Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-01-13

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 13
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,014 head
▲ 252 vs last sale 762▼ 278 vs year ago 1,292 · −21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 153▲ 1 vs year ago 147 · +0.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 25 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower; over 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Had over 350 head of preconditioned cattle including a video load. These cattle sold at a premium. Quality was average. Demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.01/cwt on 325 head.
Average price
$169.01
325 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$383
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.96
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1599170.961,025298
Medium and Large 2435147.4564127
One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $383 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 sale325 hd
169.01
—
AR average8 barns · 2,741 hd
167.04
+1.96
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,64180.071,31411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53059.579112thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19657.7069032
CowsLean 85-90%Average89732.5729217

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315160.04/cwt155.00–165.005044
Steers—Medium and Large 1320200.45/cwt185.00–217.0064112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added356219.18/cwt218.00–220.007805
Steers—Medium and Large 2371156.94/cwt155.00–160.005824
Steers—Medium and Large 1377191.81/cwt185.00–205.007237
Steers—Medium and Large 2424148.88/cwt145.00–155.006317
Steers—Medium and Large 1428182.62/cwt175.00–195.0078217
Steers—Medium and Large 1471180.23/cwt169.00–190.0084919
Steers—Medium and Large 2472142.77/cwt137.00–155.006746
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added474190.00/cwt185.00–195.0090132
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516185.00/cwt182.00–187.0095517
Steers—Medium and Large 2522136.87/cwt130.00–145.007145
Steers—Medium and Large 1526173.32/cwt160.00–185.0091210
Steers—Medium and Large 1570164.55/cwt158.00–173.0093811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added571173.27/cwt170.00–183.0098916
Steers—Medium and Large 2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619162.63/cwt157.00–167.001,00727
Steers—Medium and Large 1630154.19/cwt147.00–160.009715
Steers—Medium and Large 1664150.30/cwt149.00–154.009984
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665157.68/cwt155.00–160.001,04935
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added711152.24/cwt151.00–153.001,0828
Steers—Medium and Large 1725142.77/cwt135.00–148.001,0354
Steers—Medium and Large 1778144.20/cwt137.00–150.001,1224
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added800159.76/cwt143.00–160.301,27865
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312159.67/cwt153.00–168.004988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332137.17/cwt135.00–140.004556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368154.71/cwt150.00–160.005698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370137.33/cwt135.00–139.005083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added413159.51/cwt158.00–161.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423150.99/cwt145.00–158.0063922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429131.67/cwt130.00–135.005656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added464157.29/cwt155.00–161.0073012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477149.55/cwt140.00–156.0071315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483129.03/cwt125.00–132.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521125.81/cwt122.00–128.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522145.99/cwt135.00–155.0076219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531154.96/cwt152.00–156.0082325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560146.00/cwt146.00–146.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566139.15/cwt135.00–145.0078813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624133.61/cwt130.00–138.008348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625138.00/cwt138.00–138.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675136.00/cwt136.00–136.0091810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678129.67/cwt129.00–131.008793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705125.50/cwt125.00–126.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778120.50/cwt120.00–121.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825121.00/cwt121.00–121.009981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472156.72/cwt150.00–160.007406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528150.57/cwt145.00–155.0079510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570143.33/cwt140.00–147.008176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609137.08/cwt130.00–143.008355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710127.54/cwt125.00–130.009062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48866.06/cwt64.00–69.009833
Bulls——1,65581.71/cwt79.00–85.001,3526
Bulls——1,82896.14/cwt90.00–102.001,7572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81625.26/cwt20.00–30.002068
Cows—Lean 85-90%96939.07/cwt34.00–45.003799
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03444.67/cwt42.00–47.004626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18958.26/cwt53.00–62.0069316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30564.62/cwt63.00–67.0084310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53059.57/cwt58.00–61.009112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,125800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,253893.15/cwt825.00–1,000.0011,1913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29381,013.67/cwt1,000.00–1,025.009,5082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,2881

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.