Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher; over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Buyers were still aggressive on most classes. The replacement cow market was really strong. Sold two video loads to view results click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf).

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $297.19/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$297.19

208 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$467

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

$38.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	302.76	1,567	178
Medium and Large 2	417	264.09	1,100	30

One grade step is worth $38.67/cwt here — about $467 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 sale208 hd

297.19

—

AR average9 barns · 3,865 hd

272.61

+24.58

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	1,527	102.60	1,567	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	94.87	1,099	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	78.18	730	18

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)	920	$2,101	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,026	$2,051	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,931	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,774	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,353	$1,723	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$1,624	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$2,065	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,307	$2,473	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,015	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$1,862	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	285.18/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,209	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	234.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,122	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	316.77/cwt	297.50–350.00	1,315	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	339.46/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,253	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	296.31/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,550	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	240.85/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	223.84/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	333.39/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,080	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	274.23/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	281.51/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	273.96/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	315.38/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,624	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	291.94/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,801	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	278.50/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,863	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	264.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	262.55/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	273.31/cwt	260.00–280.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	351.30/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	257.29/cwt	242.50–285.00	1,726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	233.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	312.98/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,477	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	238.82/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	296.49/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	305.68/cwt	285.00–350.00	993	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	242.17/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	282.04/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,311	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	273.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	262.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,475	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	85.64/cwt	83.00–88.00	907	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	99.79/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,209	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	86.00/cwt	83.00–90.00	851	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	62.53/cwt	55.00–70.00	513	6
Bulls	—	—	1,375	96.06/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,321	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	113.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,020	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,003.04/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	2,003	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	2,064.95/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,065	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,774.08/head	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,774	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,931.11/head	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,931	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,623.94/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,624	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,723.32/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,723	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	2,051.45/head	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,051	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,101.00/head	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,101	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,833.20/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	2,491.11/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	252.72/cwt	250.00–254.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	291.45/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,096	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	245.63/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	252.55/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	404	303.59/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,227	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	775	227.75/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,765	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	273.40/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,299	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	266.14/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	236.94/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,471	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	266.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	387.60/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	241.41/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,036	10

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 Feb 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 741Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 64Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 20Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	424	270.00–315.00	285.18
3	—	682	235.00–253.00	240.85
15	—	325	285.00–350.00	305.68
1	—	710	214.00	214.00
13	—	376	280.00–315.00	291.45
5	—	570	245.00–263.00	252.55
16	—	475	265.00–285.00	273.40
10	—	509	252.50–285.00	266.14
8	—	621	225.00–255.00	236.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	230.00–240.00	234.70
5	—	380	245.00–255.00	250.03
7	—	523	220.00–227.00	223.84
3	—	338	250.00–254.00	252.72
10	—	429	238.00–245.00	241.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	272.50–275.00	273.96
4	—	555	265.00–275.00	270.00
3	—	360	320.00	320.00
3	—	470	280.00	280.00
2	—	615	265.00	265.00
7	—	404	295.00–315.00	303.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	775	223.00–231.00	227.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	415	297.50–350.00	316.77
16	—	369	315.00–370.00	339.46
13	—	523	275.00–312.50	296.31
14	—	324	325.00–355.00	333.39
10	—	628	260.00–285.00	274.23
10	—	567	270.00–295.00	281.51
11	—	671	242.50–285.00	257.29
4	—	778	230.00–235.00	233.75
15	—	472	280.00–330.00	312.98
8	—	721	232.00–249.00	238.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	515	305.00–330.00	315.38
15	—	617	280.00–297.50	291.94
7	—	669	275.00–285.00	278.50
6	—	423	335.00–365.00	351.30
3	—	558	285.00–302.50	296.49
2	—	475	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	260.00–270.00	264.39
4	—	520	245.00	245.00
6	—	433	260.00–268.00	262.55
8	—	333	260.00–280.00	273.31
5	—	381	260.00–270.00	266.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	385.00–390.00	387.60
1	—	530	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	230.00–255.00	242.17
6	—	465	280.00–285.00	282.04
5	—	537	270.00–280.00	273.91
5	—	561	255.00–265.00	262.91
1	—	740	228.00	228.00
6	—	628	244.00–250.00	245.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,059	83.00–88.00	85.64
15	—	1,212	97.00–107.00	99.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	990	83.00–90.00	86.00
6	—	820	55.00–70.00	62.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	95.00–100.00	96.06
3	—	1,780	110.00–115.00	113.49

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	3	—	1,300	1,925.00–2,050.00	2,003.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,047	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,833.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,321	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,491.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	908	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,064.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,198	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,774.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,355	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,931.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,278	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,623.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,353	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,723.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,026	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,051.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,101.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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