Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-01-05

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 5
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 782▲ 801 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 224▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 30▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no sale last two weeks. Demand was strong on all classes of cattle. Quality was average to attractive. Sold four loads of cattle on video. To view information click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.30/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$172.30
122 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.60
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504177.3889395
Medium and Large 2415154.4464127
One grade step is worth $22.93/cwt here — about $253 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 sale122 hd
172.30
—
AR average7 barns · 1,713 hd
169.70
+2.60
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—Low1,66581.521,3589thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76576.001,3411thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17766.1177835
CowsLean 85-90%Low99154.5054013

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)1,020$1,2752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$1,1417
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$1,06014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$8851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,219$8394thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$1,37613
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)991$1,2855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,273$1,1924thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2—555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521141.75/cwt139.00–145.007395
HeifersMedium and Large 2—484144.49/cwt143.00–147.006994
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426188.16/cwt175.00–200.0080217
SteersMedium and Large 1—517202.10/cwt191.00–209.001,04515
HeifersMedium and Large 2—326165.56/cwt160.00–170.005408
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326199.00/cwt190.00–212.506496
HeifersMedium and Large 1—558167.90/cwt161.00–175.009378
SteersMedium and Large 2—495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—573178.64/cwt175.00–182.001,0246
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—660157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0363
SteersMedium and Large 1—475208.49/cwt195.00–225.0099011
SteersMedium and Large 1—319228.38/cwt220.00–235.0072911
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—455227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0352
HeifersMedium and Large 2—358161.65/cwt160.00–165.005793
SteersMedium and Large 2—323172.26/cwt165.00–180.005566
SteersMedium and Large 2—520152.83/cwt150.00–157.007955
SteersMedium and Large 1—775155.98/cwt155.00–157.001,2092
SteersMedium and Large 1—555182.52/cwt180.00–185.001,0132
SteersMedium and Large 1—668171.70/cwt169.00–175.001,1476
SteersMedium and Large 1—620174.75/cwt169.00–185.001,0835
SteersMedium and Large 2—380174.40/cwt172.00–175.006635
SteersMedium and Large 1—700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0851
SteersMedium and Large 1—374220.10/cwt205.00–235.0082312
BullsMedium and Large 1—628152.59/cwt145.00–158.009583
BullsMedium and Large 1—527170.94/cwt165.00–175.009015
BullsMedium and Large 1—745140.00/cwt135.00–145.001,0432
BullsMedium and Large 1—775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1011
BullsMedium and Large 1—474180.05/cwt175.00–185.008537
BullsMedium and Large 1—576162.77/cwt160.00–165.009385
HeifersMedium and Large 1—387196.96/cwt188.00–202.507623
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425153.41/cwt150.00–160.006527
SteersMedium and Large 1—420209.67/cwt190.00–225.0088113
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623158.54/cwt155.00–166.009885
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524169.92/cwt160.00–180.0089017
HeifersMedium and Large 1—467176.69/cwt170.00–192.5082513
HeifersMedium and Large 1—700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668154.95/cwt153.00–157.001,0352
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—533182.36/cwt174.00–188.0097214
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,030900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5061,543.28/head1,400.00–1,725.001,5434
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9551,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0151,291.54/head1,150.00–1,440.001,2923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0201,275.49/head1,175.00–1,375.001,2752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9251,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2821,163.75/head950.00–1,325.001,1643
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2181,305.09/head1,175.00–1,530.001,3058
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1371,141.46/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,020885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,219838.55/head775.00–925.008394
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1061,059.70/head925.00–1,200.001,06014
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,76576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,3411
Bulls——1,54675.04/cwt74.00–77.001,1604
Bulls——1,76186.70/cwt84.00–90.001,5275
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19167.84/cwt62.00–73.0080817
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27977.07/cwt75.00–79.009868
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07154.39/cwt50.00–58.0058310
CowsLean 85-90%—80837.50/cwt36.00–39.003032
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02457.59/cwt41.00–64.0059011

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.