Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Quality was average. Market was stronger on most classes of cattle. Lightweight cattle are still in high demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.94/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$251.94

125 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$33.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	260.04	1,188	95
Medium and Large 2	425	226.28	962	30

One grade step is worth $33.76/cwt here — about $225 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 sale125 hd

251.94

—

AR average8 barns · 2,293 hd

246.37

+5.57

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	1,560	100.33	1,565	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	88.93	1,039	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	88.00	1,294	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	69.54	650	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$1,515	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,422	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,321	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$1,547	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,211	$1,803	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,698	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,399	6

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1Fancy	—	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	214.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	218.00/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	230.15/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,291	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	254.04/cwt	244.00–266.00	1,199	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	210.16/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,185	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	233.80/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,111	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	211.43/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	238.35/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,256	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	224.25/cwt	210.00–230.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	224.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	242.82/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,037	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	212.08/cwt	205.00–218.00	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	222.67/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	231.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	286.92/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,064	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	260.13/cwt	248.00–275.00	1,085	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	176.93/cwt	172.00–183.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	150.89/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	246.49/cwt	225.00–265.00	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	249.44/cwt	230.00–267.50	903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	221.00/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,162	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	203.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	198.34/cwt	190.00–205.00	930	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	201.31/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	209.74/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	201.00/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,222	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,802.81/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,803	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,399.47/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,399	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,632.13/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,632	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,422.26/head	1,250.00–1,710.00	1,422	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,320.62/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,321	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	1,463.72/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,464	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	1,547.39/head	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,547	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416	1,869.42/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,869	5
Bulls	—	—	1,656	104.76/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,735	8
Bulls	—	—	1,369	91.46/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,252	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	53.29/cwt	50.00–59.00	433	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	91.51/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,100	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	78.56/cwt	74.00–85.00	823	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	98.92/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,255	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	76.50/cwt	74.00–80.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	290.86/cwt	265.00–305.00	931	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	208.06/cwt	205.00–210.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	214.80/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	228.15/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,077	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	204.62/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	173.52/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,404	1

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 Nov 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 1,108Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 301Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	210.00–215.00	214.02
4	—	333	235.00–240.00	237.56
5	—	435	210.00–230.00	224.25
6	—	475	220.00–228.00	222.67
10	—	379	225.00–235.00	231.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	217.00–219.00	218.00
1	—	760	218.00	218.00
9	—	561	220.00–250.00	230.15
16	—	472	244.00–266.00	254.04
3	—	707	200.00–217.50	211.43
11	—	527	230.00–250.00	238.35
2	—	605	220.00–228.00	224.03
19	—	371	265.00–305.00	286.92
15	—	417	248.00–275.00	260.13
13	—	320	265.00–305.00	290.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	205.00–220.00	210.16
12	—	475	225.00–240.00	233.80
10	—	427	237.00–250.00	242.82
3	—	868	145.00–157.50	150.89
12	—	315	225.00–265.00	246.49
1	—	835	166.00	166.00
10	—	362	230.00–267.50	249.44
10	—	526	215.00–230.00	221.00
5	—	608	195.00–214.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	205.00–218.00	212.08
5	—	520	172.00–183.00	176.93
10	—	416	200.00–210.00	203.07
10	—	469	190.00–205.00	198.34
2	—	550	170.00	170.00
5	—	310	205.00–210.00	208.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	195.00–206.00	201.31
4	—	581	204.00–214.00	209.74
4	—	529	209.00–220.00	214.80
9	—	472	225.00–230.00	228.15
5	—	638	195.00–208.00	204.62
2	—	760	170.00–177.00	173.52
1	—	735	191.00	191.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,211	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,802.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,265	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,399.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,252	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,632.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,540	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,416	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,869.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,152	1,250.00–1,710.00	1,422.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,067	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,320.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,039	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,463.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,001	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,547.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,656	102.00–106.00	104.76
4	—	1,369	88.00–95.00	91.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	813	50.00–59.00	53.29
14	—	987	74.00–80.00	76.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,202	87.00–96.00	91.51
14	—	1,047	74.00–85.00	78.56
6	—	1,269	98.00–100.00	98.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	88.00	88.00

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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