Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-09-24

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 24
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
▼ 246 vs last sale 764▼ 960 vs year ago 1,478 · −65.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 118▼ 154 vs year ago 241 · −63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 30 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; over 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cattle had limited buyer partiicipation. Weaned cattle sold at a premium over fresh calves straight off cows. Wet weather caused limitied receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.30/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$141.30
177 head · 592 lb average
Value per head Derived
$837
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$311
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.67
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1611142.04868160
Medium and Large 2415134.3555717thin
One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $311 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 sale177 hd
141.30
—
AR average9 barns · 1,274 hd
141.97
−0.67
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—Low1,45067.009721thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14645.1651818
CowsLean 85-90%Average94439.6937515

Every lot

54 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1317172.64/cwt165.00–185.005477
Steers—Medium and Large 2335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1377167.83/cwt160.00–175.0063311
Steers—Medium and Large 2378138.74/cwt135.00–142.005246
Steers—Medium and Large 2426133.49/cwt130.00–140.005697
Steers—Medium and Large 1428156.39/cwt150.00–165.0066913
Steers—Medium and Large 2470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 1475150.72/cwt145.00–158.0071611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 2525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1532136.61/cwt130.00–145.0072715
Steers—Medium and Large 1560131.28/cwt127.00–135.007357
Steers—Medium and Large 1627126.49/cwt125.00–129.007938
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 1673126.08/cwt123.00–130.0084910
Steers—Medium and Large 1730126.01/cwt125.00–127.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added750137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,02867
Steers—Medium and Large 1840113.00/cwt113.00–113.009491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323121.34/cwt115.00–125.003924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372118.41/cwt115.00–120.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377136.29/cwt130.00–141.005148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414128.46/cwt125.00–132.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469124.24/cwt122.00–125.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515122.28/cwt120.00–125.0063018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540112.00/cwt112.00–112.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550109.00/cwt109.00–109.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556120.17/cwt118.00–122.006686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633119.62/cwt117.00–124.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679119.18/cwt115.00–123.008096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713114.46/cwt112.00–117.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 176592.00/cwt92.00–92.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 180591.00/cwt90.00–92.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 188590.00/cwt90.00–90.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 191080.00/cwt80.00–80.007281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478132.35/cwt130.00–135.006338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534124.70/cwt122.00–127.006667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573122.51/cwt119.00–125.0070210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633115.25/cwt114.00–117.007304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669116.72/cwt115.00–119.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 186091.00/cwt91.00–91.007831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,45067.00/cwt67.00–67.009721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77532.83/cwt31.00–35.002542
Cows—Lean 85-90%97040.74/cwt37.00–45.0039513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09236.95/cwt35.00–40.004035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16748.32/cwt45.00–53.0056413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,4601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,096.54/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0012,7754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8001

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.