Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 higher with 300-400 lb. as much as 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Had a attractive set of replacement cows for the 3rd Thursday stock cow special. Demand was strong for good take home cattle. Also had a good selection of replacement bulls that sold well. Buyers were aggressive for good quality calves and yearlings. Sold a load of steers on video to view information click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/am3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.85/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$202.85

112 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	205.55	1,070	97
Medium and Large 2	426	185.40	791	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $280 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 sale112 hd

202.85

—

AR average10 barns · 2,160 hd

205.86

−3.01

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	1,521	100.44	1,528	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	91.17	1,332	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	89.22	1,086	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	76.82	743	24

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,132	$1,598	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,349	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,279	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,517	$2,954	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,427	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,226	$1,846	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,706	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$1,368	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,475	8

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	201.09/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,046	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	206.64/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	229.38/cwt	225.00–235.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	194.79/cwt	187.00–200.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	218.70/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	217.78/cwt	210.00–225.00	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	227.76/cwt	222.00–237.50	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	192.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	269.55/cwt	240.00–300.00	871	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	235.96/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	220.12/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	184.04/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	195.91/cwt	183.00–216.00	1,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	204.64/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	247.51/cwt	232.50–262.50	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	216.00/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,365	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	254.71/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	223.84/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,162	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	232.59/cwt	220.00–245.00	972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	191.50/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	207.30/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	204.93/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,156	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	80.14/cwt	75.00–85.00	810	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	91.17/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,332	4
Bulls	—	—	1,544	107.80/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,664	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	66.84/cwt	63.00–70.00	559	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	75.72/cwt	73.00–79.00	800	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	97.87/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,254	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	89.31/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,098	34
Bulls	—	—	1,465	82.04/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,202	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,348.70/head	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,349	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,279.29/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,279	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,161.11/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,161	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,827.14/head	1,570.00–1,985.00	1,827	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,461	1,844.96/head	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,845	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,597.66/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,598	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,690.41/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,690	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,596.40/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,596	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	1,607.09/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,607	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	1,351.56/head	1,210.00–1,475.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,517	2,954.30/head	2,300.00–3,750.00	2,954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,426.92/head	2,100.00–2,525.00	2,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	184.68/cwt	184.00–185.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	216.12/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	157.39/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	207.88/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	200.34/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,138	12

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 583Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 136Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 10Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	520	192.00–215.00	201.09
3	—	363	225.00–235.00	229.38
1	—	715	181.00	181.00
10	—	420	210.00–225.00	217.78
6	—	327	222.00–237.50	227.76
1	—	685	187.00	187.00
4	—	619	185.00–205.00	191.50
12	—	468	205.00–227.00	216.12
4	—	779	150.00–167.50	157.39
12	—	568	190.00–210.00	200.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	201.00–213.00	206.64
2	—	675	196.00	196.00
2	—	605	195.00	195.00
11	—	562	203.00–211.00	207.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
5	—	328	187.00–200.00	194.79
3	—	413	184.00–185.00	184.68
2	—	583	170.00–173.00	171.52
2	—	508	175.00–180.00	177.51
2	—	485	180.00–185.00	182.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	213.00–221.00	218.70
5	—	416	247.50–260.00	254.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	190.00–200.00	192.55
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	323	240.00–300.00	269.55
3	—	462	228.00–245.00	235.96
4	—	570	210.00–230.00	220.12
3	—	820	181.00–186.00	184.04
6	—	717	183.00–216.00	195.91
6	—	673	194.00–211.00	204.64
5	—	367	232.50–262.50	247.51
10	—	632	208.00–223.00	216.00
1	—	760	187.00	187.00
9	—	519	215.00–230.00	223.84
9	—	418	220.00–245.00	232.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	202.00–212.00	207.30
1	—	865	173.00	173.00
1	—	810	170.00	170.00
5	—	564	200.00–212.00	204.93
1	—	725	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,011	75.00–85.00	80.14
6	—	836	63.00–70.00	66.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	87.00–93.00	91.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,057	73.00–79.00	75.72
9	—	1,281	95.00–103.00	97.87
34	—	1,229	85.00–94.00	89.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,544	99.00–116.00	107.80
4	—	1,465	80.00–84.00	82.04

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)	21	—	1,180	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,348.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,133	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,279.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,132	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,597.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	950.00–1,350.00	1,161.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,236	1,570.00–1,985.00	1,827.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,461	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,844.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,323	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,690.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,303	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,596.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,428	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,607.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,279	1,210.00–1,475.00	1,351.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	730	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,517	2,300.00–3,750.00	2,954.30
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	975	2,100.00–2,525.00	2,426.92

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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