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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 7

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

871 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 736▲ 475 vs year ago 396 · +119.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 215▲ 101 vs year ago 77 · +131.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 — 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 $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

Price by quality 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

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. 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	315	292.22/cwt	275.00–312.50	920	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	235.10/cwt	230.00–238.00	795	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	293.08/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,099	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	236.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	886	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	286.46/cwt	258.00–317.00	1,206	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	297.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,264	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	977	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	268.65/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,257	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	224.33/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,054	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	476	284.68/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,355	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	245.63/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,285	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	212.68/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,117	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	250.35/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,322	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	234.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,307	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,432	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	229.41/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,418	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,526	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	210.96/cwt	208.00–215.00	669	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	250.52/cwt	240.00–262.50	804	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	246.95/cwt	233.00–267.50	906	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	206.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	789	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	224.94/cwt	220.00–237.00	956	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	204.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	890	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	469	227.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,067	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	198.07/cwt	195.00–200.00	929	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	218.89/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,040	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	211.87/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,091	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,192	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	183.93/cwt	175.00–190.00	973	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	217.82/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,237	5
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 1	618	200.46/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,239	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	199.31/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,343	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	176.64/cwt	165.00–193.00	1,284	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	179.65/cwt	171.00–188.00	1,351	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	171.49/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,519	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	225.66/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,160	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	218.04/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,221	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,266	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	198.72/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,357	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,358	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	809	55.65/cwt	50.00–63.00	450	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	77.48/cwt	75.00–80.00	766	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	77.14/cwt	72.00–80.00	807	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	87.27/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,063	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	98.69/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,284	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
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

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	809	50.00–63.00	55.65
17	—	989	75.00–80.00	77.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.