Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-04-27

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 27
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 300 vs last sale 723▼ 12 vs year ago 435 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 210▲ 20 vs year ago 116 · +17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 156▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain. Buyers were more aggressive on the heavier weight cattle with the lighter weights a little softer.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.14/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$205.14
100 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.55
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475210.761,00280
Medium and Large 2436182.6479620
One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about $206 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 sale100 hd
205.14
—
AR average10 barns · 1,463 hd
204.58
+0.55
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—Low1,57996.031,51611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11789.1299542
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29087.001,1221thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91773.9867828

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,091$1,2284thin

Every lot

58 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 2Value Added310212.00/cwt212.00–212.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 2310208.00/cwt200.00–210.006455
Steers—Medium and Large 1319251.03/cwt240.00–265.008015
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360262.57/cwt260.00–265.009454
Steers—Medium and Large 2360196.62/cwt190.00–200.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1372244.11/cwt230.00–277.509085
Steers—Medium and Large 1414238.04/cwt228.00–250.009859
Steers—Medium and Large 2425195.00/cwt195.00–195.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1466225.44/cwt210.00–232.501,0515
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy468208.38/cwt205.00–210.009753
Steers—Medium and Large 2474190.17/cwt185.00–193.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1825
Steers—Medium and Large 2520184.81/cwt180.00–190.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 1528229.04/cwt221.00–235.001,2096
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0782
Steers—Medium and Large 2550175.00/cwt175.00–175.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1573218.59/cwt217.50–220.001,2536
Steers—Medium and Large 1619211.71/cwt202.00–219.001,3109
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4691
Steers—Medium and Large 1669207.77/cwt200.00–215.001,39012
Steers—Medium and Large 1720201.52/cwt195.00–209.001,4515
Steers—Medium and Large 1765209.12/cwt203.00–215.001,6002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321191.01/cwt185.00–195.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325227.85/cwt220.00–235.007415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363223.55/cwt217.50–232.5081111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385187.50/cwt185.00–190.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419214.36/cwt200.00–223.0089817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426183.99/cwt180.00–188.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463181.72/cwt175.00–185.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467213.63/cwt205.00–222.0099811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522219.17/cwt218.00–221.001,1445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523205.31/cwt194.00–215.001,07415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528175.61/cwt172.00–180.009273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570201.73/cwt201.00–202.501,1504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578197.28/cwt193.00–205.001,1406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623190.47/cwt185.00–200.001,1875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455211.25/cwt210.00–215.009614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521199.15/cwt191.00–205.001,0385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623192.04/cwt188.00–200.001,1963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46384.62/cwt80.00–90.001,2384
Bulls——1,645102.55/cwt97.00–107.001,6877
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79660.61/cwt55.00–65.004829
Cows—Lean 85-90%96179.13/cwt72.00–82.0076015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01774.22/cwt70.00–79.007557
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02184.74/cwt84.00–86.008654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13590.10/cwt85.00–95.001,02330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145104.07/cwt98.00–112.001,1925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1221
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278797.95/cwt90.00–105.007713
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29481,030.46/head1,025.00–1,035.001,0302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,425.71/head1,375.00–1,475.001,4262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252

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.