 614Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 128Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	215.00	215.00
4	—	520	195.00–201.00	197.88
3	—	473	204.00–205.00	204.68
6	—	323	220.00–230.00	226.65
4	—	553	195.00–201.00	197.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
3	—	330	178.00–187.00	181.69
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	190.00–205.00	197.94
4	—	516	185.00–203.00	194.37
2	—	573	180.00–183.00	181.48
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
13	—	417	195.00–216.00	206.04
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
11	—	373	196.00–232.50	209.14
8	—	325	202.50–234.00	223.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
3	—	418	180.00–185.00	181.69
3	—	328	185.00–195.00	191.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	185.00–215.00	200.81
2	—	713	179.00–180.00	179.51
7	—	413	225.00–257.50	239.13
7	—	329	240.00–277.50	256.71
8	—	527	200.00–242.50	221.52
8	—	468	210.00–270.00	242.84
9	—	371	223.00–252.50	242.37
4	—	655	185.00–200.00	195.73
1	—	865	165.00	165.00
6	—	568	205.00–255.00	219.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	245.00	245.00
4	—	333	285.00–288.00	286.53
2	—	600	215.00	215.00
4	—	583	217.50–220.00	218.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	145.00–150.00	147.53
2	—	595	185.00–195.00	190.00
1	—	890	151.00	151.00
5	—	618	173.00–190.00	181.19
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
4	—	489	190.00–205.00	197.00
2	—	825	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	40.00–42.00	40.66
6	—	969	70.00–78.00	75.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,140	80.00–91.00	86.79
3	—	1,065	65.00–72.00	68.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,644	90.00–98.00	95.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	841	85.00–100.00	89.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	975.00–1,150.00	1,087.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

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