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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 8

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

741 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 807▲ 338 vs year ago 403 · +83.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 174▼ 75 vs year ago 139 · −54.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 7 vs year ago 27 · −25.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower; over 400 lbs. 2.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Buyers were still aggressive on most classes of calves; especially the lighter weights. Sold two video loads to view results click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf). Next week will be the 3rd Thursday stock cow special.

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 $305.97/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$305.97

201 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$52.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.79

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	313.22	1,441	166
Medium and Large 1-2	363	287.34	1,043	14thin
Medium and Large 2	395	261.08	1,031	21

One grade step is worth $52.15/cwt here — about $409 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 sale201 hd

305.97

—

AR average9 barns · 1,546 hd

295.18

+10.79

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	—	High	1,844	113.93	2,101	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	95.25	1,110	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	95.00	1,230	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	76.26	742	5thin

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)	1,225	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,025	5

Every lot

68 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	322.71/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,010	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	272.28/cwt	260.00–280.00	852	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	323	373.30/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,206	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	292.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	958	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	369.36/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,385	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	322.27/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,209	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	285.44/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,076	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	315.97/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,321	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	424	349.78/cwt	317.50–375.00	1,483	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	302.32/cwt	275.00–322.50	1,433	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	476	328.43/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,563	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,222	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	309.48/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,588	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	289.05/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,523	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	236.25/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,325	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	297.00/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,696	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	283.30/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,623	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	607	287.51/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,745	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	273.79/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	241.65/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,576	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	236.33/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,668	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	231.00/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,786	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	271.38/cwt	260.00–278.00	860	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	291.38/cwt	285.00–305.00	927	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	325	351.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,143	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	239.80/cwt	232.00–245.00	799	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	247.50/cwt	240.00–250.00	879	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	285.24/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,064	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	267.13/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,039	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	273.15/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,155	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	277.50/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,304	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	227.49/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,069	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	262.79/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,246	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	262.27/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,335	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,179	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	536	267.52/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,434	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	260.93/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	253.02/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,432	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	227.83/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,385	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	227.00/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,554	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	277.96/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,343	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	260.58/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,378	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	250.93/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,468	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,802	111.92/cwt	109.00–118.00	2,017	6
Bulls	—	—	2,095	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,640	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	65.48/cwt	62.00–69.00	576	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	79.67/cwt	75.00–84.00	811	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	84.67/cwt	80.00–87.00	876	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	974	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	97.36/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,161	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,230	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,035.16/head	1,775.00–2,225.00	2,035	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,939.58/head	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,940	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	128.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,675	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 Feb 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 807Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 174Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	310.00	310.00
3	—	470	272.50–280.00	277.50
3	—	325	350.00–355.00	351.56
3	—	563	257.50–267.50	260.93
7	—	536	260.00–282.50	267.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	260.00–272.00	267.13
9	—	317	260.00–278.00	271.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	333	232.00–245.00	239.80
5	—	470	220.00–231.00	227.49
4	—	355	240.00–250.00	247.50
3	—	520	225.00–230.00	226.65
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
3	—	410	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	221.00–230.00	227.00
5	—	608	225.00–231.00	227.83
7	—	566	247.00–259.00	253.02
1	—	700	222.00	222.00
13	—	474	250.00–277.50	262.79
21	—	423	255.00–295.00	273.15
14	—	318	285.00–305.00	291.38
16	—	373	275.00–305.00	285.24
7	—	509	251.00–275.00	262.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	313	310.00–365.00	322.71
4	—	609	262.50–280.00	273.79
3	—	773	228.00–235.00	231.00
9	—	527	275.00–300.00	289.05
7	—	573	275.00–290.00	283.30
20	—	418	285.00–350.00	315.97
6	—	706	232.00–241.00	236.33
1	—	850	220.00	220.00
25	—	474	275.00–322.50	302.32
3	—	652	235.00–245.00	241.65
25	—	375	290.00–350.00	322.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	330.00	330.00
1	—	345	375.00	375.00
1	—	370	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	270.00	270.00
5	—	561	225.00–250.00	236.25
12	—	313	260.00–280.00	272.28
2	—	485	252.00	252.00
1	—	400	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	285.00–300.00	292.10
10	—	377	280.00–290.00	285.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	307.50–315.00	309.48
8	—	476	315.00–350.00	328.43
3	—	323	370.00–380.00	373.30
13	—	424	317.50–375.00	349.78
12	—	375	345.00–390.00	369.36
3	—	607	285.00–292.50	287.51
4	—	571	295.00–299.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	275.00–280.00	277.96
2	—	585	247.00–255.00	250.93
7	—	529	255.00–280.00	260.58
1	—	660	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	62.00–69.00	65.48
1	—	1,070	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,018	75.00–84.00	79.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	80.00–87.00	84.67
15	—	1,192	95.00–101.00	97.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	126.00	126.00
6	—	1,802	109.00–118.00	111.92

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	2	—	1,280	1,775.00–2,225.00	2,035.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,939.58

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	125.00–132.00	128.37

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.