Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-03-30

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 30
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
21 vs last sale 564 223 vs year ago 362 · +61.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
35 vs last sale 159 25 vs year ago 99 · +25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
8 vs last sale 12 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 3.00-15.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-15.00 higher. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active. Sold a video load to view information click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/am3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.38/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$192.38
118 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.18
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484196.11949102
Medium and Large 2441168.6374416thin
One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $205 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 sale118 hd
192.38
AR average10 barns · 1,752 hd
199.57
−7.18
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
BullsLow1,61398.881,59510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18990.431,07534
CowsLean 85-90%Average93374.6769714

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)1,158$1,3383thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,282$1,1751thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1464198.38/cwt190.00–212.5092014
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added620183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1354
SteersMedium and Large 2335192.50/cwt190.00–195.006452
SteersMedium and Large 1665188.60/cwt183.00–195.001,2543
SteersMedium and Large 2403185.03/cwt180.00–190.007462
HeifersMedium and Large 1690169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1661
HeifersMedium and Large 1616177.39/cwt168.00–185.001,0937
SteersMedium and Large 1Full380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007981
SteersMedium and Large 2550175.00/cwt175.00–175.009631
SteersMedium and Large 2395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
SteersMedium and Large 1377241.54/cwt225.00–262.509117
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added475206.22/cwt205.00–207.509804
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1642
SteersMedium and Large 2455177.50/cwt175.00–180.008082
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009902
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added370277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0272
SteersMedium and Large 1321260.70/cwt230.00–315.0083715
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009002
HeifersMedium and Large 1374209.34/cwt197.50–225.0078316
SteersMedium and Large 1577203.28/cwt178.00–212.501,1736
SteersMedium and Large 1616204.25/cwt193.00–217.501,2587
SteersMedium and Large 1460223.23/cwt215.00–239.001,0278
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added625212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3282
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added433253.66/cwt240.00–267.501,09812
SteersMedium and Large 1526203.38/cwt200.00–210.001,0709
SteersMedium and Large 2507175.00/cwt175.00–175.008873
SteersMedium and Large 1715199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4231
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added555217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2072
SteersMedium and Large 1411233.42/cwt220.00–245.0095910
BullsMedium and Large 1365228.00/cwt228.00–228.008321
BullsMedium and Large 1462203.55/cwt194.00–210.009407
BullsMedium and Large 1725165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1961
BullsMedium and Large 1577188.68/cwt175.00–200.001,08910
BullsMedium and Large 1522195.89/cwt192.50–205.001,0236
BullsMedium and Large 1670192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2901
CowsLean 85-90%98980.15/cwt76.00–83.0079310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238102.89/cwt100.00–106.001,2745
Bulls1,50384.13/cwt80.00–88.001,2642
CowsLean 85-90%79460.96/cwt55.00–65.004844
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25194.14/cwt90.00–98.001,17820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02475.25/cwt70.00–80.007719
Bulls1,641102.57/cwt96.00–106.001,6838
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295092.00/cwt92.00–92.008741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,337.88/head1,150.00–1,475.001,3383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29401,125.13/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2821,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2464171.55/cwt165.00–176.007964
BullsMedium and Large 1620187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1591
HeifersMedium and Large 1805143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1511
HeifersMedium and Large 1409203.66/cwt198.00–212.508339
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
BullsMedium and Large 1765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 1564186.09/cwt180.00–195.001,05010
HeifersMedium and Large 2527161.89/cwt155.00–166.008533
HeifersMedium and Large 1705167.99/cwt167.00–169.001,1842
HeifersMedium and Large 2558146.51/cwt145.00–148.008182
HeifersMedium and Large 2333177.56/cwt175.00–180.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 2354177.01/cwt175.00–180.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 1900145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added525202.57/cwt200.00–205.001,0634
HeifersMedium and Large 1313213.74/cwt195.00–250.0066911
HeifersMedium and Large 1515187.91/cwt145.00–202.5096810
HeifersMedium and Large 1865148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 2425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
SteersMedium and Large 1Full450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
SteersMedium and Large 1Full520205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added415221.16/cwt215.00–225.009184

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.