Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-11-03

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 3
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,104 head
▲ 304 vs last sale 800▲ 332 vs year ago 772 · +43.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 211▲ 134 vs year ago 131 · +102.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 35▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher; over 650 lbs. 12.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; over 650 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality was average. Market was strong in most classes of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.06/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$170.06
124 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.98
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509174.95891103
Medium and Large 2441146.0864521
One grade step is worth $28.86/cwt here — about $246 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 sale124 hd
170.06
—
AR average9 barns · 1,807 hd
172.04
−1.98
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—Average1,75378.501,37612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44263.639185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22161.0074559
CowsLean 85-90%Low98346.6345824

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$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$1,0173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$9373thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,208$9042thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—317161.57/cwt158.00–168.005129
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—625142.00/cwt142.00–142.008882
HeifersMedium and Large 1—564144.10/cwt139.00–147.008137
SteersMedium and Large 2—520135.67/cwt135.00–137.007053
SteersMedium and Large 2—355153.00/cwt153.00–153.005432
SteersMedium and Large 2—431150.09/cwt140.00–155.006474
HeifersMedium and Large 2—364133.62/cwt130.00–135.004867
SteersMedium and Large 1—717153.42/cwt145.00–161.001,1005
SteersMedium and Large 1—571158.21/cwt150.00–169.0090310
SteersMedium and Large 1—523169.16/cwt160.00–177.0088515
SteersMedium and Large 2—477141.81/cwt133.00–150.006769
SteersMedium and Large 1—328198.55/cwt190.00–207.006519
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—750141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0583
SteersMedium and Large 1—668152.54/cwt145.00–160.001,0196
SteersMedium and Large 1—477182.05/cwt170.00–190.0086815
SteersMedium and Large 1—830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
SteersMedium and Large 1—374196.01/cwt190.00–208.0073317
SteersMedium and Large 2—327159.37/cwt158.00–160.005213
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—755151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1403
SteersMedium and Large 1—407187.30/cwt175.00–203.0076212
BullsMedium and Large 1—569131.18/cwt121.00–145.0074610
BullsMedium and Large 1—632129.47/cwt121.00–137.0081813
BullsMedium and Large 1—670122.81/cwt115.00–130.008234
BullsMedium and Large 1—476152.38/cwt145.00–160.0072510
BullsMedium and Large 1—729120.81/cwt117.00–125.008814
BullsMedium and Large 1—527144.70/cwt140.00–152.007637
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25761.80/cwt56.00–68.0077742
Bulls——1,92283.58/cwt80.00–86.001,6067
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25671.35/cwt70.00–74.008966
CowsLean 85-90%—83932.69/cwt28.00–38.002746
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03151.28/cwt45.00–55.0052918
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44263.63/cwt61.00–66.009185
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06252.31/cwt45.00–55.0055611
Bulls——1,51671.38/cwt68.00–74.001,0825
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,025937.03/head855.00–1,050.009373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1721,016.71/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,208904.04/head850.00–950.009042
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472150.45/cwt145.00–157.007109
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521148.48/cwt141.00–155.0077422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—553122.49/cwt120.00–125.006772
HeifersMedium and Large 1—617137.22/cwt130.00–143.0084710
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675139.99/cwt136.00–141.009455
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418157.17/cwt150.00–163.0065712
HeifersMedium and Large 1—723136.03/cwt135.00–137.009832
HeifersMedium and Large 1—835133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423134.39/cwt130.00–137.005685
HeifersMedium and Large 2—519126.23/cwt125.00–128.006554
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475128.98/cwt127.00–130.006133
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328139.90/cwt135.00–145.004593
SteersMedium and Large 1—623154.18/cwt143.00–163.009616
SteersMedium and Large 1—775150.49/cwt145.00–157.001,1664
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370158.98/cwt153.00–165.0058811

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.