Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Buyer were still very aggressive on the lighter weight steers. Heavier cattle were softer. Sold a video load to view results click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf). Next sale will be January 4.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.02/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$254.02

173 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$32.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	262.63	1,310	127
Medium and Large 2	413	230.26	950	46

One grade step is worth $32.38/cwt here — about $360 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 sale173 hd

254.02

—

AR average9 barns · 1,301 hd

249.08

+4.95

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	1,592	95.04	1,513	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	85.00	1,152	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	84.00	996	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	69.65	647	22

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)	1,095	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,449	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,310	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,532	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$1,219	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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	56.64/cwt	52.00–62.00	463	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	88.36/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,129	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	76.59/cwt	73.00–82.00	806	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	77.08/cwt	73.00–82.00	765	14
Bulls	—	—	1,731	103.70/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,795	7
Bulls	—	—	1,397	82.91/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,158	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,219.49/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,219	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,310.42/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,310	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,449.16/head	1,210.00–1,575.00	1,449	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,463.83/head	1,300.00–1,780.00	1,464	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,713.97/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	202.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	233.30/cwt	225.00–245.00	875	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	196.96/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,125	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	220.33/cwt	215.00–222.50	934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	172.20/cwt	155.00–178.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	171.31/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	271.67/cwt	270.00–275.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	213.34/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,116	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	191.00/cwt	181.00–197.50	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	191.76/cwt	185.00–195.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	285.68/cwt	280.00–295.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	253.52/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,321	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	235.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,354	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	237.46/cwt	230.00–245.00	898	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	196.34/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,219	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	245.03/cwt	230.00–260.00	794	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	200.15/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,455	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	226.00/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	200.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	252.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	291.40/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	241.21/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	289.73/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,211	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	242.75/cwt	235.00–250.00	777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	227.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	221.51/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	213.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	267.24/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,374	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	271.92/cwt	253.00–295.00	1,259	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	292.86/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,101	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	216.07/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	177.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,130	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	227.07/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,190	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,172	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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 871Year ago 782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 178Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	818	52.00–62.00	56.64
14	—	993	73.00–82.00	77.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,278	85.00–92.00	88.36
14	—	1,052	73.00–82.00	76.59
1	—	1,305	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,731	101.00–108.00	103.70
5	—	1,397	79.00–87.00	82.91

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	6	—	1,148	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,219.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,164	1,300.00–1,780.00	1,463.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,333	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,713.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,132	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,310.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,113	1,210.00–1,575.00	1,449.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	200.00–210.00	202.90
6	—	505	155.00–178.00	172.20
6	—	438	185.00–195.00	191.76
5	—	306	200.00–205.00	200.98
4	—	465	190.00–192.00	190.98
1	—	570	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	225.00–245.00	233.30
10	—	571	195.00–200.00	196.96
9	—	424	215.00–222.50	220.33
3	—	827	168.00–177.00	171.31
10	—	523	205.00–220.00	213.34
3	—	672	181.00–197.50	191.00
8	—	621	190.00–205.00	196.34
12	—	324	230.00–260.00	245.03
7	—	464	212.50–220.00	216.07
2	—	718	176.00–180.00	177.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	270.00–275.00	271.67
1	—	335	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	210.00	210.00
13	—	378	230.00–245.00	237.46
10	—	320	235.00–250.00	242.75
9	—	419	225.00–230.00	227.65
6	—	473	215.00–225.00	221.51
6	—	525	210.00–220.00	213.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	280.00–295.00	285.68
13	—	521	237.50–270.00	253.52
8	—	574	230.00–240.00	235.84
11	—	727	190.00–205.00	200.15
7	—	628	217.50–240.00	226.00
1	—	760	200.00	200.00
1	—	665	215.00	215.00
20	—	418	260.00–315.00	289.73
20	—	463	253.00–295.00	271.92
15	—	376	270.00–320.00	292.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	250.00–260.00	252.76
5	—	460	289.00–295.00	291.40
4	—	614	235.00–260.00	241.21
7	—	514	260.00–275.00	267.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	235.00	235.00
9	—	524	220.00–235.00	227.07
2	—	630	185.00–187.00	185.99

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

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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