Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-09-29

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 29
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
175 vs last sale 520 78 vs year ago 773 · 10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
77 vs last sale 69 43 vs year ago 103 · +41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
20 vs last sale 0 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. 5.00-15.00 lower; over 700 lbs. 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Most all classes were cheaper. Fleshy new crop calves made up majority of offering. Dry conditions have dampened spirits of light cattle buyers. Sold two loads of preconditioned cattle on video. see link for video auction ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.34/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$158.34
133 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$381
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.00
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1622159.62993121
Medium and Large 2421145.4161212thin
One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $381 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
158.34
AR average7 barns · 1,777 hd
167.34
−9.00
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
BullsAverage1,65783.241,3797thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44870.981,0282thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23267.6383337
CowsLean 85-90%Average91951.4747314

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,1346
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1813148.35/cwt139.00–158.001,2062
HeifersMedium and Large 2381137.36/cwt130.00–145.005234
SteersMedium and Large 1466170.35/cwt161.00–179.0079410
HeifersMedium and Large 1326166.63/cwt163.00–170.005436
SteersMedium and Large 1373179.79/cwt170.00–187.006716
SteersMedium and Large 2367154.03/cwt150.00–157.005653
SteersMedium and Large 2500131.00/cwt131.00–131.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1688132.29/cwt129.00–137.009103
SteersMedium and Large 2300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1708148.59/cwt142.00–158.001,0525
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added785160.86/cwt159.00–161.251,26311
SteersMedium and Large 1672142.03/cwt140.00–145.009543
SteersMedium and Large 1333190.00/cwt190.00–190.006332
SteersMedium and Large 1622147.50/cwt145.00–157.0091715
SteersMedium and Large 1565157.64/cwt150.00–167.0089111
SteersMedium and Large 1437175.09/cwt170.00–179.007659
SteersMedium and Large 1760151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 2418152.05/cwt149.00–155.006362
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added635156.75/cwt155.00–162.009958
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added721157.17/cwt152.00–163.001,13334
BullsMedium and Large 1775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009691
BullsMedium and Large 1617135.08/cwt130.00–140.008333
BullsMedium and Large 1665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008782
BullsMedium and Large 1519142.47/cwt135.00–146.007397
BullsMedium and Large 1570139.10/cwt132.00–144.007935
BullsMedium and Large 1475153.37/cwt150.00–157.007295
CowsLean 85-90%98858.16/cwt55.00–60.005759
Bulls1,69287.59/cwt85.00–91.001,4825
CowsLean 85-90%79539.43/cwt37.00–42.003135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44870.98/cwt70.00–72.001,0282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27571.30/cwt68.00–76.0090927
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07755.01/cwt51.00–60.005929
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2101
Bulls1,56872.37/cwt70.00–75.001,1352
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-294283.52/cwt80.00–89.007873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1081,134.21/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1346
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1471154.33/cwt145.00–158.5072712
HeifersMedium and Large 2480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 1574143.10/cwt135.00–149.008217
HeifersMedium and Large 2429131.53/cwt130.00–138.005645
HeifersMedium and Large 1370162.17/cwt156.00–175.0060014
HeifersMedium and Large 1427154.35/cwt143.00–162.0065911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added559149.72/cwt146.00–152.008378
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007453
HeifersMedium and Large 1636136.29/cwt130.00–141.008677
HeifersMedium and Large 1720130.76/cwt128.00–133.009415
HeifersMedium and Large 1765127.00/cwt127.00–127.009721
HeifersMedium and Large 1533146.33/cwt143.00–150.0078038
SteersMedium and Large 2462139.55/cwt135.00–148.006455
SteersMedium and Large 1516161.51/cwt158.00–165.008334

How this sale compares

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.