Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-02-09

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 9
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 359▼ 624 vs year ago 1,027 · −60.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 118▼ 15 vs year ago 154 · −9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 15▲ 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 10.00-20.00 higher; instances 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. All classes of cattle were higher. Buyers were very active. Recent rains and ice have created wet conditions causing limited receipts. Quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.24/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$179.24
82 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$914
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.77
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528183.7897166
Medium and Large 2434160.5069716thin
One grade step is worth $23.28/cwt here — about $274 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 sale82 hd
179.24
—
AR average6 barns · 1,813 hd
177.47
+1.77
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—Low1,88489.791,6925thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44884.761,2272thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15977.9590330
CowsLean 85-90%Low92761.875747thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,0701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$1,06110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$1,26610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,1982thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,197$1,0753thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2318185.00/cwt185.00–185.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 2363185.10/cwt180.00–190.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1376229.08/cwt225.00–235.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1410210.79/cwt200.00–230.008649
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added471226.71/cwt217.50–237.001,0685
Steers—Medium and Large 1475209.46/cwt200.00–220.009954
Steers—Medium and Large 2490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 2508160.00/cwt160.00–160.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514216.33/cwt210.00–230.001,11210
Steers—Medium and Large 1532198.58/cwt191.00–205.001,0563
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585207.34/cwt197.00–212.001,2139
Steers—Medium and Large 1615188.67/cwt185.00–191.001,1603
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635194.41/cwt190.00–196.001,2355
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added668193.30/cwt190.00–197.501,2913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3421
Steers—Medium and Large 1785167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3111
Steers—Medium and Large 1800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323174.26/cwt171.00–178.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360166.52/cwt165.00–168.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363203.71/cwt202.50–207.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418212.99/cwt212.00–214.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420162.20/cwt160.00–165.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424197.92/cwt181.00–207.008398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472155.77/cwt150.00–167.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485185.56/cwt182.50–190.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added488199.15/cwt197.50–201.009726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516152.02/cwt145.00–155.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523181.49/cwt175.00–187.509499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528187.38/cwt185.00–190.0098911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571174.85/cwt163.00–187.009984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623155.76/cwt150.00–160.009704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667148.90/cwt143.00–153.009933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added720159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470176.94/cwt175.00–179.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508170.74/cwt160.00–177.008673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580168.25/cwt160.00–175.009763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615157.94/cwt151.00–165.009712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1861
Bulls——1,97092.99/cwt90.00–96.001,8324
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81841.50/cwt40.00–43.003392
Cows—Lean 85-90%97170.02/cwt65.00–72.006805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06466.86/cwt64.00–72.007117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18881.32/cwt75.00–87.0096623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44884.76/cwt83.00–86.001,2272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,060.73/head950.00–1,160.001,06110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,062.38/head990.00–1,120.001,0622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,156.43/head1,110.00–1,230.001,1563
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,240.40/head1,200.00–1,290.001,2406
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5451,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.