Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-11.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain. Buyers were not as aggressive as last week on the calves and yearling cattle. Slaughter cattle still have a strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.61/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$188.61

109 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$20.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	193.26	931	84
Medium and Large 2	432	172.97	747	25

One grade step is worth $20.29/cwt here — about $183 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 sale109 hd

188.61

—

AR average10 barns · 1,362 hd

191.19

−2.58

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	1,662	94.78	1,575	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	90.55	1,334	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	88.38	1,024	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	73.51	683	13

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)	1,060	$1,074	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$1,368	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	670	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	197.26/cwt	185.00–210.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	257.48/cwt	242.50–277.50	814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	186.23/cwt	185.00–190.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	205.50/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,264	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	212.97/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	219.26/cwt	207.50–232.50	1,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	224.88/cwt	222.50–227.50	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	214.56/cwt	200.00–230.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	209.03/cwt	208.00–210.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	228.07/cwt	220.00–250.00	951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	182.86/cwt	177.50–190.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	180.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	232.99/cwt	220.00–245.00	860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	190.70/cwt	185.00–195.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	193.21/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	203.07/cwt	195.00–215.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	161.52/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	168.35/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	54.57/cwt	45.00–60.00	435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	79.19/cwt	74.00–83.00	767	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	90.55/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	102.96/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,279	5
Bulls	—	—	1,468	81.66/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,199	3
Bulls	—	—	1,726	99.16/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,712	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	90.63/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,079	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	75.41/cwt	70.00–79.00	775	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,074.06/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,074	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	207.49/cwt	200.00–220.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	150.26/cwt	147.50–156.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	169.36/cwt	165.00–180.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	182.63/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	199.29/cwt	195.00–202.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	161.02/cwt	150.00–168.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	184.17/cwt	180.00–187.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	201.55/cwt	191.00–210.00	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	193.65/cwt	193.00–195.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	167.42/cwt	155.00–177.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	189.85/cwt	180.00–210.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	198.65/cwt	189.00–212.50	936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	177.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	179.33/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,029	10

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 871Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 156Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 60Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	192.50	192.50
12	—	316	242.50–277.50	257.48
9	—	615	195.00–212.50	205.50
8	—	567	205.00–219.00	212.97
7	—	511	207.50–232.50	219.26
2	—	475	208.00–210.00	209.03
11	—	417	220.00–250.00	228.07
1	—	865	170.00	170.00
10	—	369	220.00–245.00	232.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	185.00–210.00	197.26
4	—	356	185.00–190.00	186.23
6	—	410	177.50–190.00	182.86
4	—	525	170.00–172.00	170.97
5	—	469	180.00–185.00	180.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	155.00	155.00
2	—	435	206.00	206.00
2	—	310	227.50	227.50
4	—	368	222.50–227.50	224.88
4	—	471	195.00–202.00	199.29
2	—	795	150.00	150.00
3	—	510	193.00–195.00	193.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	156.00–160.00	157.95
6	—	468	165.00–180.00	169.36
5	—	526	150.00–168.00	161.02
7	—	320	180.00–187.00	184.17
2	—	365	180.00–185.00	182.43
3	—	417	175.00–180.00	177.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
9	—	318	200.00–230.00	214.56
6	—	370	200.00–220.00	207.49
5	—	661	147.50–156.00	150.26
13	—	423	191.00–210.00	201.55
3	—	620	155.00–177.00	167.42
9	—	523	180.00–210.00	189.85
9	—	471	189.00–212.50	198.65
10	—	574	175.00–184.00	179.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	185.00–195.00	190.70
5	—	580	188.00–195.00	193.21
4	—	470	195.00–215.00	203.07
5	—	717	155.00–173.00	161.52
3	—	682	155.00–180.00	168.35
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
6	—	629	170.00–191.00	182.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	45.00–60.00	54.57
10	—	968	74.00–83.00	79.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	87.00–93.00	90.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	98.00–110.00	102.96
31	—	1,191	85.00–97.00	90.63
11	—	1,028	70.00–79.00	75.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	80.00–83.00	81.66
9	—	1,726	97.00–105.00	99.16

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)	2	—	1,060	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,074.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,260.00	1,260.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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