Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-11-10

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 10
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
803 head
▼ 301 vs last sale 1,104▼ 606 vs year ago 1,409 · −43.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 265▼ 132 vs year ago 376 · −35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 25 vs year ago 35 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. steady; over 700 lbs 7.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active. Recent rains have sparked buyer activity on lighter weight calves. Sold three loads of cattle on video to see report click on this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.97/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$172.97
115 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.10
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490177.5987095
Medium and Large 2410151.0361920
One grade step is worth $26.56/cwt here — about $251 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 sale115 hd
172.97
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AR average8 barns · 2,860 hd
177.06
−4.10
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—Average1,53579.631,2235thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57863.279986thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17559.2969777
CowsLean 85-90%Average96546.1544513

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,136$8474thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$7501thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1316199.25/cwt185.00–217.5063010
Steers—Medium and Large 2338160.00/cwt160.00–160.005413
Steers—Medium and Large 2365156.47/cwt152.00–160.005716
Steers—Medium and Large 1371196.15/cwt185.00–203.0072814
Steers—Medium and Large 1420185.10/cwt175.00–198.0077715
Steers—Medium and Large 2423148.80/cwt145.00–152.006297
Steers—Medium and Large 2463147.57/cwt145.00–150.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1471182.06/cwt175.00–190.0085818
Steers—Medium and Large 1515168.14/cwt160.00–183.008669
Steers—Medium and Large 2555132.48/cwt130.00–135.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1563161.74/cwt155.00–167.0091111
Steers—Medium and Large 1614154.25/cwt145.00–167.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 1670152.16/cwt149.00–163.001,0195
Steers—Medium and Large 1724160.53/cwt157.00–163.001,1624
Steers—Medium and Large 1760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1835149.94/cwt145.00–155.001,2522
Steers—Medium and Large 1850147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313136.45/cwt135.00–140.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325158.00/cwt158.00–158.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365134.20/cwt130.00–135.004906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419151.95/cwt145.00–155.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420127.53/cwt125.00–130.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466149.18/cwt140.00–159.006958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523141.91/cwt139.00–148.007426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523124.00/cwt123.00–125.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568142.01/cwt140.00–145.008073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615138.10/cwt130.00–149.008496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665139.02/cwt137.00–141.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717134.33/cwt127.00–142.009636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775123.00/cwt123.00–123.009531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813123.03/cwt120.00–126.001,0002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467156.22/cwt148.00–165.007306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519141.60/cwt135.00–150.007358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578140.22/cwt130.00–150.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621128.79/cwt125.00–135.008006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720119.93/cwt115.00–130.008633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10065.00/cwt65.00–65.007151
Bulls——1,64483.29/cwt80.00–86.001,3694
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80530.65/cwt30.00–32.002473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01350.80/cwt45.00–54.0051510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04048.07/cwt42.00–53.0050019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19661.95/cwt56.00–69.0074152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42471.75/cwt70.00–76.001,0226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57863.27/cwt56.00–66.009986
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136847.19/head700.00–900.008474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285083.60/cwt80.00–87.007114

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.