Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-08-01

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 1
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 912▲ 775 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 232▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 80▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower; over 450 lbs. 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.32/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$147.32
155 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.89
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519148.47770134
Medium and Large 2385139.9453921
One grade step is worth $8.53/cwt here — about $231 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 sale155 hd
147.32
—
AR average10 barns · 1,256 hd
145.43
+1.89
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—Low1,54379.541,2289thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23158.5772122
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45055.007981thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00649.164957thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1313184.64/cwt177.00–190.0057813
Steers—Medium and Large 2324146.15/cwt140.00–150.004747
Steers—Medium and Large 2367140.80/cwt140.00–143.005175
Steers—Medium and Large 1368176.11/cwt170.00–185.006489
Steers—Medium and Large 1417157.82/cwt149.00–170.0065817
Steers—Medium and Large 2435136.95/cwt135.00–140.005966
Steers—Medium and Large 2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005983
Steers—Medium and Large 1468145.88/cwt143.00–151.006839
Steers—Medium and Large 1512142.35/cwt135.00–152.0072930
Steers—Medium and Large 1570139.35/cwt133.00–144.0079420
Steers—Medium and Large 1618137.40/cwt135.00–140.0084918
Steers—Medium and Large 1685134.68/cwt130.00–139.0092310
Steers—Medium and Large 1732130.33/cwt129.00–132.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 1765130.24/cwt127.00–134.009964
Steers—Medium and Large 1830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317143.55/cwt140.00–147.004556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325127.46/cwt125.00–130.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373138.30/cwt135.00–141.005167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378123.55/cwt122.00–125.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418123.49/cwt122.00–125.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425136.12/cwt134.00–139.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460123.32/cwt121.00–125.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470136.63/cwt133.00–141.0064211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519118.00/cwt115.00–120.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520132.94/cwt128.00–137.0069112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571130.36/cwt125.00–135.0074413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619127.80/cwt120.00–134.007916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675122.73/cwt120.00–124.008287
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473137.46/cwt135.00–140.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524132.44/cwt130.00–135.0069411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555128.02/cwt126.00–130.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617124.71/cwt120.00–129.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1681120.00/cwt117.00–122.008175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37269.05/cwt65.00–74.009473
Bulls——1,62984.79/cwt80.00–90.001,3816
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00649.16/cwt44.00–53.004957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02047.00/cwt47.00–47.004791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22858.50/cwt55.00–63.0071819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36065.00/cwt65.00–65.008842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45055.00/cwt55.00–55.007981
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3931,028.27/cwt950.00–1,100.0014,3244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07090.00/cwt90.00–90.009631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15096.50/cwt85.00–120.001,1104

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.