Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-06-30

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 30
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
▲ 244 vs last sale 338▼ 254 vs year ago 836 · −30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 61▲ 159 vs year ago 93 · +171.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher; over 450 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Plenty of plainer cattle and new crop calves on offer. Heifer calves were in high demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.77/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$147.77
128 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.10
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541148.91806120
Medium and Large 2417130.645458thin
One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $261 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 sale128 hd
147.77
—
AR average7 barns · 1,230 hd
148.87
−1.10
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—Low1,58392.131,45810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17574.5487632
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59071.161,1313thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95161.2858335

Every lot

48 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 2318146.58/cwt145.00–148.004662
Steers—Medium and Large 1331180.60/cwt175.00–185.005988
Steers—Medium and Large 2375147.00/cwt147.00–147.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1380175.31/cwt170.00–180.006666
Steers—Medium and Large 1421171.72/cwt165.00–177.007238
Steers—Medium and Large 1471162.60/cwt160.00–166.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 2474144.03/cwt140.00–147.006835
Steers—Medium and Large 2510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1523160.27/cwt158.00–165.0083811
Steers—Medium and Large 1570155.03/cwt148.00–163.008848
Steers—Medium and Large 1618153.80/cwt143.00–162.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 1685146.36/cwt141.00–150.001,0033
Steers—Medium and Large 1730146.52/cwt145.00–148.001,0702
Steers—Medium and Large 1778142.02/cwt141.00–143.001,1052
Steers—Medium and Large 1860131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333161.50/cwt160.00–163.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370133.36/cwt130.00–135.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371158.89/cwt155.00–167.005899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415158.36/cwt145.00–163.0065712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433130.00/cwt130.00–130.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478152.78/cwt142.00–159.0073013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530146.91/cwt137.00–153.0077925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565162.00/cwt161.00–163.009156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569146.20/cwt135.00–154.0083215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620154.68/cwt152.00–157.009599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624138.53/cwt130.00–148.008647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679132.29/cwt129.00–143.008987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700138.00/cwt138.00–138.009663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730125.00/cwt120.00–130.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468152.70/cwt150.00–155.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565140.28/cwt135.00–145.007934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628136.32/cwt132.00–142.008563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0031
Bulls——1,55599.97/cwt98.00–102.001,5552
Bulls——1,62392.48/cwt87.00–96.001,5017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83644.07/cwt38.00–50.003685
Cows—Lean 85-90%97064.15/cwt55.00–70.0062230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05354.58/cwt50.00–58.005755
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18776.69/cwt70.00–82.0091022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24285.03/cwt84.00–87.001,0565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59071.16/cwt65.00–78.001,1313

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.