Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-07-09

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 9
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,007 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,007▲ 1,007 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 112▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 45▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feder steers under 550 lbs. 6.00-12.00 higher; over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer activity was active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.07/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$134.07
200 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.84
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549135.40743169
Medium and Large 2442126.8556131
One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about $182 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 sale200 hd
134.07
—
AR average8 barns · 2,017 hd
137.91
−3.84
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—Average1,70082.571,4039thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40857.928165thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23656.8170235
CowsLean 85-90%Average94846.4444016

Every lot

65 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1321161.79/cwt155.00–165.005196
Steers—Medium and Large 2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 1363156.26/cwt150.00–163.005676
Steers—Medium and Large 2364133.01/cwt130.00–137.004844
Steers—Medium and Large 2418130.78/cwt127.00–135.005479
Steers—Medium and Large 1422151.17/cwt140.00–155.0063820
Steers—Medium and Large 2469123.63/cwt120.00–128.0058013
Steers—Medium and Large 1474141.97/cwt135.00–151.0067327
Steers—Medium and Large 2513121.49/cwt120.00–123.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 1519135.06/cwt130.00–143.0070130
Steers—Medium and Large 1573129.86/cwt128.00–135.0074423
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy577124.98/cwt124.00–126.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620107.00/cwt107.00–107.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1622128.74/cwt125.00–133.0080127
Steers—Medium and Large 1671125.70/cwt124.00–128.008437
Steers—Medium and Large 1709122.25/cwt115.00–129.008679
Steers—Medium and Large 1757119.35/cwt116.00–123.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 1825117.00/cwt117.00–117.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1870112.25/cwt110.00–113.009774
Steers—Medium and Large 1925108.49/cwt107.00–110.001,0042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315121.05/cwt120.00–122.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323146.94/cwt145.00–149.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361120.52/cwt120.00–122.004354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378140.98/cwt135.00–147.0053312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422138.86/cwt135.00–143.005869
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422117.00/cwt110.00–121.004949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472129.46/cwt122.00–135.0061111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475114.36/cwt113.00–115.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement512156.86/cwt150.00–165.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524113.00/cwt105.00–117.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526124.58/cwt121.00–130.0065523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530113.49/cwt112.00–115.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570122.11/cwt118.00–126.0069623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575111.00/cwt111.00–111.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620120.11/cwt115.00–125.0074510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy622108.64/cwt105.00–111.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669117.70/cwt115.00–121.007877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724111.90/cwt109.00–119.008107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775108.00/cwt108.00–108.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468131.01/cwt129.00–134.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527124.15/cwt119.00–127.0065413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572123.87/cwt120.00–128.007098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620119.52/cwt113.00–122.0074111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677113.92/cwt109.00–120.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705113.00/cwt113.00–113.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1788101.00/cwt100.00–102.007962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57370.64/cwt70.00–72.001,1113
Bulls——1,76388.54/cwt86.00–93.001,5616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84335.32/cwt34.00–37.002983
Cows—Lean 85-90%97249.01/cwt45.00–53.0047613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06144.28/cwt41.00–47.004707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25564.66/cwt64.00–65.008113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28359.37/cwt55.00–63.0076225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36356.90/cwt55.00–59.007764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59062.00/cwt62.00–62.009861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030919.61/cwt880.00–960.009,4722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136957.78/cwt870.00–1,170.0010,8805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,29067.00/cwt67.00–67.008641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,276.05/cwt1,120.00–1,370.0016,6916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3961,386.18/cwt1,350.00–1,400.0019,3514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,129.51/cwt1,020.00–1,265.0015,9832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0014,6881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,370.00/cwt1,370.00–1,370.0020,6871
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0017,1201

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.