Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. unevenly steady; over 500 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower; over 500 lbs. 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Market continues to be strong on most classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.13/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$221.13

141 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$33.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.68

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	229.35	1,179	106
Medium and Large 2	458	196.24	899	35

One grade step is worth $33.12/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 sale141 hd

221.13

—

AR average8 barns · 1,731 hd

236.81

−15.68

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	1,611	104.84	1,689	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	96.98	1,113	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	85.75	1,240	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	81.98	752	21

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)	1,158	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,295	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,593	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,564	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	631	214.43/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	222.61/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	235.30/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	223.49/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,298	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	61.39/cwt	55.00–70.00	484	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	86.30/cwt	82.00–90.00	911	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	106.29/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,252	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	98.61/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,155	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	88.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	846	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	83.10/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,246	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	88.39/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,231	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	94.20/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,328	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	106.61/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,754	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,418	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,563.97/head	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,564	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,593.35/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,593	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,400.11/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,294.73/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	224.81/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,261	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	200.53/cwt	195.00–210.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	206.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	180.06/cwt	177.00–185.00	944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	204.84/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	219.73/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	230.63/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,079	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	224.74/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,175	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	215.74/cwt	210.00–220.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	243.02/cwt	235.00–255.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	239.15/cwt	235.00–245.00	880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	228.15/cwt	220.00–235.00	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	227.49/cwt	220.00–240.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	242.29/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,374	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	242.67/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	225.17/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	282.16/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,061	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	231.50/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	255.94/cwt	243.00–267.50	1,318	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	240.71/cwt	231.00–252.50	1,504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	259.58/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,215	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	480	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	530	275.09/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	553	268.31/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	227.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	265.94/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,130	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	210.35/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	150.86/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	280.34/cwt	275.00–290.00	917	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	203.03/cwt	200.00–205.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	182.29/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,059	4

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 555Year ago 689

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 128Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	200.00–222.50	214.43
7	—	531	219.00–225.00	222.61
4	—	463	232.00–237.00	235.30
4	—	581	220.00–227.00	223.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	220.00–229.00	224.81
1	—	770	192.50	192.50
6	—	664	202.00–210.00	204.84
14	—	468	221.00–237.50	230.63
15	—	523	215.00–235.00	224.74
8	—	330	235.00–255.00	243.02
10	—	368	235.00–245.00	239.15
12	—	420	230.00–240.00	236.13
13	—	618	200.00–222.00	210.35
3	—	982	147.50–155.00	150.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	195.00–210.00	200.53
5	—	375	200.00–210.00	206.21
8	—	524	177.00–185.00	180.06
5	—	319	210.00–220.00	215.74
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
5	—	434	200.00–205.00	203.03
4	—	581	177.00–187.00	182.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	270.00–275.00	272.53
4	—	530	265.00–285.00	275.09
3	—	553	265.00–275.00	268.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	215.00–227.00	219.73
12	—	373	220.00–235.00	228.15
5	—	331	220.00–240.00	227.49
4	—	423	225.00–230.00	227.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	230.00–251.00	242.29
4	—	725	221.00–235.00	225.17
15	—	376	270.00–295.00	282.16
1	—	815	227.00	227.00
4	—	660	229.00–235.00	231.50
11	—	515	243.00–267.50	255.94
12	—	625	231.00–252.50	240.71
10	—	468	252.50–272.50	259.58
11	—	425	255.00–275.00	265.94
13	—	327	275.00–290.00	280.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	241.00–247.00	242.67
1	—	415	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	788	55.00–70.00	61.39
16	—	957	85.00–90.00	88.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,056	82.00–90.00	86.30
9	—	1,178	105.00–114.00	106.29
47	—	1,171	94.00–104.00	98.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	82.00–84.00	83.10
2	—	1,393	87.00–90.00	88.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	92.00–97.00	94.20
12	—	1,645	103.00–115.00	106.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	113.00–116.00	114.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,128	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,294.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,563.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,274	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,593.35

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

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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