Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher with 500lb-600lb as much as 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Quality was average. Market still strong on most classes of cattle. Limited receipts this week due to wet weather. Sold a video load 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 $215.78/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$215.78

91 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$32.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	220.73	1,161	77
Medium and Large 2	415	188.57	783	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.16/cwt here — about $378 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 sale91 hd

215.78

—

AR average9 barns · 1,151 hd

226.68

−10.90

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	1,657	98.73	1,636	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	92.17	1,065	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	77.73	746	6thin

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)	915	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$1,460	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	209.41/cwt	204.00–217.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	188.31/cwt	185.00–190.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	196.63/cwt	195.00–200.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	243.70/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	173.41/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	232.66/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	194.25/cwt	187.00–203.00	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	225.28/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,169	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	244.13/cwt	230.00–257.50	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	222.45/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	246.77/cwt	230.00–260.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	235.52/cwt	220.00–260.00	982	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	189.89/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	196.71/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	199.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	178.73/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	80.28/cwt	77.00–85.00	789	5
Bulls	—	—	1,657	98.73/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,636	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	101.31/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,104	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	93.37/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,102	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	794	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,460.00/head	1,410.00–1,500.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	192.37/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	173.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	197.21/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	201.59/cwt	190.00–209.00	847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	170.73/cwt	165.00–177.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	196.29/cwt	186.00–205.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	185.35/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	227.82/cwt	200.00–253.00	1,071	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	193.16/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	205.65/cwt	200.00–222.50	759	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	178.58/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	175.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	203.62/cwt	197.00–207.50	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	185.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	792	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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 585Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 124Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
3	—	468	185.00–190.00	188.31
3	—	317	195.00–200.00	196.63
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
6	—	426	180.00–190.00	185.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	150.00–155.00	152.49
4	—	783	166.00–181.00	173.41
3	—	673	187.00–203.00	194.25
17	—	519	210.00–245.00	225.28
5	—	309	230.00–257.50	244.13
3	—	577	215.00–227.50	222.45
3	—	377	230.00–260.00	246.77
10	—	417	220.00–260.00	235.52
5	—	709	185.00–197.50	189.89
15	—	470	200.00–253.00	227.82
4	—	614	197.00–207.50	203.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	242.50–245.00	243.70
1	—	560	235.00	235.00
3	—	518	227.50–240.00	232.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	309	204.00–217.00	209.41
2	—	685	180.00–182.50	181.25
1	—	860	130.00	130.00
1	—	840	135.00	135.00
12	—	420	190.00–209.00	201.59
7	—	463	186.00–205.00	196.29
1	—	705	158.00	158.00
6	—	577	183.00–189.00	185.35
6	—	526	190.00–199.00	193.16
16	—	369	200.00–222.50	205.65
7	—	621	175.00–181.00	178.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
4	—	378	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
3	—	440	170.00–177.00	173.32
4	—	524	165.00–177.00	170.73
2	—	325	180.00	180.00
3	—	465	170.00–180.00	175.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	227.50	227.50
4	—	520	195.00–200.00	197.21
1	—	470	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	190.00–195.00	192.56
3	—	530	195.00–200.00	196.71
3	—	458	195.00–205.00	199.98
1	—	820	132.00	132.00
4	—	676	170.00–185.00	178.73
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	180.00	180.00
4	—	581	185.00–200.00	192.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	65.00	65.00
5	—	983	77.00–85.00	80.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	101.00–102.00	101.31
20	—	1,180	87.00–99.00	93.37
3	—	1,058	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,657	94.00–103.00	98.73

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	1	—	815	111.00	111.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	1,410.00–1,500.00	1,460.00

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

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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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