Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-05-12

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, May 12
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 446▲ 32 vs year ago 511 · +6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 130▼ 9 vs year ago 159 · −5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 10▼ 110 vs year ago 140 · −78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 7.00-15.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 8.00-11.00 lower; over 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was plain. Market was softer on most classes of feeder cattle. Cattle futures have seen cheaper prices over last week or so and has bled down in the auction market. Buyer activity was more reluctant this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.32/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$151.32
73 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.83
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434153.8866865
Medium and Large 2442130.535778thin
One grade step is worth $23.35/cwt here — about $91 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 sale73 hd
151.32
—
AR average9 barns · 1,703 hd
155.15
−3.83
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—Low1,55782.091,2789thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19067.9880937
CowsLean 85-90%Average94248.6845917

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318191.77/cwt188.00–200.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1369183.11/cwt180.00–188.006767
Steers—Medium and Large 2377154.62/cwt146.00–159.005836
Steers—Medium and Large 2422148.38/cwt145.00–153.006265
Steers—Medium and Large 1424174.48/cwt170.00–178.007408
Steers—Medium and Large 1460170.39/cwt165.00–175.007845
Steers—Medium and Large 2490146.01/cwt145.00–147.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 2513140.00/cwt140.00–140.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1520166.33/cwt160.00–172.008659
Steers—Medium and Large 1568160.57/cwt155.00–169.009127
Steers—Medium and Large 1611149.81/cwt145.00–153.009154
Steers—Medium and Large 1663145.34/cwt145.00–146.009643
Steers—Medium and Large 1705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1755137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325161.21/cwt155.00–167.005249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372156.06/cwt150.00–165.0058112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375139.11/cwt130.00–152.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408130.00/cwt130.00–130.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417153.13/cwt145.00–163.0063917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473152.62/cwt145.00–163.0072215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526153.30/cwt145.00–160.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532122.30/cwt120.00–125.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566145.02/cwt138.00–150.008214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685133.00/cwt133.00–133.009111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525151.95/cwt150.00–155.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588139.33/cwt138.00–140.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638140.00/cwt140.00–140.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1656130.52/cwt120.00–135.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700127.00/cwt127.00–127.008891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35170.87/cwt68.00–75.009574
Bulls——1,72291.06/cwt86.00–93.001,5685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80935.05/cwt31.00–37.002844
Cows—Lean 85-90%98352.87/cwt45.00–56.0052013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04452.36/cwt50.00–55.005476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17967.42/cwt60.00–73.0079521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30078.52/cwt75.00–82.001,02110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,406.61/cwt1,225.00–1,525.0015,7965
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,014.65/cwt875.00–1,100.0011,82111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29781,125.58/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0011,0082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070850.39/cwt800.00–900.009,0993

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.