Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady under 700 lbs; over 700 lbs. were 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Higher quality cattle in the right condition are still selling very strong. Lesser quality and bloomy calves right off the cow are being heavily discounted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.67/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$244.67

189 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$26.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	250.52	1,270	148
Medium and Large 2	443	223.57	990	41

One grade step is worth $26.95/cwt here — about $279 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 sale189 hd

244.67

—

AR average9 barns · 1,285 hd

250.38

−5.71

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	—	High	1,604	103.92	1,667	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	89.30	1,176	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	87.33	1,049	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	78.81	788	19

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)	1,048	$1,714	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$1,592	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,456	35
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	986	$1,684	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,326	$1,749	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,429	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	—	735	212.01/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	232.33/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,438	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	279.50/cwt	265.00–300.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	209.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	251.27/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	231.88/cwt	225.00–237.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	261.78/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,086	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	197.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	226.00/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	186.87/cwt	177.00–195.00	875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	241.17/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,367	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	265.74/cwt	262.50–271.00	1,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	218.65/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,032	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	219.10/cwt	215.00–223.00	914	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	179.97/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	225.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	224.62/cwt	220.00–235.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	222.31/cwt	215.00–225.00	834	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	190.12/cwt	185.00–200.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	184.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	216.13/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,329	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	247.36/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,291	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	218.77/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,144	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	196.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	215.69/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	216.61/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,239	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	557	203.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	189.39/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,468	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,683.03/head	1,650.00–1,695.00	1,683	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,714.38/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,714	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,456.49/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,456	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,389.80/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,390	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,684.24/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,684	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	102.90/cwt	95.00–112.00	951	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,749.00/head	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,749	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,791.56/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	97.11/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,267	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,591.61/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,592	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	89.30/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,176	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	79.55/cwt	75.00–83.00	794	17
Bulls	—	—	1,875	116.65/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,357	90.63/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,230	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	105.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,730	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	75.76/cwt	72.00–80.00	808	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	72.51/cwt	72.00–73.00	732	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	89.42/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,081	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	97.55/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	269.67/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,009	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	253.82/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,190	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	224.32/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,068	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	228.84/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,522	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	194.93/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	199.28/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	235.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	225.00/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	215.42/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,206	9

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 Oct 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,084Last week 933Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 222Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 15Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	211.00–213.00	212.01
18	—	619	225.00–249.00	232.33
13	—	322	265.00–300.00	279.50
2	—	928	175.00	175.00
5	—	759	200.00–225.00	209.82
1	—	815	205.00	205.00
18	—	415	250.00–270.00	261.78
13	—	567	233.00–255.00	241.17
12	—	522	230.00–255.00	247.36
1	—	855	175.00	175.00
18	—	374	260.00–295.00	269.67
19	—	469	242.50–265.00	253.82
8	—	665	225.00–235.00	228.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	250.00–252.50	251.27
8	—	470	262.50–271.00	265.74
2	—	400	265.00	265.00
2	—	635	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	225.00–237.00	231.88
11	—	518	210.00–220.00	214.97
2	—	550	215.00	215.00
9	—	425	220.00–230.00	225.98
9	—	476	220.00–227.00	224.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	309	195.00–200.00	197.53
8	—	468	177.00–195.00	186.87
4	—	569	175.00–185.00	179.97
6	—	413	185.00–200.00	190.12
5	—	521	180.00–190.00	184.03
11	—	369	190.00–200.00	196.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	223.00–229.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	472	215.00–222.00	218.65
18	—	417	215.00–223.00	219.10
1	—	705	217.00	217.00
14	—	325	220.00–235.00	224.62
11	—	375	215.00–225.00	222.31
10	—	615	212.00–221.00	216.13
22	—	523	215.00–223.00	218.77
3	—	663	213.00–217.00	215.69
14	—	572	211.00–224.00	216.61
4	—	775	175.00–200.00	189.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	200.00–205.00	203.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	185.00–205.00	194.93
4	—	606	195.00–207.00	199.28
7	—	471	230.00–240.00	235.71
2	—	675	207.00	207.00
4	—	511	223.00–227.00	225.00
9	—	560	212.00–220.00	215.42

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,208	1,650.00–1,695.00	1,683.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,265	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,389.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,363	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,749.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,791.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,048	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,714.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,148	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,456.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,305	96.00–98.00	97.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,032	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,591.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	986	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,684.24
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	95.00–112.00	102.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	88.00–90.00	89.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	998	75.00–83.00	79.55
2	—	1,010	72.00–73.00	72.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,066	72.00–80.00	75.76
50	—	1,209	85.00–95.00	89.42
9	—	1,418	96.00–103.00	97.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	114.00–119.00	116.65
3	—	1,357	88.00–94.00	90.63
7	—	1,632	104.00–110.00	105.98

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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