Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Some calves with desirable condition and kind broadened the price range of some weight ranges. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active. Stocker cow sale section offered some very attractive females and brought very respectable figures. Sold a video load of home raised steers to view information click this link ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.51/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$215.51

174 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$32.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	219.42	1,166	153
Medium and Large 2	416	187.02	779	21

One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $387 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 sale174 hd

215.51

—

AR average11 barns · 2,205 hd

211.75

+3.77

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	—	Average	1,532	95.09	1,456	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	91.04	1,084	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	88.00	1,241	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	78.04	736	23

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)	1,048	$1,378	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,263	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,975	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,459	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,360	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$1,275	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	615	$1,235	27

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	478	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	198.22/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	215.40/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	174.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	207.60/cwt	204.00–222.50	1,100	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	218.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	229.23/cwt	210.00–265.00	940	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	194.05/cwt	190.00–197.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	174.84/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	196.25/cwt	188.00–205.00	930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	233.48/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	206.87/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,272	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	180.26/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	187.91/cwt	180.00–195.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	193.82/cwt	190.00–195.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	178.08/cwt	175.00–180.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	239.92/cwt	220.00–285.00	888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	223.12/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,149	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	257.69/cwt	225.00–310.00	822	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	153.86/cwt	142.50–164.00	1,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	195.99/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	222.78/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,268	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	198.67/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,301	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	163.50/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	221.31/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	159.64/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	164.53/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	196.81/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	181.68/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	176.76/cwt	166.00–190.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	160.21/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,230	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	79.76/cwt	70.00–85.00	762	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,241	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	97.26/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,549	18
Bulls	—	—	1,255	85.30/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,071	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	74.29/cwt	62.00–79.00	773	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	101.29/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,240	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	89.64/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,082	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	102.01/cwt	94.00–107.00	918	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	1,235.47/head	995.00–1,420.00	1,235	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,371.30/head	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,371	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,553.13/head	1,225.00–1,725.00	1,553	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	910	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,377.51/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	185.05/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,232	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	950	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,263.12/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,263	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,316.70/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	215.26/cwt	207.00–225.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	169.21/cwt	163.00–177.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	192.96/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	186.04/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	190.97/cwt	185.00–196.00	974	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	181.89/cwt	175.00–185.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	167.25/cwt	155.00–176.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	193.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	179.24/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	160.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	184.56/cwt	180.00–192.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	205.79/cwt	195.00–220.00	868	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	222.75/cwt	210.00–237.00	693	11

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 871Last week 354Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 98Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 15Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	242.50	242.50
6	—	517	232.50–235.00	233.48
18	—	615	203.00–208.00	206.87
17	—	569	217.50–230.00	222.78
6	—	655	195.00–201.00	198.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	195.00–205.00	198.22
5	—	558	207.00–220.00	215.40
16	—	410	210.00–265.00	229.23
4	—	773	171.00–177.50	174.84
3	—	725	175.00–185.00	180.26
1	—	1,035	147.00	147.00
1	—	955	140.00	140.00
15	—	370	220.00–285.00	239.92
11	—	515	200.00–245.00	223.12
19	—	319	225.00–310.00	257.69
4	—	916	142.50–164.00	153.86
3	—	668	194.00–199.00	195.99
2	—	830	157.00–170.00	163.50
7	—	466	215.00–230.00	221.31
3	—	865	156.00–165.00	159.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	190.00–197.00	194.05
5	—	422	180.00–195.00	187.91
4	—	318	190.00–195.00	193.82
5	—	473	175.00–180.00	178.08
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
1	—	580	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	170.00–180.00	174.15
6	—	469	163.00–177.00	169.21
5	—	312	175.00–185.00	181.89
7	—	521	155.00–176.00	167.25
8	—	369	180.00–192.00	184.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	530	204.00–222.50	207.60
7	—	454	215.00–220.00	218.58
2	—	360	230.00	230.00
6	—	582	190.00–200.00	193.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	188.00–205.00	196.25
1	—	720	155.00	155.00
7	—	374	207.00–225.00	215.26
9	—	569	183.00–190.00	186.04
10	—	510	185.00–196.00	190.97
4	—	628	175.00–183.00	179.24
2	—	653	150.00–170.00	160.04
23	—	422	195.00–220.00	205.79
11	—	311	210.00–237.00	222.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	160.00–169.00	164.53
4	—	508	190.00–202.00	196.81
3	—	632	175.00–185.00	181.68
1	—	810	147.00	147.00
4	—	663	166.00–190.00	176.76
3	—	768	150.00–173.00	160.21
4	—	569	187.00–195.00	192.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	60.00	60.00
21	—	955	70.00–85.00	79.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,041	62.00–79.00	74.29
18	—	1,224	96.00–107.00	101.29
36	—	1,207	85.00–95.00	89.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,593	92.00–107.00	97.26
4	—	1,255	80.00–89.00	85.30

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	6	—	900	94.00–107.00	102.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	666	177.00–190.00	185.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	615	995.00–1,420.00	1,235.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,318	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,371.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	1,225.00–1,725.00	1,553.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,316.70
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	910	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,377.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,110	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,263.12

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

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