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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 22

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Sep 8Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▲ 520 vs last sale 0▼ 442 vs year ago 962 · −45.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 0▼ 256 vs year ago 325 · −78.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 8.00-12.00 lower; over 400 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower; over 600 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality was average. Slaughter cattle were softer with a limited number of receipts. Feeder cattle were in good demand with new crop bull calves being heavily discounted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.72/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$154.72

88 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$14.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	155.72	796	82
Medium and Large 2	384	141.00	542	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.72/cwt here — about $254 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 sale88 hd

154.72

—

AR average8 barns · 1,201 hd

150.76

+3.95

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	—	Low	1,410	79.09	1,115	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	69.78	825	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	52.83	490	6thin

Every lot

41 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	501	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	193.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	188.04/cwt	185.00–191.00	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	155.97/cwt	155.00–158.00	585	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	181.63/cwt	180.00–185.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	149.82/cwt	145.00–152.00	631	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	183.72/cwt	180.00–187.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	146.73/cwt	145.00–148.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	171.08/cwt	163.00–183.00	890	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	168.07/cwt	163.00–180.00	968	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	165.30/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,025	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	150.23/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,017	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,023	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,107	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,180	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	168.71/cwt	163.00–172.00	553	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	169.98/cwt	167.00–173.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	163.61/cwt	158.00–170.00	686	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	157.28/cwt	151.00–160.00	738	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	152.76/cwt	147.00–157.00	808	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	151.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	870	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	926	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	149.10/cwt	145.00–152.00	920	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	146.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	970	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	152.33/cwt	147.00–155.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	142.76/cwt	135.00–150.00	758	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	134.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	766	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	136.48/cwt	130.00–143.00	853	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	70.56/cwt	65.00–75.00	861	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	89.76/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,479	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	270	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	57.00/cwt	55.00–60.00	538	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	59.81/cwt	55.00–64.00	669	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	70.43/cwt	65.00–75.00	830	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,068	1

This sale against other markets

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 Sep 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 0Year ago 962

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 0Year ago 325

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	130.00–143.00	136.48
1	—	815	122.00	122.00
2	—	688	130.00	130.00
5	—	571	130.00–140.00	134.21
3	—	480	147.00–155.00	152.33
6	—	531	135.00–150.00	142.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	145.00–148.00	146.73
4	—	421	145.00–152.00	149.82
2	—	318	155.00–160.00	157.64
3	—	375	155.00–158.00	155.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	190.00–200.00	193.76
2	—	723	140.00–143.00	141.55
1	—	825	143.00	143.00
4	—	458	180.00–187.00	183.72
8	—	520	163.00–183.00	171.08
3	—	415	180.00–185.00	181.63
5	—	677	145.00–157.00	150.23
11	—	620	155.00–172.00	165.30
1	—	785	141.00	141.00
14	—	576	163.00–180.00	168.07
3	—	363	185.00–191.00	188.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	151.00–160.00	157.28
21	—	529	147.00–157.00	152.76
9	—	419	158.00–170.00	163.61
5	—	328	163.00–172.00	168.71
16	—	575	145.00–155.00	151.30
5	—	362	167.00–173.00	169.98
9	—	617	145.00–152.00	149.10
2	—	660	144.00–150.00	146.98
1	—	725	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.67
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
2	—	333	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,220	65.00–75.00	70.56
4	—	1,648	85.00–95.00	89.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	76.00	76.00
21	—	1,178	65.00–75.00	70.43
2	—	1,118	55.00–64.00	59.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	55.00–60.00	57.00
1	—	845	32.00	32.00

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.