Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-08-24

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 24
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
▼ 274 vs last sale 655▼ 170 vs year ago 551 · −30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 241▼ 13 vs year ago 86 · −15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Limited receipts this week due to extreme heat. Quality was average to plain. Market was softer in most spots. Sold 4 loads on video this week 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 $242.49/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$242.49
92 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,248
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.37
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535250.351,34071
Medium and Large 2445215.9396121
One grade step is worth $34.42/cwt here — about $379 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 sale92 hd
242.49
—
AR average8 barns · 525 hd
254.86
−12.37
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—Average1,596108.941,7394thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14798.351,12822
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59090.001,4311thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average84872.1261214

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)1,000$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,5001thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1311282.67/cwt265.00–315.008799
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy315365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 2334231.96/cwt225.00–235.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 1361272.50/cwt250.00–305.009849
Steers—Medium and Large 2373221.40/cwt215.00–225.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 1421268.43/cwt250.00–287.501,1305
Steers—Medium and Large 2445217.00/cwt215.00–218.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 2465205.98/cwt205.00–207.009582
Steers—Medium and Large 1474256.21/cwt247.50–267.501,2145
Steers—Medium and Large 1515243.19/cwt235.00–250.001,2523
Steers—Medium and Large 2535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
Steers—Medium and Large 1572240.95/cwt232.50–245.001,37810
Steers—Medium and Large 2577201.59/cwt200.00–205.001,1633
Steers—Medium and Large 1615238.01/cwt227.00–247.501,4646
Steers—Medium and Large 2640195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2482
Steers—Medium and Large 1653227.99/cwt225.00–230.001,4894
Steers—Medium and Large 1714227.01/cwt220.00–230.001,62118
Steers—Medium and Large 1750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322235.95/cwt225.00–240.007605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329208.23/cwt205.00–215.006858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376202.56/cwt200.00–210.007628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379238.27/cwt225.00–247.509034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414232.90/cwt220.00–242.5096410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428202.57/cwt200.00–205.008676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467231.60/cwt220.00–247.501,08217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483195.00/cwt195.00–195.009423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516218.48/cwt211.00–225.001,1277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568209.74/cwt205.00–215.001,1914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616206.12/cwt200.00–211.001,2707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481224.15/cwt220.00–230.001,0786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521220.94/cwt215.00–227.501,1519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564214.29/cwt209.00–217.501,2097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621206.95/cwt205.00–215.001,2855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669207.02/cwt195.00–220.001,3857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,596108.94/cwt105.00–117.001,7394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70757.03/cwt50.00–62.004037
Cows—Lean 85-90%98987.20/cwt83.00–90.008627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06582.99/cwt82.00–84.008842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108107.05/cwt105.00–109.001,1862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16099.09/cwt93.00–104.001,14918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,500.00/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.