Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower; over 400 lbs. steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to attractive. Buyers were active to aggressive. Most classes of cattle were higher. The majority of the offering was unweaned new crop calves. Had a strong market for replacement cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.40/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$257.40

181 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$37.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.70

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	264.71	1,298	146
Medium and Large 2	397	226.92	901	35

One grade step is worth $37.79/cwt here — about $397 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 sale181 hd

257.40

—

AR average7 barns · 1,162 hd

265.10

−7.70

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	1,563	103.51	1,618	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	97.08	1,186	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	81.98	779	27

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)	1,109	$1,709	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,174	$1,673	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,512	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,450	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,249	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,091	$1,128	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,600	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,886	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,851	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,366	$1,421	7

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	108.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,381	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	243.12/cwt	230.00–250.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	220.91/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,246	13
Bulls	—	—	1,396	91.17/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,273	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,672.52/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,673	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,709.39/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,709	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,389.79/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,390	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	2,603.23/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,603	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,449.66/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,450	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	1,128.01/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,128	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,248.78/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,249	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,230.68/head	1,775.00–2,650.00	2,231	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,106	1,510.83/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,511	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,512.46/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,512	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,851.49/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,851	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	201.60/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	240.81/cwt	228.00–262.50	884	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	211.24/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	834	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	190.19/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	214.09/cwt	210.00–218.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	540	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	238.15/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,393	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	209.54/cwt	200.00–217.00	773	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	225.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	222.81/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,185	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	215.28/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,337	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	234.02/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,467	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	282.34/cwt	258.00–300.00	1,189	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	297.50/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	230.30/cwt	225.00–245.00	970	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	550	246.25/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	230.08/cwt	225.00–235.00	844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	220.17/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	257.77/cwt	237.50–277.00	1,335	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	290.39/cwt	270.00–310.00	967	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	232.25/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	285.11/cwt	260.00–312.50	1,072	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	228.48/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	266.75/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,272	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	218.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	243.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	222.79/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,243	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	237.31/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,115	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	229.58/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,214	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,396	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	109.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,805	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	99.09/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,240	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	90.49/cwt	90.00–92.00	965	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	82.41/cwt	80.00–88.00	888	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	68.90/cwt	65.00–72.00	557	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	85.57/cwt	80.00–89.00	842	16

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,106Last week 970Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 177Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	107.00–110.00	108.01
35	—	1,251	93.00–105.00	99.09
10	—	1,078	80.00–88.00	82.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	90.00–92.00	90.49
7	—	808	65.00–72.00	68.90
16	—	984	80.00–89.00	85.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	85.00–97.00	91.17
8	—	1,646	105.00–115.00	109.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	330	230.00–250.00	243.12
13	—	564	218.00–225.00	220.91
2	—	760	203.00	203.00
17	—	367	228.00–262.50	240.81
4	—	659	207.00–217.00	211.24
3	—	713	182.50–200.00	190.19
9	—	469	220.00–230.00	225.78
13	—	532	217.50–225.00	222.81
11	—	621	200.00–219.00	215.28
11	—	421	225.00–245.00	230.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	200.00–210.00	205.07
9	—	522	195.00–205.00	201.60
11	—	417	200.00	200.00
7	—	319	210.00–218.00	214.09
12	—	369	200.00–217.00	209.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	261.00	261.00
4	—	550	245.00–250.00	246.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	214.00	214.00
10	—	585	230.00–257.50	238.15
19	—	627	227.00–246.00	234.02
23	—	421	258.00–300.00	282.34
1	—	865	200.00	200.00
18	—	518	237.50–277.00	257.77
16	—	333	270.00–310.00	290.39
4	—	678	230.00–235.00	232.25
23	—	376	260.00–312.50	285.11
5	—	721	225.00–232.50	228.48
14	—	477	255.00–287.50	266.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	310.00–315.00	312.53
3	—	467	290.00–310.00	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	367	225.00–235.00	230.08
8	—	321	230.00–240.00	234.98
6	—	481	220.00–221.00	220.17
3	—	525	220.00	220.00
5	—	420	210.00–220.00	218.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	262.50	262.50
5	—	571	240.00–250.00	243.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	220.00–226.00	222.79
2	—	740	200.00–210.00	204.97
18	—	470	225.00–242.00	237.31
7	—	529	225.00–236.00	229.58
2	—	635	200.00	200.00
2	—	673	205.00–210.00	207.49

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,174	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,672.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,109	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,709.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,117	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,449.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,091	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,128.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,128	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,248.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,132	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,512.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	100.00	100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,525	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,303	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,389.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,548	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,603.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,318	1,775.00–2,650.00	2,230.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,275	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,851.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,106	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,510.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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How this sale compares

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