Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-06-09

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 9
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 379▲ 416 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 158▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Buyer participation was active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.69/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$145.69
80 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.88
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528147.2177871
Medium and Large 2380133.685089thin
One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $269 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 sale80 hd
145.69
—
AR average9 barns · 2,015 hd
152.57
−6.88
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—High1,72091.141,56715
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21278.8295521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46576.001,1131thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00262.696287thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328180.73/cwt175.00–185.005936
Steers—Medium and Large 2328160.00/cwt160.00–160.005254
Steers—Medium and Large 1376177.61/cwt172.00–183.006687
Steers—Medium and Large 2389157.48/cwt155.00–160.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 1425179.44/cwt170.00–185.007635
Steers—Medium and Large 2426152.42/cwt150.00–155.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 1467170.80/cwt165.00–175.0079810
Steers—Medium and Large 2478146.97/cwt145.00–150.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 1506167.17/cwt165.00–171.008465
Steers—Medium and Large 2515143.05/cwt138.00–148.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1569162.63/cwt160.00–165.009258
Steers—Medium and Large 1617157.61/cwt150.00–165.009729
Steers—Medium and Large 1658153.99/cwt150.00–158.001,0133
Steers—Medium and Large 1740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 1825140.00/cwt135.00–145.001,1552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313135.36/cwt135.00–136.004243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350154.50/cwt150.00–158.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378133.01/cwt131.00–135.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424156.94/cwt150.00–163.006658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462153.53/cwt145.00–165.0070918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517149.22/cwt142.00–155.0077113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568139.04/cwt138.00–143.007905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618145.98/cwt144.00–148.009022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627138.01/cwt133.00–145.008659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added672145.00/cwt142.00–147.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726121.17/cwt119.00–125.008805
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474157.69/cwt155.00–160.007477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525149.45/cwt142.00–155.0078511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565147.05/cwt145.00–149.008315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627142.45/cwt137.00–145.008933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695137.00/cwt137.00–137.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713129.46/cwt127.00–132.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785122.00/cwt122.00–122.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805122.00/cwt122.00–122.009821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42376.54/cwt74.00–79.001,0893
Bulls——1,72893.20/cwt88.00–96.001,6109
Bulls——1,99299.57/cwt98.00–101.001,9833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00262.69/cwt57.00–70.006287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06057.01/cwt55.00–58.006043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21979.23/cwt70.00–85.0096613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28690.84/cwt88.00–94.001,1685
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1131

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.