Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-11-30

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 30
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
736 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 602▼ 112 vs year ago 848 · −13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 222▼ 51 vs year ago 266 · −19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 150▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 2.00-10.00 instances 12.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyers were aggressive on lightweight steers and cattle in the right condition. Sold two video loads 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 $246.48/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$246.48
161 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,240
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.12
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524253.931,330122
Medium and Large 2438223.1597639
One grade step is worth $30.78/cwt here — about $354 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 sale161 hd
246.48
—
AR average7 barns · 1,680 hd
252.59
−6.12
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—Low1,63498.561,61012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59592.511,4764thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19188.151,05060
CowsLean 85-90%Low92376.4770617

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)1,368$1,4803thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2321234.97/cwt230.00–240.0075410
Steers—Medium and Large 1325292.91/cwt275.00–315.0095210
Steers—Medium and Large 1367305.78/cwt265.00–330.001,12211
Steers—Medium and Large 2375234.00/cwt233.00–235.008784
Steers—Medium and Large 2428227.48/cwt222.00–230.009746
Steers—Medium and Large 1432276.43/cwt260.00–305.001,19413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy460301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,3851
Steers—Medium and Large 1465260.02/cwt240.00–280.001,20912
Steers—Medium and Large 2485222.45/cwt220.00–225.001,0794
Steers—Medium and Large 2512210.62/cwt200.00–220.001,07812
Steers—Medium and Large 1516247.30/cwt235.00–271.001,27611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523251.98/cwt250.00–254.001,3187
Steers—Medium and Large 1564242.08/cwt235.00–253.001,36522
Steers—Medium and Large 2568211.72/cwt210.00–215.001,2033
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added603232.32/cwt230.00–237.001,4013
Steers—Medium and Large 1622229.76/cwt225.00–238.001,42913
Steers—Medium and Large 1662222.88/cwt220.00–225.001,4758
Steers—Medium and Large 1721220.47/cwt215.00–229.001,5909
Steers—Medium and Large 1773205.51/cwt205.00–206.001,5892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314250.39/cwt240.00–262.5078612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319213.76/cwt200.00–218.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375214.08/cwt210.00–220.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378248.98/cwt235.00–267.509418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419237.82/cwt225.00–258.0099617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430196.92/cwt193.00–200.0084711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459235.72/cwt227.50–246.001,0828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467195.30/cwt190.00–200.009129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521217.37/cwt215.00–224.001,13210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524184.02/cwt177.00–190.0096415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569211.13/cwt207.00–220.001,2017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606200.88/cwt182.00–213.001,2178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666198.50/cwt192.00–207.001,3226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467235.50/cwt230.00–240.001,1008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522218.63/cwt215.00–220.001,1415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571208.13/cwt200.00–215.001,1885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623193.87/cwt183.00–205.001,2082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715186.53/cwt182.00–191.001,3342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44190.49/cwt90.00–92.001,3044
Bulls——1,730102.60/cwt97.00–110.001,7758
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76863.62/cwt60.00–67.004893
Cows—Lean 85-90%95679.22/cwt75.00–82.0075714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05277.54/cwt75.00–80.0081611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19589.29/cwt85.00–95.001,06742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38698.02/cwt96.00–102.001,3597
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59592.51/cwt90.00–96.001,4764
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,080111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1991
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295995.51/cwt95.00–97.009164
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,479.96/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4803

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.