Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-07-27

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 27
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
479 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 615▲ 43 vs year ago 436 · +9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 320▲ 39 vs year ago 113 · +34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 75▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was plain to average. Hot temperatures have slowed some of the demand for fleshy new crops. Very few yearling cattle on offer.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.95/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$216.95
91 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.22
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502221.741,11376
Medium and Large 2459192.7188415thin
One grade step is worth $29.03/cwt here — about $229 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 sale91 hd
216.95
—
AR average9 barns · 1,137 hd
222.18
−5.22
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—Low1,562102.011,5935thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14096.741,10325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25596.001,2051thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low86583.3972232

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)1,200$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,319$1,88510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$1,7673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,495$1,6001thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2316217.88/cwt210.00–225.006896
Steers—Medium and Large 1335280.60/cwt260.00–300.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1360275.05/cwt260.00–285.009907
Steers—Medium and Large 2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 2407214.33/cwt210.00–218.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1430256.31/cwt250.00–262.501,1024
Steers—Medium and Large 1476235.96/cwt225.00–249.001,1234
Steers—Medium and Large 2520200.22/cwt190.00–210.001,0413
Steers—Medium and Large 1529236.99/cwt232.50–245.001,2547
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 1585232.33/cwt227.50–237.001,3592
Steers—Medium and Large 1615235.02/cwt232.50–237.501,4452
Steers—Medium and Large 1668229.32/cwt225.00–237.501,5324
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321236.24/cwt225.00–242.507584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343205.46/cwt200.00–211.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350204.00/cwt204.00–204.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358233.21/cwt225.00–242.508353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421230.33/cwt220.00–247.5097016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430198.47/cwt190.00–205.008533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473227.50/cwt217.50–241.001,07612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473187.59/cwt185.00–190.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519222.51/cwt217.00–233.001,15517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524188.75/cwt185.00–195.009894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565175.00/cwt175.00–175.009891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566218.16/cwt208.00–229.001,23511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613200.51/cwt200.00–201.001,2292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675200.98/cwt195.00–205.001,3576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470223.77/cwt219.00–230.001,0525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523215.71/cwt212.50–225.001,12810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566209.83/cwt202.00–217.001,1887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668201.35/cwt196.00–209.001,3453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50093.46/cwt92.00–95.001,4022
Bulls——1,603107.71/cwt105.00–109.001,7273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73970.94/cwt63.00–77.0052410
Cows—Lean 85-90%92087.72/cwt84.00–92.0080718
Cows—Lean 85-90%93695.01/cwt94.00–96.008894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01886.85/cwt85.00–89.008846
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17198.97/cwt94.00–105.001,15917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245107.49/cwt107.00–108.001,3382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,45095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3781
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2981,687.83/head1,600.00–1,725.001,6886
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,766.88/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4102,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.