Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-01-19

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
▼ 538 vs last sale 1,070▼ 375 vs year ago 907 · −41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 140▲ 66 vs year ago 114 · +57.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 30 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was strong on most classes of calves. Buyers were aggressive on most weights of feeder steers. Sold five loads of video cattle . To view information click 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 $197.05/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$197.05
127 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$361
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.73
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503203.561,024100
Medium and Large 2383172.9666327
One grade step is worth $30.59/cwt here — about $361 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 sale127 hd
197.05
—
AR average7 barns · 1,442 hd
188.32
+8.73
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—Low1,72483.991,4485thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58369.551,1016thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21767.4182132
CowsLean 85-90%Low94752.4449614

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$9501thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1321219.64/cwt210.00–232.0070511
Steers—Medium and Large 2324180.50/cwt175.00–185.005859
Steers—Medium and Large 2371172.74/cwt170.00–180.006418
Steers—Medium and Large 1376220.18/cwt210.00–247.0082810
Steers—Medium and Large 1413217.65/cwt195.00–235.008998
Steers—Medium and Large 2424169.82/cwt165.00–175.007208
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430223.50/cwt222.00–225.009616
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 1469207.31/cwt193.00–225.009729
Steers—Medium and Large 2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517209.17/cwt208.00–210.001,0815
Steers—Medium and Large 1528204.58/cwt185.00–215.001,0809
Steers—Medium and Large 1568196.95/cwt187.50–213.001,1198
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added574200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1485
Steers—Medium and Large 2585145.00/cwt145.00–145.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623186.54/cwt185.00–188.001,1626
Steers—Medium and Large 1626182.86/cwt175.00–207.001,14511
Steers—Medium and Large 1658174.71/cwt165.00–185.001,1506
Steers—Medium and Large 1705165.06/cwt157.00–173.001,1642
Steers—Medium and Large 1775173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327194.59/cwt185.00–205.006367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333167.25/cwt160.00–170.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371189.20/cwt180.00–200.007027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added413201.45/cwt200.00–203.008326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416192.09/cwt185.00–209.0079910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445148.50/cwt147.00–150.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460178.71/cwt165.00–193.0082211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463147.46/cwt145.00–150.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513169.37/cwt165.00–175.008697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525139.00/cwt135.00–147.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567159.66/cwt156.00–165.0090511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609155.33/cwt150.00–161.009465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676154.48/cwt144.00–158.001,0444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723143.33/cwt137.00–147.001,0363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465178.26/cwt175.00–180.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532171.63/cwt167.00–175.009133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583170.72/cwt165.00–177.009953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623151.50/cwt145.00–167.009446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1891
Bulls——1,75986.24/cwt84.00–87.501,5174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82038.05/cwt35.00–40.003125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01760.44/cwt55.00–63.006159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01856.38/cwt53.00–60.005745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24869.13/cwt65.00–73.5086326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58369.55/cwt64.00–73.001,1016
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,080950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.