Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 10.00-12.00 lower; over 450 lbs 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Numerous new crop fleshy calves coming to town. Not as much demand for these type calves. Slaughter cattle market still strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.96/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$201.96

142 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	205.25	1,025	124
Medium and Large 2	428	179.25	768	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $258 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 sale142 hd

201.96

—

AR average10 barns · 1,849 hd

205.08

−3.12

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	1,641	97.78	1,605	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	87.60	1,065	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	85.07	1,255	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	76.96	731	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)	1,195	$1,185	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$1,500	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,060	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	213.63/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,083	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	183.78/cwt	180.00–185.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	193.89/cwt	185.00–200.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	202.84/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	203.64/cwt	190.00–215.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	232.98/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	181.34/cwt	175.00–185.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	519	205.55/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	227.59/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	215.99/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,227	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	189.92/cwt	185.00–195.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.15/cwt	180.00–190.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	231.48/cwt	227.00–240.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	195.48/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	226.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	224.55/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,147	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	240.03/cwt	235.00–247.50	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	179.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	184.50/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	207.61/cwt	205.00–215.00	980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	85.07/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,255	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	74.50/cwt	70.00–78.00	793	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	99.58/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,731	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	86.03/cwt	85.00–87.00	889	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	79.38/cwt	74.00–84.00	777	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	756	58.80/cwt	54.00–62.00	445	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	96.94/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,306	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	88.28/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,079	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	200.54/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,029	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	192.37/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,110	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	212.76/cwt	200.00–225.00	891	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	200.61/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	207.84/cwt	193.00–213.00	981	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	188.51/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,161	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	229.95/cwt	227.50–232.50	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	219.00/cwt	210.00–228.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	213.43/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,014	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,166	1

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 May 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 423Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 136Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	87.00	87.00
6	—	1,738	94.00–104.00	99.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	83.00–88.00	85.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	70.00–78.00	74.50
3	—	1,347	96.00–98.00	96.94
36	—	1,222	83.00–94.00	88.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	85.00–87.00	86.03
15	—	979	74.00–84.00	79.38
4	—	756	54.00–62.00	58.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	195.00	195.00
5	—	637	194.00–211.00	202.84
5	—	470	215.00–235.00	227.59
8	—	568	210.00–227.50	215.99
5	—	372	227.00–240.00	231.48
4	—	706	190.00–205.00	195.48
5	—	415	220.00–230.00	226.03
1	—	895	173.00	173.00
18	—	511	213.00–229.00	224.55
5	—	328	235.00–247.50	240.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	185.00–200.00	193.89
7	—	320	190.00–215.00	203.64
4	—	416	185.00–195.00	189.92
5	—	465	180.00–190.00	185.15
6	—	522	175.00–185.00	179.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	225.00–237.00	232.98
3	—	495	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	200.00–210.00	205.55
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	507	206.00–220.00	213.63
14	—	475	210.00–214.00	213.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	180.00–185.00	183.78
4	—	425	175.00–185.00	181.34
2	—	455	178.00	178.00
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
4	—	511	170.00–175.00	172.51
3	—	327	180.00–185.00	183.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	513	186.00–209.00	200.54
15	—	577	185.00–201.00	192.37
13	—	419	200.00–225.00	212.76
19	—	472	193.00–213.00	207.84
10	—	616	184.00–196.00	188.51
4	—	315	227.50–232.50	229.95
7	—	371	210.00–228.00	219.00
1	—	820	165.00	165.00
1	—	880	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	174.00	174.00
1	—	675	181.00	181.00
2	—	600	179.00–190.00	184.50
6	—	472	205.00–215.00	207.61
1	—	590	182.00	182.00
1	—	710	175.00	175.00
7	—	529	194.00–210.00	200.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	205.00	205.00

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	2	—	855	90.00–100.00	95.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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