Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-11-10

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 10
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
803 head
301 vs last sale 1,104 606 vs year ago 1,409 · 43.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
21 vs last sale 265 132 vs year ago 376 · 35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
5 vs last sale 15 25 vs year ago 35 · 71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. steady; over 700 lbs 7.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active. Recent rains have sparked buyer activity on lighter weight calves. Sold three loads of cattle on video to see report click on this link (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 $172.97/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$172.97
115 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.10
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490177.5987095
Medium and Large 2410151.0361920
One grade step is worth $26.56/cwt here — about $251 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 sale115 hd
172.97
AR average8 barns · 2,860 hd
177.06
−4.10
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
BullsAverage1,53579.631,2235thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57863.279986thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17559.2969777
CowsLean 85-90%Average96546.1544513

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,136$8474thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$7501thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
BullsMedium and Large 1720119.93/cwt115.00–130.008633
BullsMedium and Large 1467156.22/cwt148.00–165.007306
BullsMedium and Large 1621128.79/cwt125.00–135.008006
BullsMedium and Large 1519141.60/cwt135.00–150.007358
BullsMedium and Large 1695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
BullsMedium and Large 1578140.22/cwt130.00–150.008102
SteersMedium and Large 1371196.15/cwt185.00–203.0072814
SteersMedium and Large 1420185.10/cwt175.00–198.0077715
SteersMedium and Large 1850147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2463147.57/cwt145.00–150.006832
SteersMedium and Large 1670152.16/cwt149.00–163.001,0195
SteersMedium and Large 1515168.14/cwt160.00–183.008669
SteersMedium and Large 2423148.80/cwt145.00–152.006297
SteersMedium and Large 1835149.94/cwt145.00–155.001,2522
SteersMedium and Large 2365156.47/cwt152.00–160.005716
SteersMedium and Large 2555132.48/cwt130.00–135.007352
SteersMedium and Large 1614154.25/cwt145.00–167.009475
SteersMedium and Large 1316199.25/cwt185.00–217.5063010
SteersMedium and Large 1563161.74/cwt155.00–167.0091111
SteersMedium and Large 1760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 2338160.00/cwt160.00–160.005413
SteersMedium and Large 1471182.06/cwt175.00–190.0085818
HeifersMedium and Large 2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
HeifersMedium and Large 1665139.02/cwt137.00–141.009242
HeifersMedium and Large 1813123.03/cwt120.00–126.001,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 1717134.33/cwt127.00–142.009636
HeifersMedium and Large 1523141.91/cwt139.00–148.007426
SteersMedium and Large 1724160.53/cwt157.00–163.001,1624
HeifersMedium and Large 2420127.53/cwt125.00–130.005362
HeifersMedium and Large 1615138.10/cwt130.00–149.008496
HeifersMedium and Large 1775123.00/cwt123.00–123.009531
HeifersMedium and Large 1325158.00/cwt158.00–158.005142
HeifersMedium and Large 2523124.00/cwt123.00–125.006492
HeifersMedium and Large 2313136.45/cwt135.00–140.004275
HeifersMedium and Large 1568142.01/cwt140.00–145.008073
HeifersMedium and Large 1419151.95/cwt145.00–155.006375
HeifersMedium and Large 1466149.18/cwt140.00–159.006958
HeifersMedium and Large 2365134.20/cwt130.00–135.004906
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,136847.19/head700.00–900.008474
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-285083.60/cwt80.00–87.007114
CowsLean 85-90%1,01350.80/cwt45.00–54.0051510
CowsLean 85-90%80530.65/cwt30.00–32.002473
Bulls1,64483.29/cwt80.00–86.001,3694
Bulls1,10065.00/cwt65.00–65.007151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04048.07/cwt42.00–53.0050019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57863.27/cwt56.00–66.009986
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19661.95/cwt56.00–69.0074152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42471.75/cwt70.00–76.001,0226

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.