Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-07-28

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 28
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
▼ 603 vs last sale 1,039▼ 229 vs year ago 665 · −34.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 225▲ 25 vs year ago 88 · +28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 25▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Quality was average. All classes of cattle were steady to higher with lighter receipts 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 $146.77/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$146.77
89 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.82
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517147.8976584
Medium and Large 2443128.005675thin
One grade step is worth $19.89/cwt here — about $198 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 sale89 hd
146.77
—
AR average9 barns · 1,294 hd
148.59
−1.82
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—Low1,60481.511,3078thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45063.859262thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18961.8773645
CowsLean 85-90%Low90442.5238413

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,113$9252thin

Every lot

43 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 2328154.65/cwt152.00–157.005073
Steers—Medium and Large 1336194.25/cwt193.00–198.006534
Steers—Medium and Large 1365187.00/cwt180.00–193.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 2372155.40/cwt155.00–157.005785
Steers—Medium and Large 1431168.96/cwt165.00–173.007285
Steers—Medium and Large 2435147.41/cwt145.00–150.006415
Steers—Medium and Large 1470165.78/cwt162.00–173.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 2472141.98/cwt135.00–145.006705
Steers—Medium and Large 1508157.51/cwt155.00–162.008006
Steers—Medium and Large 2535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1578155.65/cwt150.00–159.009009
Steers—Medium and Large 1614152.43/cwt148.00–158.0093612
Steers—Medium and Large 1671150.51/cwt140.00–157.001,0107
Steers—Medium and Large 1718145.51/cwt145.00–146.001,0452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325162.16/cwt151.00–172.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370156.69/cwt150.00–170.005808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431154.02/cwt150.00–159.0066410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474149.96/cwt142.00–156.0071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519147.47/cwt137.00–156.0076512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535125.00/cwt121.00–129.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570144.75/cwt138.00–154.0082519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622141.33/cwt130.00–149.0087911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662141.40/cwt135.00–147.009365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713127.01/cwt124.00–130.009062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545139.00/cwt139.00–139.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582139.02/cwt135.00–147.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28566.00/cwt66.00–66.008481
Bulls——1,64983.72/cwt80.00–92.001,3817
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75530.00/cwt30.00–30.002271
Cows—Lean 85-90%91643.56/cwt35.00–52.0039912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05146.00/cwt44.00–50.004835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13759.98/cwt50.00–74.0068225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32270.30/cwt66.00–76.0092915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45063.85/cwt62.00–66.009262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,113925.00/head925.00–925.009252

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.