Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-05-04

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, May 4
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 423▲ 137 vs year ago 446 · +30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 136▲ 6 vs year ago 130 · +4.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 10.00-12.00 lower; over 450 lbs 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Numerous new crop fleshy calves coming to town. Not as much demand for these type calves. Slaughter cattle market still strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.96/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$201.96
142 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.12
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500205.251,025124
Medium and Large 2428179.2576818thin
One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $258 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 sale142 hd
201.96
—
AR average10 barns · 1,849 hd
205.08
−3.12
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—Low1,64197.781,6057thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21687.601,06543
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47585.071,2553thin
CowsLean 85-90%High95076.9673123

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)1,195$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,475$1,5001thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320203.64/cwt190.00–215.006527
Steers—Medium and Large 1328240.03/cwt235.00–247.507875
Steers—Medium and Large 2369193.89/cwt185.00–200.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 1372231.48/cwt227.00–240.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1415226.03/cwt220.00–230.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 2416189.92/cwt185.00–195.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 2465185.15/cwt180.00–190.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1470227.59/cwt215.00–235.001,0705
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added495247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2233
Steers—Medium and Large 1511224.55/cwt213.00–229.001,14718
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy519205.55/cwt200.00–210.001,0675
Steers—Medium and Large 2522179.87/cwt175.00–185.009396
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added557232.98/cwt225.00–237.001,2983
Steers—Medium and Large 1568215.99/cwt210.00–227.501,2278
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 1637202.84/cwt194.00–211.001,2925
Steers—Medium and Large 1675195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3161
Steers—Medium and Large 1706195.48/cwt190.00–205.001,3804
Steers—Medium and Large 1895173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,5481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315229.95/cwt227.50–232.507244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327183.32/cwt180.00–185.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371219.00/cwt210.00–228.008127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375183.78/cwt180.00–185.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419212.76/cwt200.00–225.0089113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425181.34/cwt175.00–185.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455178.00/cwt178.00–178.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472207.84/cwt193.00–213.0098119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475213.43/cwt210.00–214.001,01414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added507213.63/cwt206.00–220.001,08318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511172.51/cwt170.00–175.008824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513200.54/cwt186.00–209.001,02920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577192.37/cwt185.00–201.001,11015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616188.51/cwt184.00–196.001,16110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465205.00/cwt205.00–205.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472207.61/cwt205.00–215.009806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529200.61/cwt194.00–210.001,0617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600184.50/cwt179.00–190.001,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06087.00/cwt87.00–87.009221
Bulls——1,73899.58/cwt94.00–104.001,7316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75658.80/cwt54.00–62.004454
Cows—Lean 85-90%97979.38/cwt74.00–84.0077715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03386.03/cwt85.00–87.008894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06574.50/cwt70.00–78.007934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22288.28/cwt83.00–94.001,07936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34796.94/cwt96.00–98.001,3063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47585.07/cwt83.00–88.001,2553
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285595.03/cwt90.00–100.008132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.