Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 instances 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Quality was average. The CME futures traded cheaper this week coupled with new crop calves and the dreaded month of October on us, caused all classes to be lower this week. Sold 3 loads on video this week to view information click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf).

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.02/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$247.02

137 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$32.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	255.12	1,284	103
Medium and Large 2	423	222.49	942	34

One grade step is worth $32.63/cwt here — about $342 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 sale137 hd

247.02

—

AR average9 barns · 1,512 hd

253.40

−6.38

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	1,722	101.80	1,753	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	86.43	1,042	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	84.00	1,242	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	68.36	637	18

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)	1,235	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,448	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,054	$1,381	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,302	$1,570	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,300	1thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	749	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	97.02/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,140	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	86.37/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,049	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	186.28/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	218.83/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	212.50/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	221.71/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	216.46/cwt	212.00–225.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	294.48/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,134	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	223.83/cwt	220.00–225.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	209.03/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	282.41/cwt	275.00–295.00	923	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	235.66/cwt	230.00–240.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	208.65/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,068	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	233.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	227.23/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	240.21/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,232	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	225.26/cwt	220.00–235.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	214.98/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	286.26/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	388	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	257.87/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,225	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	230.00/cwt	225.00–240.00	867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	217.08/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,235	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	217.26/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,130	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	209.71/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	193.78/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	273.63/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,157	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	200.43/cwt	195.00–207.00	832	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	205.30/cwt	204.00–207.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	196.94/cwt	190.00–203.00	906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	191.98/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	235.71/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,105	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	189.97/cwt	180.00–200.00	980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	511	203.80/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	232.15/cwt	229.00–234.00	741	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,570.23/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,570	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,448.13/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,381.21/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,381	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	104.16/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,836	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,364	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,242	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	74.80/cwt	70.00–79.00	722	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	51.61/cwt	45.00–55.00	436	5

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 869Last week 1,106Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 305Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 150Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	70.00–74.00	72.02
3	—	1,175	95.00–99.00	97.02
53	—	1,214	83.00–93.00	86.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	965	70.00–79.00	74.80
5	—	844	45.00–55.00	51.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,763	100.00–107.00	104.16
1	—	1,515	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	175.00–200.00	186.28
3	—	525	207.00–225.00	218.83
5	—	578	200.00–220.00	212.50
1	—	750	174.00	174.00
1	—	710	195.00	195.00
7	—	621	185.00–205.00	191.98
14	—	469	227.00–245.00	235.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	220.00	220.00
8	—	418	220.00–235.00	225.26
7	—	617	211.00–217.00	214.98
12	—	377	225.00–240.00	230.00
13	—	569	215.00–219.00	217.08
16	—	520	215.00–223.00	217.26
2	—	665	200.00–219.00	209.71
2	—	715	192.50–195.00	193.78
7	—	319	229.00–234.00	232.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	210.00	210.00
16	—	415	195.00–207.00	200.43
6	—	375	204.00–207.00	205.30
8	—	460	190.00–203.00	196.94
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
9	—	516	180.00–200.00	189.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	210.00	210.00
5	—	511	200.00–207.00	203.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	218.00–231.00	221.71
10	—	385	285.00–300.00	294.48
2	—	818	200.00–218.00	209.03
9	—	327	275.00–295.00	282.41
6	—	667	218.00–220.00	219.00
4	—	566	230.00–235.00	233.71
6	—	621	220.00–237.00	227.23
22	—	513	235.00–250.00	240.21
17	—	475	241.00–270.00	257.87
12	—	423	260.00–295.00	273.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	237.00	237.00
3	—	665	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	212.00–225.00	216.46
4	—	429	220.00–225.00	223.83
6	—	368	230.00–235.00	232.51
9	—	328	230.00–240.00	235.66
12	—	512	200.00–219.00	208.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	285.00–287.50	286.26
2	—	388	310.00–315.00	312.48
1	—	405	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	225.00	225.00

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	3	—	1,302	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,570.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,448.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,054	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,381.21

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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