Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-06-13

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 13
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 721▲ 684 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 276▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 145▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 lower; over 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.73/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$125.73
103 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.33
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530127.0267387
Medium and Large 2441118.7552416thin
One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $149 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 sale103 hd
125.73
—
AR average8 barns · 1,634 hd
131.06
−5.33
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—Low1,64284.631,39023
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31057.007471thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15353.8362150
CowsLean 85-90%Average96443.9042320

Every lot

50 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1312161.63/cwt155.00–169.005047
Steers—Medium and Large 2314139.29/cwt135.00–142.004377
Steers—Medium and Large 2368135.10/cwt130.00–140.004974
Steers—Medium and Large 1371158.30/cwt155.00–161.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 2414134.43/cwt130.00–140.005579
Steers—Medium and Large 1421150.00/cwt147.00–155.006329
Steers—Medium and Large 2465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 1470146.58/cwt143.00–153.006898
Steers—Medium and Large 2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1523142.49/cwt135.00–145.0074514
Steers—Medium and Large 1569139.16/cwt135.00–143.0079214
Steers—Medium and Large 1624133.59/cwt131.00–137.008349
Steers—Medium and Large 1663130.00/cwt130.00–130.008623
Steers—Medium and Large 1718122.44/cwt120.00–125.008792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308122.48/cwt120.00–125.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326139.54/cwt135.00–147.004555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424121.53/cwt120.00–125.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430134.19/cwt130.00–141.0057715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy462124.65/cwt123.00–126.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470131.13/cwt126.00–136.0061612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510118.00/cwt118.00–118.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518115.17/cwt113.00–118.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527129.17/cwt127.00–131.0068117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568118.49/cwt118.00–119.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569126.75/cwt123.00–130.0072113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626123.30/cwt121.00–127.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680118.15/cwt113.00–122.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713108.10/cwt103.00–113.007716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773107.38/cwt102.00–113.008302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467137.65/cwt135.00–140.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526130.00/cwt128.00–132.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575130.35/cwt129.00–132.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626123.21/cwt121.00–126.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41571.49/cwt70.00–73.001,0122
Bulls——1,58983.88/cwt80.00–88.001,33317
Bulls——1,98394.40/cwt93.00–97.001,8724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84835.67/cwt33.00–38.003026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01447.43/cwt43.00–50.0048114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04542.83/cwt40.00–47.0044810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17155.95/cwt50.00–60.0065537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29364.29/cwt63.00–66.008313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31057.00/cwt57.00–57.007471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,180946.78/cwt850.00–1,050.0011,1723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,027.47/cwt950.00–1,100.0014,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,2801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,8801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21065.00/cwt65.00–65.007871

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.