Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-08-17

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 17
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 555▼ 34 vs year ago 689 · −4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 128▲ 144 vs year ago 97 · +148.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 15 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. unevenly steady; over 500 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower; over 500 lbs. 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Market continues to be strong on most classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.13/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$221.13
141 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,106
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.68
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514229.351,179106
Medium and Large 2458196.2489935
One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about $280 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 sale141 hd
221.13
—
AR average8 barns · 1,731 hd
236.81
−15.68
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—Low1,611104.841,68914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14896.981,11371
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44785.751,2404thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91781.9875221

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,158$1,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,2954thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,274$1,5934thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,5643thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1327280.34/cwt275.00–290.0091713
Steers—Medium and Large 2331227.49/cwt220.00–240.007535
Steers—Medium and Large 2373228.15/cwt220.00–235.0085112
Steers—Medium and Large 1376282.16/cwt270.00–295.001,06115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2041
Steers—Medium and Large 2423227.37/cwt225.00–230.009624
Steers—Medium and Large 1425265.94/cwt255.00–275.001,13011
Steers—Medium and Large 2466219.73/cwt215.00–227.001,0246
Steers—Medium and Large 1468259.58/cwt252.50–272.501,21510
Steers—Medium and Large 1515255.94/cwt243.00–267.501,31811
Steers—Medium and Large 1567242.29/cwt230.00–251.001,37410
Steers—Medium and Large 1625240.71/cwt231.00–252.501,50412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added633242.67/cwt241.00–247.001,5367
Steers—Medium and Large 1660231.50/cwt229.00–235.001,5284
Steers—Medium and Large 1725225.17/cwt221.00–235.001,6324
Steers—Medium and Large 1815227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319215.74/cwt210.00–220.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330243.02/cwt235.00–255.008028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368239.15/cwt235.00–245.0088010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375206.21/cwt200.00–210.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420236.13/cwt230.00–240.0099212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434203.03/cwt200.00–205.008815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465200.53/cwt195.00–210.009327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468230.63/cwt221.00–237.501,07914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement480272.53/cwt270.00–275.001,3086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523224.74/cwt215.00–235.001,17515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524180.06/cwt177.00–185.009448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement530275.09/cwt265.00–285.001,4584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement553268.31/cwt265.00–275.001,4843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561224.81/cwt220.00–229.001,2619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581182.29/cwt177.00–187.001,0594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618210.35/cwt200.00–222.001,30013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664204.84/cwt202.00–210.001,3606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1982150.86/cwt147.50–155.001,4813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463235.30/cwt232.00–237.001,0894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531222.61/cwt219.00–225.001,1827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581223.49/cwt220.00–227.001,2984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631214.43/cwt200.00–222.501,3535
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41094.20/cwt92.00–97.001,3282
Bulls——1,645106.61/cwt103.00–115.001,75412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78861.39/cwt55.00–70.004845
Cows—Lean 85-90%95788.42/cwt85.00–90.0084616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05686.30/cwt82.00–90.0091115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17198.61/cwt94.00–104.001,15547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178106.29/cwt105.00–114.001,2529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39388.39/cwt87.00–90.001,2312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50083.10/cwt82.00–84.001,2462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,294.73/head1,050.00–1,450.001,2954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,400.11/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238114.52/cwt113.00–116.001,4182
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,563.97/head1,450.00–1,725.001,5643
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2741,593.35/head1,425.00–1,700.001,5934

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.