Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-03-16

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 16
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
871 head
▲ 517 vs last sale 354▲ 261 vs year ago 610 · +42.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 98▲ 81 vs year ago 75 · +108.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 15▲ 50 vs year ago 10 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Some calves with desirable condition and kind broadened the price range of some weight ranges. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active. Stocker cow sale section offered some very attractive females and brought very respectable figures. Sold a video load of home raised steers 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 $215.51/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$215.51
174 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,115
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.77
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531219.421,166153
Medium and Large 2416187.0277921
One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $387 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 sale174 hd
215.51
—
AR average11 barns · 2,205 hd
211.75
+3.77
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—Average1,53295.091,45622
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19191.041,08462
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41088.001,2411thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94378.0473623

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)1,048$1,3782thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,2636
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,2502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,9753thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,4595
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,254$1,3604thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,450$1,2752thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)615$1,23527

Every lot

75 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2318193.82/cwt190.00–195.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 1319257.69/cwt225.00–310.0082219
Steers—Medium and Large 1370239.92/cwt220.00–285.0088815
Steers—Medium and Large 2377194.05/cwt190.00–197.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 1410229.23/cwt210.00–265.0094016
Steers—Medium and Large 2422187.91/cwt180.00–195.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1466221.31/cwt215.00–230.001,0317
Steers—Medium and Large 2473178.08/cwt175.00–180.008425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1597
Steers—Medium and Large 1515223.12/cwt200.00–245.001,14911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517233.48/cwt232.50–235.001,2076
Steers—Medium and Large 2530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1558215.40/cwt207.00–220.001,2025
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added569222.78/cwt217.50–230.001,26817
Steers—Medium and Large 2580177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615206.87/cwt203.00–208.001,27218
Steers—Medium and Large 1621198.22/cwt195.00–205.001,2315
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655198.67/cwt195.00–201.001,3016
Steers—Medium and Large 1668195.99/cwt194.00–199.001,3093
Steers—Medium and Large 1725180.26/cwt175.00–185.001,3073
Steers—Medium and Large 1773174.84/cwt171.00–177.501,3524
Steers—Medium and Large 1830163.50/cwt157.00–170.001,3572
Steers—Medium and Large 1865159.64/cwt156.00–165.001,3813
Steers—Medium and Large 1916153.86/cwt142.50–164.001,4094
Steers—Medium and Large 1955140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3371
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311222.75/cwt210.00–237.0069311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312181.89/cwt175.00–185.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369184.56/cwt180.00–192.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374215.26/cwt207.00–225.008057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422205.79/cwt195.00–220.0086823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430174.15/cwt170.00–180.007496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454218.58/cwt215.00–220.009927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469169.21/cwt163.00–177.007946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474196.25/cwt188.00–205.0093010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510190.97/cwt185.00–196.0097410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521167.25/cwt155.00–176.008717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530207.60/cwt204.00–222.501,10035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569186.04/cwt183.00–190.001,0599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582193.30/cwt190.00–200.001,1256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628179.24/cwt175.00–183.001,1264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653160.04/cwt150.00–170.001,0452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508196.81/cwt190.00–202.001,0004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569192.96/cwt187.00–195.001,0984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632181.68/cwt175.00–185.001,1483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663176.76/cwt166.00–190.001,1724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740164.53/cwt160.00–169.001,2182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768160.21/cwt150.00–173.001,2303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25585.30/cwt80.00–89.001,0714
Bulls——1,59397.26/cwt92.00–107.001,54918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82060.00/cwt60.00–60.004922
Cows—Lean 85-90%95579.76/cwt70.00–85.0076221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04174.29/cwt62.00–79.007738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20789.64/cwt85.00–95.001,08236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224101.29/cwt96.00–107.001,24018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy6151,235.47/head995.00–1,420.001,23527
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2666185.05/cwt177.00–190.001,2325
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900102.01/cwt94.00–107.009186
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0771,553.13/head1,225.00–1,725.001,5533
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,316.70/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,371.30/head1,225.00–1,550.001,3713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy9101,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy9501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,377.51/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,263.12/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.