Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-10-12

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 12
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
933 head
▲ 424 vs last sale 509▼ 145 vs year ago 1,078 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 100▼ 16 vs year ago 238 · −6.7%
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 2.00-12.00 instances 15.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 instances 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Most classes of cattle were higher. Market had a much better tone over last week. Quality was from attractive to plain. Better quality cattle were in high demand with the plainer cattle having limited interest. Next Thursday will be the stock cow special with over 300 stock cows coming. Sold a load of preconditioned steers on video; to view results 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 $243.85/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$243.85
178 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,232
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.25
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527249.041,313140
Medium and Large 2423224.7495138
One grade step is worth $24.30/cwt here — about $362 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 sale178 hd
243.85
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AR average10 barns · 1,925 hd
250.10
−6.25
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—Low1,563101.931,59411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49897.001,4532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14290.381,03254
CowsLean 85-90%Average94372.2768116

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,340$1,3423thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320230.07/cwt225.00–235.007367
Steers—Medium and Large 1330271.87/cwt265.00–280.0089710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1370277.19/cwt260.00–293.001,02610
Steers—Medium and Large 2386230.19/cwt225.00–236.008898
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy400305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2201
Steers—Medium and Large 1420257.86/cwt250.00–270.001,08312
Steers—Medium and Large 2421226.01/cwt222.00–229.009529
Steers—Medium and Large 2470222.05/cwt220.00–225.001,0447
Steers—Medium and Large 1473256.30/cwt245.00–273.001,21217
Steers—Medium and Large 1512251.43/cwt235.00–267.001,28730
Steers—Medium and Large 2525214.23/cwt210.00–220.001,1257
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4442
Steers—Medium and Large 1574239.54/cwt230.00–255.001,37523
Steers—Medium and Large 1625228.05/cwt220.00–237.001,42514
Steers—Medium and Large 1668227.64/cwt220.00–237.001,5218
Steers—Medium and Large 1723226.77/cwt220.00–230.001,6403
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6892
Steers—Medium and Large 1750221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6581
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added775235.33/cwt232.00–237.001,8243
Steers—Medium and Large 1810215.50/cwt215.00–216.001,7462
Steers—Medium and Large 1925211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,9521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319196.73/cwt190.00–205.0062814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330227.30/cwt220.00–240.0075011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374188.63/cwt185.00–195.0070510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377228.08/cwt220.00–241.0086011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417190.49/cwt185.00–200.0079411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423222.63/cwt220.00–225.009428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467186.76/cwt185.00–190.008729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479217.43/cwt215.00–224.001,0417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514220.33/cwt215.00–222.001,13214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added527232.67/cwt232.00–234.001,2263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561216.80/cwt215.00–220.001,2165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608214.24/cwt212.00–223.001,3039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712197.13/cwt180.00–215.001,4043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement760224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477235.42/cwt227.00–245.001,12315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529230.10/cwt226.00–235.001,2178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575219.59/cwt215.00–223.001,2636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1643199.48/cwt194.00–205.001,2832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655203.33/cwt195.00–208.001,3323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39693.41/cwt85.00–100.001,3044
Bulls——1,659106.80/cwt104.00–110.001,7727
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84360.03/cwt58.00–65.005065
Cows—Lean 85-90%98877.84/cwt72.00–82.0076911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03675.09/cwt72.00–80.0077810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16393.21/cwt88.00–100.001,08441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205102.66/cwt102.00–104.001,2373
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49897.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4532
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4031,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3051

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.