Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-02-16

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 16
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 403▼ 275 vs year ago 774 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 139▼ 50 vs year ago 163 · −30.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 27▼ 20 vs year ago 40 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers were uneven; under 500 lbs. 5.00-12.00 higher; 500lbs.-600lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower; 600lbs.-800lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer activity was active. Sold a video load. _To view information click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/am3628.pdf ).

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $213.18/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$213.18
125 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$419
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.28
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517216.021,116115
Medium and Large 2386180.5169710thin
One grade step is worth $35.51/cwt here — about $419 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 sale125 hd
213.18
—
AR average7 barns · 1,444 hd
197.90
+15.28
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—Average1,74092.411,60811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70580.001,3641thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16076.9389221
CowsLean 85-90%Average96764.0361914

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$9714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$8323thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,285$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$1,2376
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,310$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)958$1,1502thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1319222.67/cwt220.00–230.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 2337187.22/cwt183.00–190.006315
Steers—Medium and Large 2375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1376234.84/cwt220.00–247.508838
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added395255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1420223.36/cwt210.00–235.0093815
Steers—Medium and Large 2425177.00/cwt177.00–177.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433231.11/cwt229.00–232.501,0015
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465231.17/cwt227.50–235.001,0755
Steers—Medium and Large 1465219.51/cwt198.00–235.001,02112
Steers—Medium and Large 2475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521224.88/cwt212.50–237.001,17219
Steers—Medium and Large 1526207.48/cwt193.00–227.001,09110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573221.51/cwt220.00–223.001,2694
Steers—Medium and Large 1573203.63/cwt197.00–210.001,1674
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615205.80/cwt195.00–213.001,2666
Steers—Medium and Large 1623195.42/cwt175.00–215.001,2176
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660198.86/cwt190.00–208.001,3124
Steers—Medium and Large 1662202.69/cwt200.00–205.001,3423
Steers—Medium and Large 1725180.86/cwt173.00–191.001,3113
Steers—Medium and Large 1765172.48/cwt170.00–175.001,3192
Steers—Medium and Large 1825173.68/cwt170.00–177.001,4333
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310202.00/cwt202.00–202.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378201.91/cwt195.00–210.007636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414168.64/cwt165.00–175.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424203.30/cwt188.00–212.0086210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435213.00/cwt213.00–213.009271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467207.85/cwt200.00–212.0097110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472198.85/cwt185.00–209.009399
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475159.08/cwt155.00–165.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508153.44/cwt150.00–160.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513193.26/cwt185.00–210.0099112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514179.40/cwt175.00–188.009227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563168.83/cwt165.00–175.009516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570173.00/cwt173.00–173.009862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619162.73/cwt161.00–165.001,0074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678150.85/cwt145.00–158.001,0233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713151.95/cwt145.00–161.001,0833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467186.20/cwt185.00–187.008705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525179.95/cwt175.00–185.009454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573176.11/cwt170.00–185.001,00910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615161.45/cwt155.00–168.009932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723155.60/cwt140.00–164.001,1256
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,74092.41/cwt90.00–96.001,60811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82046.49/cwt46.00–47.003812
Cows—Lean 85-90%99266.95/cwt60.00–75.0066412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07363.69/cwt60.00–70.006837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09393.05/cwt92.00–94.001,0172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22281.97/cwt75.00–86.001,00212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3641
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,237.26/head1,075.00–1,300.001,2376
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950971.05/head900.00–1,075.009714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005831.59/head775.00–900.008323

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.