Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain. Buyers were more aggressive on the heavier weight cattle with the lighter weights a little softer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.14/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$205.14

100 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$28.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	210.76	1,002	80
Medium and Large 2	436	182.64	796	20

One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about $206 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 sale100 hd

205.14

—

AR average10 barns · 1,463 hd

204.58

+0.55

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	1,579	96.03	1,516	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,117	89.12	995	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	87.00	1,122	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	73.98	678	28

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,091	$1,228	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	372	244.11/cwt	230.00–277.50	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	207.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,390	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	211.71/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,310	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	208.38/cwt	205.00–210.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	201.52/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	238.04/cwt	228.00–250.00	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	209.12/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	208.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.31/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	190.17/cwt	185.00–193.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	218.59/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	225.44/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	184.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	251.03/cwt	240.00–265.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	310	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	229.04/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	213.63/cwt	205.00–222.00	998	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	211.25/cwt	210.00–215.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	199.15/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,038	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	192.04/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,196	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	74.22/cwt	70.00–79.00	755	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	60.61/cwt	55.00–65.00	482	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	90.10/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,023	30
Bulls	—	—	1,463	84.62/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,238	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	84.74/cwt	84.00–86.00	865	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	79.13/cwt	72.00–82.00	760	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	104.07/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,192	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	102.55/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,687	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	97.95/cwt	90.00–105.00	771	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,425.71/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,426	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,030.46/head	1,025.00–1,035.00	1,030	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	223.55/cwt	217.50–232.50	811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	197.28/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	191.01/cwt	185.00–195.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	183.99/cwt	180.00–188.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	227.85/cwt	220.00–235.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	214.36/cwt	200.00–223.00	898	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	219.17/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	201.73/cwt	201.00–202.50	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	190.47/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	175.61/cwt	172.00–180.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	181.72/cwt	175.00–185.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	196.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	708	3

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 723Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 210Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 156Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	230.00–277.50	244.11
12	—	669	200.00–215.00	207.77
9	—	619	202.00–219.00	211.71
5	—	720	195.00–209.00	201.52
9	—	414	228.00–250.00	238.04
2	—	765	203.00–215.00	209.12
6	—	573	217.50–220.00	218.59
5	—	466	210.00–232.50	225.44
5	—	319	240.00–265.00	251.03
6	—	528	221.00–235.00	229.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	205.00–210.00	208.38
2	—	550	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	200.00–210.00	208.00
4	—	474	185.00–193.00	190.17
1	—	425	195.00	195.00
2	—	520	180.00–190.00	184.81
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
3	—	360	190.00–200.00	196.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	260.00–265.00	262.57
1	—	650	226.00	226.00
5	—	514	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	170.00	170.00
4	—	321	185.00–195.00	191.01
5	—	426	180.00–188.00	183.99
2	—	385	185.00–190.00	187.50
3	—	528	172.00–180.00	175.61
4	—	463	175.00–185.00	181.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	194.00–215.00	205.31
11	—	467	205.00–222.00	213.63
1	—	830	150.00	150.00
11	—	363	217.50–232.50	223.55
6	—	578	193.00–205.00	197.28
5	—	325	220.00–235.00	227.85
17	—	419	200.00–223.00	214.36
5	—	623	185.00–200.00	190.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	218.00–221.00	219.17
4	—	570	201.00–202.50	201.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	210.00–215.00	211.25
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
5	—	521	191.00–205.00	199.15
2	—	555	195.00	195.00
3	—	623	188.00–200.00	192.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	70.00–79.00	74.22
30	—	1,135	85.00–95.00	90.10
5	—	1,145	98.00–112.00	104.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	796	55.00–65.00	60.61
4	—	1,021	84.00–86.00	84.74
15	—	961	72.00–82.00	79.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	80.00–90.00	84.62
7	—	1,645	97.00–107.00	102.55

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	3	—	787	90.00–105.00	97.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,425.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	1,025.00–1,035.00	1,030.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	1,425.00	1,425.00

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

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

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