Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 instances 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 7.00-15.00 instances 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows were uneven with boner cows being steady and lean cows being 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Market was softer on most classes of cattle. Sold a load of preconditioned steers on video; to view results click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.09/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$203.09

149 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$31.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	210.60	1,019	113
Medium and Large 2	436	179.49	782	36

One grade step is worth $31.11/cwt here — about $237 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 sale149 hd

203.09

—

AR average8 barns · 1,502 hd

202.64

+0.45

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	1,480	99.69	1,475	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	86.94	1,024	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	64.87	603	20

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,408	$1,538	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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%	—	1,297	97.47/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,264	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	80.46/cwt	80.00–81.00	793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	88.84/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,054	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	73.30/cwt	68.00–79.00	773	10
Bulls	—	—	1,322	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	106.20/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,697	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	176.99/cwt	170.00–182.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	209.41/cwt	200.00–220.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	187.39/cwt	185.00–189.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	357	242.45/cwt	240.00–247.50	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	212.38/cwt	205.00–228.00	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	234.75/cwt	230.00–244.00	761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	195.79/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	200.28/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	168.01/cwt	160.00–175.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	179.56/cwt	175.00–185.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	340	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	515	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	189.38/cwt	180.00–200.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	204.37/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,065	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	207.35/cwt	200.00–224.00	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	223.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	240.02/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	188.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	224.28/cwt	210.00–235.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	250.19/cwt	238.00–267.00	1,056	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	215.27/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	266.82/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,009	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	195.21/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,216	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	231.11/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,327	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	206.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	353	301.67/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	265.51/cwt	250.00–285.00	834	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	208.77/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	221.65/cwt	215.00–227.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	238.38/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	219.06/cwt	212.00–225.00	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	223.53/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	230.60/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,195	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	195.41/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,122	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	193.77/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,201	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	204.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,075	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	70.81/cwt	65.00–75.00	700	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	51.08/cwt	45.00–55.00	419	7

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 1,084Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 335Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 150Year ago 35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,297	95.00–102.00	97.47
22	—	1,186	83.00–94.00	88.84
10	—	1,054	68.00–79.00	73.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	80.00–81.00	80.46
11	—	988	65.00–75.00	70.81
7	—	821	45.00–55.00	51.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	90.00–92.00	91.01
4	—	1,598	102.00–110.00	106.20

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)	1	—	1,320	100.00	100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,475.00	1,475.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	170.00–182.00	176.99
5	—	528	160.00–175.00	168.01
10	—	415	175.00–185.00	179.56
4	—	320	180.00–200.00	189.38
5	—	381	185.00–195.00	188.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	189.00	189.00
12	—	424	205.00–228.00	212.38
9	—	324	230.00–244.00	234.75
5	—	674	193.00–198.00	195.79
8	—	576	192.00–206.00	200.28
15	—	521	195.00–209.00	204.37
16	—	477	200.00–224.00	207.35
13	—	371	210.00–235.00	224.28
16	—	623	185.00–200.00	195.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	185.00–189.00	187.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	254.00	254.00
3	—	357	240.00–247.50	242.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	231.00	231.00
2	—	520	210.00	210.00
2	—	350	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	200.00–220.00	209.41
10	—	574	185.00–200.00	195.41
1	—	865	169.00	169.00
8	—	620	185.00–201.00	193.77
2	—	670	185.00	185.00
8	—	526	200.00–215.00	204.30
1	—	770	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	220.00–230.00	223.17
6	—	517	200.00–210.00	206.04
5	—	372	215.00–227.00	221.65
8	—	423	212.00–225.00	219.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	237.50–241.00	240.02
12	—	422	238.00–267.00	250.19
6	—	668	210.00–226.00	215.27
16	—	378	255.00–278.00	266.82
13	—	574	224.00–235.00	231.11
14	—	314	250.00–285.00	265.51
4	—	711	205.00–210.00	208.77
2	—	618	215.00–232.00	223.53
16	—	518	225.00–242.50	230.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	281.00	281.00
3	—	353	292.50–310.00	301.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	254.00	254.00
2	—	610	230.00	230.00
2	—	420	261.00	261.00
4	—	578	238.00–240.00	238.98
6	—	535	232.00–245.00	238.38

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

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