Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-04-13

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 13
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
761 head
▲ 372 vs last sale 389▲ 452 vs year ago 309 · +146.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 73▲ 53 vs year ago 87 · +60.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 instances 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was average. Buyer were aggressive on most classes of cattle. Cattle in good grazing condition were in high demand. Recent record highs in the fat cattle market has helped set a higher tone in the calf market. Next week will be the 3rd Thursday special stock cow sale. Expecting 200+ stock cows in addition to the regular weekly run.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $225.81/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$225.81
153 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$361
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.57
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521229.241,195139
Medium and Large 2435191.7783414thin
One grade step is worth $37.47/cwt here — about $361 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 sale153 hd
225.81
—
AR average10 barns · 1,547 hd
230.38
−4.57
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—Low1,78899.081,7716thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15693.341,07943
CowsLean 85-90%Low89577.4969423

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,4554thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,2502thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1Value Added—543207.49/cwt205.00–210.001,1274
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—468220.02/cwt212.50–225.001,03010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—416232.93/cwt222.50–242.0096910
SteersMedium and Large 2—324207.49/cwt205.00–210.006724
SteersMedium and Large 1—328263.29/cwt245.00–290.0086410
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—575207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1932
SteersMedium and Large 2—413195.00/cwt195.00–195.008053
SteersMedium and Large 1—905172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5572
SteersMedium and Large 1—850170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1132
SteersMedium and Large 1—377252.63/cwt225.00–275.0095212
SteersMedium and Large 1—566224.89/cwt215.00–235.001,2734
SteersMedium and Large 1—669202.18/cwt197.00–217.501,3534
SteersMedium and Large 1—614212.11/cwt200.00–222.501,3024
SteersMedium and Large 2—472184.98/cwt180.00–190.008733
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—563234.97/cwt232.50–242.501,3234
SteersMedium and Large 1—472238.66/cwt220.00–262.501,12623
SteersMedium and Large 1—523234.03/cwt210.00–250.001,22414
SteersMedium and Large 1—710186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3211
SteersMedium and Large 1—813175.80/cwt172.00–182.501,4293
SteersMedium and Large 1—421241.28/cwt220.00–262.501,01624
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—607214.68/cwt209.00–217.501,30310
SteersMedium and Large 1—775179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3871
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—513232.49/cwt225.00–235.001,1934
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—705195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,37512
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—673205.99/cwt198.00–213.001,3864
HeifersMedium and Large 1—417221.32/cwt205.00–240.0092313
BullsMedium and Large 1—629191.02/cwt185.00–195.001,2026
BullsMedium and Large 1—472206.23/cwt200.00–211.009739
BullsMedium and Large 1—568192.49/cwt185.00–205.001,0935
BullsMedium and Large 1—535191.27/cwt190.00–192.501,0232
BullsMedium and Large 1—785174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3661
Bulls——1,35087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1751
CowsLean 85-90%—79364.42/cwt58.00–69.005116
CowsLean 85-90%—93182.10/cwt78.00–87.0076417
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,03276.21/cwt74.00–79.007865
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,137101.88/cwt99.00–108.001,1589
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18493.64/cwt88.00–98.001,10929
Bulls——1,875101.50/cwt99.00–105.001,9035
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1681,406.88/head1,125.00–1,525.001,4073
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523172.49/cwt170.00–175.009022
HeifersMedium and Large 2—435183.54/cwt178.00–190.007985
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468174.68/cwt174.00–175.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 1—663178.74/cwt174.00–187.001,1853
HeifersMedium and Large 1—713173.56/cwt170.00–177.001,2372
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468209.99/cwt198.00–225.0098321
HeifersMedium and Large 1—778161.26/cwt160.00–162.501,2552
HeifersMedium and Large 2—357194.93/cwt190.00–200.006963
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568196.15/cwt185.00–215.001,11411
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320189.75/cwt178.00–197.006074
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578156.53/cwt155.00–158.009052
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320225.55/cwt210.00–242.507228
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—610196.18/cwt192.50–200.001,1977
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2582
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616185.47/cwt177.00–195.001,1424
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—375231.00/cwt231.00–231.008662
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519203.73/cwt192.50–215.001,0579
HeifersMedium and Large 1—374222.37/cwt215.00–245.008328
SteersMedium and Large 2—595175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0411
SteersMedium and Large 2—515179.95/cwt175.00–185.009273
HeifersMedium and Large 1—865135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1681

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.