Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2024-01-11

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 11
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
654 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 380▼ 416 vs year ago 1,070 · −38.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 155▼ 51 vs year ago 140 · −36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 25▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 lower except 400-600 lb. were 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Market was strong considering a dismal winter weather forecast. Buyers were still aggressive on the light weight calves suitable for grazing.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.00/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$221.00
133 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.86
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484228.351,10592
Medium and Large 2433204.5188541
One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $219 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 sale133 hd
221.00
—
AR average8 barns · 1,701 hd
225.87
−4.86
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—Low1,73899.161,7247thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15990.751,05126
CowsLean 85-90%Low91668.8663112

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)950$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,2401thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323293.30/cwt285.00–305.009479
Steers—Medium and Large 2337239.68/cwt230.00–250.008088
Steers—Medium and Large 1375291.17/cwt275.00–322.501,09219
Steers—Medium and Large 2383237.61/cwt230.00–245.009107
Steers—Medium and Large 1419278.62/cwt265.00–308.001,16718
Steers—Medium and Large 2419231.27/cwt230.00–235.009694
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468289.99/cwt287.50–292.501,3572
Steers—Medium and Large 1477270.82/cwt260.00–290.001,29215
Steers—Medium and Large 2510225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1482
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513283.78/cwt282.50–285.001,4562
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy525290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5231
Steers—Medium and Large 1526264.21/cwt250.00–280.001,39011
Steers—Medium and Large 2550213.00/cwt210.00–216.001,1722
Steers—Medium and Large 1567256.45/cwt242.50–267.501,4543
Steers—Medium and Large 1611237.50/cwt230.00–247.501,4518
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added627244.96/cwt240.00–250.001,5365
Steers—Medium and Large 1652229.65/cwt225.00–232.001,4973
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added668244.18/cwt242.50–247.501,6313
Steers—Medium and Large 1750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5002
Steers—Medium and Large 1825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319213.41/cwt200.00–222.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321248.75/cwt230.00–270.0079813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366241.70/cwt230.00–252.0088513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376216.89/cwt210.00–220.008165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added413249.98/cwt246.00–254.001,0324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418234.80/cwt226.00–242.5098112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419210.74/cwt200.00–218.0088311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464201.04/cwt190.00–215.009338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472236.69/cwt225.00–250.001,11710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513230.07/cwt218.00–241.001,1805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535190.02/cwt185.00–200.001,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579216.71/cwt210.00–225.001,25511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581179.18/cwt172.00–185.001,0414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621202.89/cwt195.00–208.001,26010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665198.27/cwt190.00–211.001,3187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730191.22/cwt185.00–195.001,3964
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483248.15/cwt243.00–250.001,1996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523237.39/cwt230.00–250.001,2424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567224.85/cwt220.00–227.001,2755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621214.58/cwt200.00–222.001,3334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668216.32/cwt215.00–218.001,4453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2751
Bulls——1,778101.52/cwt95.00–109.001,8056
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81553.03/cwt50.00–60.004324
Cows—Lean 85-90%96676.78/cwt72.00–80.007428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07078.40/cwt77.00–82.008394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16998.91/cwt98.00–100.001,1564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17691.68/cwt86.00–96.001,07818
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401

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.