Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-02-20

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 20
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 306▲ 477 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 37▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 8▲ 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Had around 200 head of preconditioned cattle. Demand was strong on lighter cattle suitable for grazing. Quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.81/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$159.81
126 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.17
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541161.68875112
Medium and Large 2436144.8463114thin
One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about $244 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 sale126 hd
159.81
—
AR average10 barns · 1,727 hd
169.98
−10.17
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—Average1,58980.401,2785thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31059.007731thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17458.4368627
CowsLean 85-90%Average94645.5243115

Every lot

59 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328185.52/cwt180.00–191.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Steers—Medium and Large 1368179.06/cwt175.00–182.006597
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370201.00/cwt201.00–201.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 2372148.41/cwt145.00–150.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 1423173.46/cwt165.00–185.0073417
Steers—Medium and Large 2425146.24/cwt145.00–150.006224
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added445181.00/cwt181.00–181.008055
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465182.51/cwt180.00–183.008498
Steers—Medium and Large 1466168.60/cwt160.00–177.007867
Steers—Medium and Large 2478142.49/cwt140.00–145.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510168.69/cwt165.00–179.008608
Steers—Medium and Large 2518138.80/cwt133.00–145.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 1522161.45/cwt159.00–165.0084315
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575160.25/cwt160.00–162.009218
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added611157.29/cwt154.00–160.009617
Steers—Medium and Large 1640145.98/cwt141.00–150.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 1669133.75/cwt130.00–139.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1727132.02/cwt130.00–137.009607
Steers—Medium and Large 1895122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0925
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy920108.00/cwt108.00–108.009945
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316162.05/cwt157.00–167.0051213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330138.79/cwt135.00–140.004584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360138.00/cwt138.00–138.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370155.52/cwt150.00–161.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375169.00/cwt169.00–169.006345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423132.49/cwt130.00–135.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424154.07/cwt150.00–158.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468150.16/cwt145.00–155.007036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516148.66/cwt147.00–157.0076719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521142.12/cwt135.00–147.0074013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564134.72/cwt130.00–137.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613128.43/cwt125.00–132.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665121.00/cwt121.00–121.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713122.82/cwt120.00–125.008766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009195
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482153.64/cwt149.00–157.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529145.43/cwt139.00–150.007694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561136.96/cwt130.00–147.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673122.96/cwt121.00–125.008282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49069.92/cwt67.00–73.001,0422
Bulls——1,59385.08/cwt82.00–88.001,3552
Bulls——1,78092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,6381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82537.34/cwt35.00–40.003083
Cows—Lean 85-90%97647.57/cwt45.00–50.0046412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04643.68/cwt40.00–45.004576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15259.99/cwt57.00–64.0069115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31059.00/cwt59.00–59.007731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35569.29/cwt68.00–70.009396
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13395.90/cwt88.00–107.001,0875
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18372.38/cwt65.00–84.008563

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.