Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were unevenly steady over 500 lbs. 300-400 lbs were a few dollars cheaper with 400-500 lbs as much as 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. There were numerous light weight calves on offer. Buyers were very aggressive on cattle under 500 lbs. The futures board continues to move lower taking the heavier weight cattle down with it. Next week will be the last sale of the year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.75/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$256.75

184 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$43.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.56

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	268.26	1,257	135
Medium and Large 2	444	225.04	999	49

One grade step is worth $43.22/cwt here — about $258 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 sale184 hd

256.75

—

AR average10 barns · 2,182 hd

243.19

+13.56

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	1,592	96.05	1,529	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	85.27	1,002	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	71.11	666	24

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)	1,113	$1,273	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	525	212.68/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	293.08/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,099	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	250.35/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,322	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	297.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	235.10/cwt	230.00–238.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	292.22/cwt	275.00–312.50	920	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	286.46/cwt	258.00–317.00	1,206	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	268.65/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,257	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	227.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	236.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	179.65/cwt	171.00–188.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	234.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	229.41/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,418	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	245.63/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,285	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	211.87/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	224.94/cwt	220.00–237.00	956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	209.09/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,196	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	210.04/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	217.82/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	171.49/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	198.07/cwt	195.00–200.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	183.93/cwt	175.00–190.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	206.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	200.46/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,239	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	204.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	250.52/cwt	240.00–262.50	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	176.64/cwt	165.00–193.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	198.72/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	225.66/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	218.89/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,040	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	246.95/cwt	233.00–267.50	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,273.31/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	90.14/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,253	5
Bulls	—	—	1,844	103.43/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,907	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	55.65/cwt	50.00–63.00	450	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	98.69/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,284	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	77.14/cwt	72.00–80.00	807	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	77.48/cwt	75.00–80.00	766	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	87.27/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,063	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	284.68/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	224.33/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,054	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	977	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	199.31/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	210.96/cwt	208.00–215.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	218.04/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,266	2

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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 871Last week 736Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 215Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	200.00–220.00	212.68
2	—	560	217.00	217.00
7	—	338	230.00–238.00	235.10
8	—	375	230.00–240.00	236.22
1	—	625	200.00	200.00
10	—	470	220.00–228.00	224.33
12	—	434	220.00–230.00	225.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	213.00	213.00
17	—	375	275.00–312.50	293.08
1	—	730	206.00	206.00
18	—	315	275.00–312.50	292.22
20	—	421	258.00–317.00	286.46
16	—	468	250.00–295.00	268.65
1	—	685	224.00	224.00
1	—	925	165.00	165.00
6	—	558	230.00–245.00	234.29
9	—	618	224.00–237.50	229.41
13	—	523	230.00–265.00	245.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	528	245.00–255.00	250.35
3	—	575	249.00	249.00
4	—	425	295.00–300.00	297.41
3	—	640	235.00	235.00
8	—	476	280.00–295.00	284.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	220.00–235.00	227.40
3	—	525	227.00	227.00
4	—	610	205.00–215.00	210.04
3	—	400	245.00	245.00
5	—	568	213.00–221.00	217.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	166.00	166.00
3	—	752	171.00–188.00	179.65
14	—	515	200.00–219.00	211.87
10	—	425	220.00–237.00	224.94
10	—	572	195.00–215.00	209.09
2	—	830	171.00–172.00	171.49
9	—	618	192.00–210.00	200.46
7	—	321	240.00–262.50	250.52
3	—	727	165.00–193.00	176.64
11	—	475	215.00–225.00	218.89
12	—	367	233.00–267.50	246.95
1	—	890	163.00	163.00
5	—	674	185.00–208.00	199.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	195.00–200.00	198.07
5	—	529	175.00–190.00	183.93
10	—	381	200.00–210.00	206.99
7	—	436	200.00–210.00	204.13
6	—	317	208.00–215.00	210.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	190.00–205.00	198.72
6	—	514	225.00–229.00	225.66
3	—	560	217.00–220.00	218.04
2	—	765	175.00–180.00	177.48
3	—	472	230.00–235.00	233.36
2	—	625	200.00–205.00	202.50

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	1	—	1,585	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,273.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	84.00–93.00	90.14
4	—	1,844	101.00–108.00	103.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	809	50.00–63.00	55.65
17	—	989	75.00–80.00	77.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	95.00–105.00	98.69
14	—	1,046	72.00–80.00	77.14
30	—	1,218	84.00–93.00	87.27

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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