Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-06-23

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 23
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 416▲ 338 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 106▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. steady; over 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.37/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$149.37
98 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.19
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536150.0380494
Medium and Large 2405133.725424thin
One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $262 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 sale98 hd
149.37
—
AR average8 barns · 1,336 hd
152.56
−3.19
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—Average1,71887.221,4996thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19673.2187618
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03862.266468thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1363178.26/cwt175.00–185.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 2414146.68/cwt142.00–150.006074
Steers—Medium and Large 1426170.58/cwt165.00–175.007277
Steers—Medium and Large 1450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1515160.75/cwt155.00–168.0082810
Steers—Medium and Large 2533136.49/cwt135.00–138.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1573154.20/cwt150.00–157.008848
Steers—Medium and Large 2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1619147.08/cwt145.00–153.009109
Steers—Medium and Large 1659147.17/cwt145.00–152.009706
Steers—Medium and Large 1712142.70/cwt140.00–145.001,0163
Steers—Medium and Large 1750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305157.50/cwt157.00–158.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318137.44/cwt135.00–140.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378155.00/cwt155.00–155.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432156.23/cwt145.00–163.0067511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added440164.00/cwt164.00–164.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475154.88/cwt150.00–159.0073616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528157.00/cwt156.00–158.008296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532150.12/cwt145.00–155.007999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568148.67/cwt140.00–153.0084413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605151.00/cwt151.00–151.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622143.95/cwt135.00–149.0089516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664135.70/cwt130.00–140.009016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732131.72/cwt125.00–140.009643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515142.31/cwt139.00–148.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613134.61/cwt130.00–139.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0191
Bulls——1,77190.66/cwt85.00–94.001,6065
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03862.26/cwt58.00–65.006468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05552.25/cwt48.00–57.005514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22776.71/cwt72.00–80.009419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25483.67/cwt82.00–85.001,0495

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.