Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 instances 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Market was softer in most spots due to the higher number of fat new crop calves. Slaughter cattle were weaker as well. Buyers were active. Quality was average to attractive. The third Thursday stock cow special will be next week. Expecting 200-300 replacement cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.04/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$247.04

194 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.54

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	250.21	1,338	167
Medium and Large 2	407	227.48	926	27

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $411 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 sale194 hd

247.04

—

AR average10 barns · 3,381 hd

261.58

−14.54

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	1,623	108.49	1,761	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	100.00	1,375	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	91.03	1,066	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	79.29	748	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,255	8

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1Value Added	—	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	82.40/cwt	80.00–84.00	855	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	63.49/cwt	60.00–65.00	530	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	83.94/cwt	80.00–87.00	821	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	107.10/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,353	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	92.39/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,117	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	97.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	109.29/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,808	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,254.78/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	230.29/cwt	225.00–235.00	956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	204.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	861	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	245.33/cwt	235.00–255.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	205.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	201.89/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	208.98/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	211.82/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,298	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	217.51/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,249	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.01/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,160	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	224.23/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,431	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	192.00/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	225.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,062	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	297.42/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	227.11/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	230.36/cwt	220.00–240.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	226.20/cwt	220.00–235.00	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	270.53/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,128	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	239.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,353	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	286.41/cwt	275.00–300.00	948	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	248.14/cwt	231.00–262.50	1,298	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	219.05/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	238.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	223.11/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	220.40/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	257.42/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,207	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	242.56/cwt	227.00–255.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	208.68/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	213.95/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,222	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	221.65/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,177	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	237.00/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,112	13

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 Sep 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 582Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 121Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	252.50	252.50
2	—	635	238.00	238.00
2	—	410	287.50	287.50
2	—	495	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	638	222.00–237.00	224.23
9	—	376	275.00–312.50	297.42
6	—	670	222.00–233.00	227.11
21	—	417	257.50–290.00	270.53
17	—	566	230.00–250.00	239.06
10	—	331	275.00–300.00	286.41
18	—	523	231.00–262.50	248.14
7	—	711	217.00–227.00	223.11
3	—	767	212.00–226.00	220.40
3	—	813	215.00	215.00
21	—	469	225.00–275.00	257.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	307.50	307.50
2	—	473	280.00–285.00	282.57
1	—	560	265.00	265.00
1	—	370	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	220.00–240.00	230.36
7	—	424	220.00–235.00	226.20
5	—	475	215.00–222.00	219.05
5	—	326	230.00–245.00	238.10
2	—	515	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	218.00	218.00
2	—	520	195.00	195.00
10	—	422	200.00–210.00	204.07
7	—	331	200.00–215.00	205.44
8	—	368	200.00–210.00	205.03
4	—	485	208.00–210.00	208.98
1	—	595	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	225.00–235.00	230.29
7	—	322	235.00–255.00	245.33
4	—	684	192.50–205.00	201.89
3	—	730	203.00	203.00
35	—	613	210.00–214.00	211.82
16	—	574	210.00–225.00	217.51
20	—	525	215.00–228.00	221.01
2	—	750	189.00–195.00	192.00
1	—	1,010	149.00	149.00
10	—	471	220.00–230.00	225.48
6	—	369	227.00–255.00	242.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	221.00	221.00
1	—	640	235.00	235.00
1	—	575	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	203.00–215.00	208.68
9	—	571	203.00–219.00	213.95
10	—	531	216.00–230.00	221.65
13	—	469	225.00–242.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,038	80.00–84.00	82.40
3	—	1,263	104.00–112.00	107.10
28	—	1,209	88.00–98.00	92.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	834	60.00–65.00	63.49
9	—	978	80.00–87.00	83.94
2	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	95.00–100.00	97.43
1	—	1,825	125.00	125.00
7	—	1,654	105.00–113.00	109.29

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)	8	—	1,063	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,254.78

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle