Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-05-25

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, May 25
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 737▲ 105 vs year ago 475 · +22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 250▲ 4 vs year ago 219 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 175▼ 15 vs year ago 55 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Sold a load of heifers 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 $209.96/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$209.96
90 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$976
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.24
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474213.121,00979
Medium and Large 2402187.2575311thin
One grade step is worth $25.87/cwt here — about $256 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 sale90 hd
209.96
—
AR average10 barns · 1,810 hd
209.72
+0.24
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—Low1,707105.021,79312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17693.271,09755
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49091.781,3683thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96480.3177423

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)1,120$1,3422thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,3323thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,5754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,253$1,43711

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—382212.35/cwt210.00–215.008113
SteersMedium and Large 1—519228.13/cwt220.00–242.001,1849
SteersMedium and Large 1—674205.80/cwt197.50–212.501,3876
SteersMedium and Large 1—465241.85/cwt237.50–245.001,1254
SteersMedium and Large 1—366254.93/cwt238.00–275.009339
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—560242.41/cwt237.50–245.001,3573
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420218.67/cwt210.00–235.0091816
HeifersMedium and Large 1—558197.67/cwt195.00–200.001,1033
HeifersMedium and Large 2—463180.00/cwt180.00–180.008333
HeifersMedium and Large 2—350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006482
SteersMedium and Large 1—572229.53/cwt220.00–235.001,3135
SteersMedium and Large 1—713187.02/cwt186.00–188.001,3332
SteersMedium and Large 2—305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—300307.50/cwt307.50–307.509231
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521208.00/cwt195.00–222.501,08411
SteersMedium and Large 2—431196.90/cwt195.00–200.008495
SteersMedium and Large 2—510193.32/cwt190.00–195.009863
SteersMedium and Large 1—763192.02/cwt185.00–199.001,4652
SteersMedium and Large 1—840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
SteersMedium and Large 1—317279.04/cwt260.00–300.0088510
SteersMedium and Large 1—630211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3291
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3952
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—470247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1632
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
BullsMedium and Large 1—828165.99/cwt165.00–167.001,3742
BullsMedium and Large 1—660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1552
BullsMedium and Large 1—630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 1—522211.37/cwt200.00–217.501,1037
BullsMedium and Large 1—576203.30/cwt185.00–210.001,1715
BullsMedium and Large 1—457220.98/cwt215.00–225.001,0105
CowsLean 85-90%—82167.24/cwt63.00–70.005525
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00483.94/cwt78.00–89.0084318
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49091.78/cwt89.00–95.001,3683
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,04980.98/cwt77.00–85.008499
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19793.55/cwt88.00–98.001,12036
Bulls——1,48582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2181
Bulls——1,820113.72/cwt111.00–116.002,0702
Bulls——1,707105.65/cwt98.00–110.001,8039
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,213103.35/cwt101.00–108.001,25410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1451,331.51/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2171,550.21/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2441,418.10/head1,300.00–1,500.001,41810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9901,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1201,342.41/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3422
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618192.70/cwt190.00–195.001,1913
HeifersMedium and Large 1—331229.94/cwt220.00–242.507616
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—630175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1031
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1—712170.31/cwt167.00–175.001,2133
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740161.51/cwt160.00–163.001,1952
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315197.44/cwt195.00–200.006224
SteersMedium and Large 2—590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0331
HeifersMedium and Large 2—538180.00/cwt180.00–180.009682
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371229.01/cwt220.00–240.0085015
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—617193.27/cwt190.00–195.001,1923
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—530217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1532
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471217.45/cwt212.50–225.001,02413
SteersMedium and Large 1—422245.63/cwt235.00–265.001,0378
HeifersMedium and Large 1—663191.69/cwt191.00–193.001,2713

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.