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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 12

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,070 head

▲ 269 vs last sale 801▲ 56 vs year ago 1,014 · +5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 168▼ 8 vs year ago 148 · −5.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 70▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 2.00-10.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Sold a split load of steers and heifers on video. To view information click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.82/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$192.82

199 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$35.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	198.52	1,023	167
Medium and Large 2	464	163.08	757	32

One grade step is worth $35.44/cwt here — about $265 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 sale199 hd

192.82

—

AR average6 barns · 2,516 hd

191.39

+1.44

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	1,653	82.42	1,362	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	75.00	1,035	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	67.51	777	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	56.69	543	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,085	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,020	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$1,164	2thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	226.17/cwt	205.00–245.00	737	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	216.22/cwt	200.00–242.50	798	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	174.38/cwt	170.00–180.00	647	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	166.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	696	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	226.37/cwt	221.00–230.00	955	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	201.43/cwt	185.00–217.00	860	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	165.56/cwt	157.00–170.00	780	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	198.36/cwt	185.00–215.00	938	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	209.85/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,014	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	192.65/cwt	182.00–205.00	1,006	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	157.29/cwt	155.00–165.00	824	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	202.38/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,067	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	193.61/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,084	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	184.02/cwt	165.00–192.50	1,060	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	178.38/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,097	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	185.40/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,157	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,227	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	183.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,220	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	159.28/cwt	153.00–177.50	1,150	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,194	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,265	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	189.80/cwt	180.00–211.00	617	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	162.42/cwt	155.00–165.00	542	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	189.45/cwt	175.00–215.00	703	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	165.00/cwt	155.00–175.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	181.91/cwt	175.00–193.00	749	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	144.98/cwt	144.00–147.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	178.83/cwt	175.00–179.50	810	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.08/cwt	165.00–180.00	805	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	165.03/cwt	160.00–173.00	861	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	161.50/cwt	157.00–167.00	929	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	157.46/cwt	152.00–166.00	981	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	153.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,030	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	136.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	975	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	178.06/cwt	175.00–180.00	835	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	169.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	883	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	164.80/cwt	159.00–168.00	949	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,004	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	996	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	84.27/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,449	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	36.63/cwt	33.00–40.00	299	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	61.70/cwt	59.00–65.00	613	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	56.33/cwt	50.00–60.00	584	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	72.43/cwt	67.00–75.00	870	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,035	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,084.76/head	1,050.00–1,110.00	1,085	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	1,163.65/head	1,150.00–1,180.00	1,164	2

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 Jan 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,070Last week 801Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 168Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 70Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	157.00–170.00	165.56
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	128.00	128.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
6	—	417	160.00–175.00	166.87
9	—	371	170.00–180.00	174.38
7	—	524	155.00–165.00	157.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	182.00–205.00	192.65
13	—	326	205.00–245.00	226.17
12	—	427	185.00–217.00	201.43
2	—	843	150.00	150.00
7	—	615	173.00–183.00	178.38
2	—	665	180.00–187.00	183.45
17	—	369	200.00–242.50	216.22
4	—	770	150.00–160.00	155.02
10	—	473	185.00–215.00	198.36
5	—	576	165.00–192.50	184.02
5	—	722	153.00–177.50	159.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	221.00–230.00	226.37
27	—	624	184.00–193.00	185.40
5	—	560	190.00–198.00	193.61
26	—	483	205.00–218.00	209.85
14	—	527	198.00–205.00	202.38
2	—	663	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	175.00–215.00	189.45
14	—	325	180.00–211.00	189.80
5	—	623	152.00–166.00	157.46
10	—	465	165.00–180.00	173.08
7	—	412	175.00–193.00	181.91
10	—	522	160.00–173.00	165.03
3	—	713	130.00–145.00	136.78
17	—	575	157.00–167.00	161.50
3	—	672	150.00–156.00	153.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	144.00–147.00	144.98
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
4	—	518	140.00	140.00
4	—	334	155.00–165.00	162.42
3	—	375	155.00–175.00	165.00
3	—	472	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	152.00	152.00
11	—	565	164.00	164.00
2	—	515	175.00	175.00
14	—	453	175.00–179.50	178.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	175.00–180.00	178.06
2	—	655	150.00–154.00	152.00
2	—	618	160.00–165.00	162.51
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
5	—	521	165.00–175.00	169.42
7	—	576	159.00–168.00	164.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,037	50.00–60.00	56.33
25	—	1,201	67.00–75.00	72.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	33.00–40.00	36.63
8	—	994	59.00–65.00	61.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	75.00	75.00
8	—	1,720	80.00–89.00	84.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	1,050.00–1,110.00	1,084.76

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	2	—	1,413	1,150.00–1,180.00	1,163.65

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.