Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-12-01

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 1
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
848 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 918▼ 416 vs year ago 1,264 · −32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 141▲ 44 vs year ago 222 · +19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Lighter weight cattle were in high demand. Sold a load of preconditioned cattle on video click link to see results. (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.95/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$158.95
178 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.40
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479162.77780146
Medium and Large 2396141.5156132
One grade step is worth $21.26/cwt here — about $220 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 sale178 hd
158.95
—
AR average8 barns · 2,538 hd
153.55
+5.40
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—Low1,61781.211,3138thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42067.519592thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21161.9074967
CowsLean 85-90%Low94242.4640027

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)1,017$9173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$8426
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$7424thin

Every lot

51 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 2328162.30/cwt157.00–170.005325
Steers—Medium and Large 1337205.48/cwt195.00–220.0069214
Steers—Medium and Large 2370163.13/cwt155.00–167.0060413
Steers—Medium and Large 1374203.94/cwt191.00–222.5076313
Steers—Medium and Large 1419195.75/cwt180.00–215.0082020
Steers—Medium and Large 2427153.94/cwt150.00–158.0065710
Steers—Medium and Large 1465186.72/cwt175.00–201.0086823
Steers—Medium and Large 2480152.23/cwt145.00–156.007319
Steers—Medium and Large 1505176.42/cwt170.00–180.0089112
Steers—Medium and Large 2520141.53/cwt135.00–149.0073610
Steers—Medium and Large 1566169.14/cwt160.00–183.009576
Steers—Medium and Large 1616153.19/cwt147.00–158.0094414
Steers—Medium and Large 1710144.34/cwt143.00–145.001,0256
Steers—Medium and Large 1830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331143.51/cwt140.00–155.004758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333176.23/cwt167.00–187.505876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371173.24/cwt155.00–190.0064324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374145.32/cwt140.00–150.0054310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421170.93/cwt155.00–192.0072032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424140.81/cwt130.00–147.0059710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462164.51/cwt155.00–175.0076021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520157.52/cwt145.00–170.0081930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528127.98/cwt125.00–134.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576153.17/cwt145.00–165.0088215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616145.76/cwt138.00–153.0089811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement655165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723136.39/cwt130.00–140.009863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760123.00/cwt123.00–123.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467160.91/cwt154.00–167.0075117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524146.60/cwt140.00–150.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572142.94/cwt137.00–150.0081810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613141.74/cwt135.00–145.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674131.99/cwt125.00–138.008909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41068.94/cwt65.00–74.009723
Bulls——1,70187.47/cwt85.00–89.001,4884
Bulls——1,90093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,7671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80232.07/cwt28.00–37.002579
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01247.65/cwt42.00–53.0048218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06047.66/cwt43.00–52.0050516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24164.10/cwt58.00–72.0079536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29971.81/cwt70.00–75.0093315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42067.51/cwt67.00–68.009592
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017917.21/head900.00–950.009173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,058842.13/head800.00–850.008426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075742.09/head725.00–760.007424
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288276.83/cwt65.00–85.0067810

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.