Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Market was strong on most classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cattle were a tick softer this week. Demand has remained high for quality calves. Sold a video load this week to view information click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/am3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.82/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$241.82

134 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

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

$30.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	250.84	1,334	94
Medium and Large 2	412	220.63	908	40

One grade step is worth $30.21/cwt here — about $426 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 sale134 hd

241.82

—

AR average11 barns · 2,098 hd

249.29

−7.47

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	1,555	103.43	1,609	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	93.78	1,079	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	90.32	1,445	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	82.36	762	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 1	—	520	213.69/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,111	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	201.83/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	208.28/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,185	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	231.88/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	226.78/cwt	218.00–240.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	236.45/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	279.29/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,050	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	263.43/cwt	249.00–272.50	1,238	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	207.70/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	228.16/cwt	220.00–245.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	214.26/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,003	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	275.50/cwt	265.00–285.00	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	245.18/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,275	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	222.19/cwt	215.00–230.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	269.18/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,155	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	230.73/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	234.30/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,336	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,544	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	90.32/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,445	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	96.10/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,139	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	83.70/cwt	80.00–86.00	864	10
Bulls	—	—	1,428	95.39/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,362	6
Bulls	—	—	1,970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	107.04/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,288	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	66.74/cwt	65.00–70.00	526	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	87.04/cwt	84.00–89.00	841	10
Bulls	—	—	1,599	107.38/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,717	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	187.90/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	179.87/cwt	175.00–190.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.47/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,169	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	219.34/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,046	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	245.26/cwt	230.00–250.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	217.97/cwt	208.00–227.50	1,245	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	237.19/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,032	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	201.58/cwt	200.00–203.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	237.98/cwt	230.00–247.50	904	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	203.35/cwt	200.00–205.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	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 Aug 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 428Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 116Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	200.00–225.00	213.69
1	—	730	200.00	200.00
5	—	630	200.00–205.00	201.83
7	—	569	207.00–210.00	208.28
1	—	680	207.00	207.00
10	—	477	210.00–225.00	219.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	220.00–243.00	231.88
1	—	810	175.00	175.00
2	—	723	182.00–194.00	187.90
9	—	523	216.00–230.00	223.47
7	—	324	230.00–250.00	245.26
8	—	571	208.00–227.50	217.97
13	—	435	225.00–247.50	237.19
1	—	760	178.00	178.00
13	—	380	230.00–247.50	237.98
1	—	680	192.00	192.00
1	—	640	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	175.00–190.00	179.87
4	—	318	200.00–210.00	204.88
4	—	375	200.00–203.00	201.58
4	—	474	190.00–200.00	195.09
6	—	426	200.00–205.00	203.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	218.00–240.00	226.78
7	—	524	200.00–215.00	207.70
11	—	326	220.00–245.00	228.16
8	—	468	210.00–220.00	214.26
6	—	423	215.00–230.00	222.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	218.00	218.00
7	—	623	230.00–241.00	236.45
12	—	376	265.00–290.00	279.29
12	—	470	249.00–272.50	263.43
1	—	805	210.00	210.00
7	—	326	265.00–285.00	275.50
12	—	520	230.00–265.00	245.18
11	—	429	260.00–295.00	269.18
8	—	674	222.50–237.50	230.73
9	—	570	222.50–247.50	234.30
1	—	710	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	745	225.00	225.00
2	—	615	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	90.00–91.00	90.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,185	92.00–103.00	96.10
10	—	1,032	80.00–86.00	83.70
2	—	1,203	106.00–108.00	107.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	65.00–70.00	66.74
10	—	966	84.00–89.00	87.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	91.00–100.00	95.39
1	—	1,970	120.00	120.00
8	—	1,599	105.00–114.00	107.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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