Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-08-31

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 31
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
819 head
▲ 438 vs last sale 381▲ 341 vs year ago 478 · +71.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 73▲ 105 vs year ago 91 · +115.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 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. 15.00-20.00 higher; 400-650 lb. 2.00-7.00 lower; over 650 lbs. 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average. Market was a little softer in spots but light weight steers were considerably higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $241.92/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$241.92
164 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,254
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.46
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536249.871,340125
Medium and Large 2461216.4399739
One grade step is worth $33.44/cwt here — about $343 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 sale164 hd
241.92
—
AR average9 barns · 1,628 hd
265.37
−23.46
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—Low1,554104.281,62013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430100.351,4353thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10699.181,09759
CowsLean 85-90%Average95986.398298thin

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)1,030$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,6132thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2318233.30/cwt230.00–235.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 1320302.98/cwt275.00–325.0097011
Steers—Medium and Large 1377298.06/cwt275.00–325.001,12415
Steers—Medium and Large 2380226.00/cwt215.00–245.0085910
Steers—Medium and Large 1422256.01/cwt250.00–262.001,08010
Steers—Medium and Large 2423212.46/cwt205.00–220.008994
Steers—Medium and Large 1472254.35/cwt245.00–265.001,20116
Steers—Medium and Large 2478219.07/cwt215.00–222.001,0476
Steers—Medium and Large 1514239.29/cwt232.00–255.001,23018
Steers—Medium and Large 2525207.69/cwt200.00–215.001,09010
Steers—Medium and Large 2568206.64/cwt200.00–215.001,1746
Steers—Medium and Large 1569234.79/cwt230.00–239.001,33620
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3332
Steers—Medium and Large 1637232.28/cwt223.00–243.001,4806
Steers—Medium and Large 1678232.85/cwt226.00–245.001,57913
Steers—Medium and Large 1713233.50/cwt230.00–237.001,6655
Steers—Medium and Large 1777220.70/cwt218.00–225.001,7153
Steers—Medium and Large 1820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6402
Steers—Medium and Large 1875203.52/cwt200.00–207.001,7812
Steers—Medium and Large 11,175146.04/cwt143.00–149.001,7162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375205.70/cwt200.00–210.0077112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379238.13/cwt225.00–251.009038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy410275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410203.13/cwt200.00–205.008338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428227.70/cwt220.00–240.009758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467225.47/cwt220.00–232.501,05312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483194.49/cwt190.00–200.009395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522222.39/cwt215.00–230.001,16111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530193.40/cwt190.00–200.001,0253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560209.83/cwt207.00–214.001,1756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612202.70/cwt195.00–208.001,2419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676195.35/cwt190.00–198.001,3215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738194.50/cwt194.00–195.001,4352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765189.59/cwt185.00–194.001,4502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1822179.75/cwt162.50–190.001,4783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1968128.35/cwt125.00–130.001,2423
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,045130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3591
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,055125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468238.50/cwt225.00–245.001,11611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518222.96/cwt220.00–225.001,1558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569217.01/cwt215.00–219.001,2357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632208.14/cwt200.00–221.001,3155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683213.77/cwt212.50–215.001,4602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27092.28/cwt90.00–94.001,1723
Bulls——1,639107.88/cwt100.00–114.001,76810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82070.00/cwt70.00–70.005741
Cows—Lean 85-90%97988.73/cwt84.00–92.008697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04188.74/cwt85.00–91.0092412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109100.22/cwt95.00–105.001,11138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177108.73/cwt107.00–113.001,2809
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430100.35/cwt94.00–105.001,4353
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29651,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183126.35/cwt125.00–127.001,4953

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.