Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-11-16

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 16
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
▼ 506 vs last sale 1,108▼ 316 vs year ago 918 · −34.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 301▲ 81 vs year ago 141 · +57.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 15▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Quality was average. Market was stronger on most classes of cattle. Lightweight cattle are still in high demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $251.94/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$251.94
125 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.57
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1457260.041,18895
Medium and Large 2425226.2896230
One grade step is worth $33.76/cwt here — about $225 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 sale125 hd
251.94
—
AR average8 barns · 2,293 hd
246.37
+5.57
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—Average1,560100.331,56512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16988.931,03953
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47088.001,2941thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93569.5465020

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$1,5158
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$1,42222
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,3215
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$1,5479
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,211$1,8035
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$1,69818
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,540$1,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,3996

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320290.86/cwt265.00–305.0093113
Steers—Medium and Large 2333237.56/cwt235.00–240.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1371286.92/cwt265.00–305.001,06419
Steers—Medium and Large 2379231.09/cwt225.00–235.0087610
Steers—Medium and Large 1417260.13/cwt248.00–275.001,08515
Steers—Medium and Large 2435224.25/cwt210.00–230.009755
Steers—Medium and Large 1472254.04/cwt244.00–266.001,19916
Steers—Medium and Large 2475222.67/cwt220.00–228.001,0586
Steers—Medium and Large 2522214.02/cwt210.00–215.001,1175
Steers—Medium and Large 1527238.35/cwt230.00–250.001,25611
Steers—Medium and Large 1561230.15/cwt220.00–250.001,2919
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4663
Steers—Medium and Large 1605224.03/cwt220.00–228.001,3552
Steers—Medium and Large 1675218.00/cwt217.00–219.001,4722
Steers—Medium and Large 1707211.43/cwt200.00–217.501,4953
Steers—Medium and Large 1760218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310208.06/cwt205.00–210.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315246.49/cwt225.00–265.0077612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362249.44/cwt230.00–267.5090310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377212.08/cwt205.00–218.0080010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416203.07/cwt200.00–210.0084510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427242.82/cwt237.00–250.001,03710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469198.34/cwt190.00–205.0093010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475233.80/cwt225.00–240.001,11112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520176.93/cwt172.00–183.009205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526221.00/cwt215.00–230.001,16210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564210.16/cwt205.00–220.001,1858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608201.00/cwt195.00–214.001,2225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1868150.89/cwt145.00–157.501,3103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472228.15/cwt225.00–230.001,0779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529214.80/cwt209.00–220.001,1364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581209.74/cwt204.00–214.001,2194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638204.62/cwt195.00–208.001,3055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1688201.31/cwt195.00–206.001,3855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760173.52/cwt170.00–177.001,3192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36991.46/cwt88.00–95.001,2524
Bulls——1,656104.76/cwt102.00–106.001,7358
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81353.29/cwt50.00–59.004336
Cows—Lean 85-90%98776.50/cwt74.00–80.0075514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04778.56/cwt74.00–85.0082314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20291.51/cwt87.00–96.001,10033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26998.92/cwt98.00–100.001,2556
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2941
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,802.81/head1,600.00–1,875.001,8035
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,632.13/head1,400.00–1,800.001,63213
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,399.47/head1,350.00–1,450.001,3996
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4161,869.42/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8695
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0391,463.72/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4647
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,320.62/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,422.26/head1,250.00–1,710.001,42222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0011,547.39/head1,350.00–1,675.001,5479

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.