Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-07-23

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 23
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 605▼ 265 vs year ago 912 · −29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 102▼ 111 vs year ago 232 · −47.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 40 vs year ago 80 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower; over 400 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.55/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$142.55
137 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.35
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537144.22775115
Medium and Large 2424133.8256722
One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $208 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 sale137 hd
142.55
—
AR average9 barns · 1,607 hd
149.90
−7.35
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—Average1,58186.431,3669thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18460.7171953
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67060.001,0021thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94950.5448013

Every lot

57 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 1332167.06/cwt161.00–170.005553
Steers—Medium and Large 2333142.52/cwt140.00–145.004754
Steers—Medium and Large 2375137.81/cwt135.00–140.005176
Steers—Medium and Large 1377168.03/cwt161.00–173.0063313
Steers—Medium and Large 1420158.44/cwt151.00–165.0066513
Steers—Medium and Large 2426133.58/cwt130.00–138.005697
Steers—Medium and Large 1471149.79/cwt145.00–155.0070614
Steers—Medium and Large 2475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1525142.61/cwt139.00–150.0074914
Steers—Medium and Large 2540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1574136.84/cwt130.00–143.0078524
Steers—Medium and Large 2580118.99/cwt117.00–120.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 1617133.82/cwt130.00–138.0082613
Steers—Medium and Large 1670131.83/cwt130.00–135.0088313
Steers—Medium and Large 1715128.97/cwt127.00–130.009224
Steers—Medium and Large 1765122.34/cwt120.00–125.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 1810126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328120.00/cwt120.00–120.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350136.00/cwt136.00–136.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370122.60/cwt120.00–125.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418116.23/cwt115.00–120.004864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474128.57/cwt125.00–132.0060914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478113.48/cwt110.00–117.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement508157.61/cwt150.00–165.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524127.75/cwt124.00–135.0066925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538112.97/cwt111.00–115.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575125.92/cwt121.00–128.0072424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631123.22/cwt120.00–127.007789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673121.67/cwt120.00–123.008196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712116.33/cwt115.00–117.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473137.79/cwt135.00–140.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532133.21/cwt128.00–137.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584129.60/cwt127.00–135.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633122.65/cwt120.00–125.007766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685120.68/cwt118.00–122.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773113.00/cwt113.00–113.008732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1742
Bulls——1,58589.69/cwt87.00–92.001,4227
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90038.00/cwt38.00–38.003421
Cows—Lean 85-90%95351.59/cwt47.00–55.0049212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01847.17/cwt45.00–50.004804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18060.40/cwt55.00–64.0071337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25166.16/cwt65.00–67.0082812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870930.00/cwt930.00–930.008,0911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,5951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0271,012.78/cwt930.00–1,110.0010,4015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093968.79/cwt880.00–1,080.0010,5894
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,149805.14/cwt730.00–850.009,2515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,166841.02/cwt800.00–850.009,8067
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218955.03/cwt900.00–1,000.0011,6322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28068.51/cwt68.00–69.008772
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,142.17/cwt1,100.00–1,180.0013,8773
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,245945.33/cwt850.00–1,040.0011,7696

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.