Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-06-06

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 6
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 761▲ 721 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 107▲ 276 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 22▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower; except 300-350 lbs. were 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.75/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$142.75
83 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.43
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530144.7876761
Medium and Large 2437137.1460022
One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about $167 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 sale83 hd
142.75
—
AR average8 barns · 1,992 hd
146.18
−3.43
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—Low1,61876.951,24512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39855.807805thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15153.1261150
CowsLean 85-90%Average95943.9542119

Every lot

62 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320167.17/cwt160.00–175.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 2323145.53/cwt145.00–147.004704
Steers—Medium and Large 1358162.55/cwt160.00–165.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 2379143.59/cwt140.00–147.005445
Steers—Medium and Large 1412155.32/cwt155.00–157.006406
Steers—Medium and Large 2420140.51/cwt140.00–141.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 2465136.96/cwt135.00–140.006374
Steers—Medium and Large 1472151.60/cwt150.00–155.007167
Steers—Medium and Large 2521128.85/cwt125.00–130.006716
Steers—Medium and Large 1523148.77/cwt143.00–153.0077811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525131.35/cwt127.00–135.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 1562143.52/cwt135.00–153.0080710
Steers—Medium and Large 2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1611134.77/cwt130.00–145.0082310
Steers—Medium and Large 1659133.01/cwt130.00–137.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 1718122.00/cwt122.00–122.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316142.10/cwt140.00–145.004495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318129.35/cwt125.00–134.004114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373126.63/cwt125.00–130.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405121.00/cwt121.00–121.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412135.55/cwt133.00–139.005587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460134.20/cwt130.00–141.006176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475122.00/cwt122.00–122.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515119.00/cwt119.00–119.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516130.72/cwt125.00–137.0067514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568120.99/cwt120.00–122.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578128.07/cwt124.00–134.0074013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615123.32/cwt120.00–130.0075812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy633116.49/cwt115.00–118.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705116.99/cwt115.00–119.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750106.00/cwt106.00–106.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478142.49/cwt140.00–145.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528135.50/cwt130.00–145.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573127.02/cwt125.00–128.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608120.66/cwt120.00–122.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673121.00/cwt120.00–122.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700112.00/cwt112.00–112.007841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35366.94/cwt65.00–68.009063
Bulls——1,70680.29/cwt77.00–86.001,3709
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88338.70/cwt37.00–41.003424
Cows—Lean 85-90%97945.35/cwt38.00–49.0044415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03541.89/cwt38.00–46.0043411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17755.92/cwt50.00–60.0065837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30362.99/cwt62.00–64.008212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39855.80/cwt53.00–57.007805
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,041.63/cwt975.00–1,125.0013,0419
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,255877.18/cwt825.00–940.0011,0096
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,165.62/cwt990.00–1,250.0015,3286
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3831,481.33/cwt1,375.00–1,575.0020,4872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3941,375.13/cwt1,200.00–1,550.0019,1695
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02085.00/cwt85.00–85.008671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07080.00/cwt80.00–80.008561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09867.48/cwt60.00–75.007412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10193.16/cwt85.00–100.001,0265
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,111106.40/cwt100.00–125.001,1827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13882.58/cwt80.00–85.009402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16869.76/cwt65.00–75.008154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17572.41/cwt70.00–75.008512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17996.09/cwt85.00–100.001,1334

This sale against other markets

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.