Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-12-10

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 10
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,725 head
▲ 610 vs last sale 1,115▲ 515 vs year ago 1,210 · +42.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
340 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 159▲ 71 vs year ago 269 · +26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 35 vs year ago 50 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Buyer participation 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 $148.38/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$148.38
247 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.79
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509151.50771209
Medium and Large 2442131.1757938
One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $192 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 sale247 hd
148.38
—
AR average9 barns · 3,495 hd
145.59
+2.79
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—Low1,70771.301,2177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48544.506612thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21643.5152971
CowsLean 85-90%Low97432.3531524

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323140.14/cwt130.00–145.004535
Steers—Medium and Large 1324175.02/cwt165.00–185.0056716
Steers—Medium and Large 1369167.78/cwt160.00–175.0061917
Steers—Medium and Large 2374137.90/cwt135.00–143.005165
Steers—Medium and Large 2425134.03/cwt120.00–142.0057013
Steers—Medium and Large 1427163.93/cwt155.00–175.0070032
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added469166.75/cwt160.00–175.007829
Steers—Medium and Large 1474157.66/cwt151.00–168.0074728
Steers—Medium and Large 2478130.83/cwt130.00–135.006256
Steers—Medium and Large 1523151.79/cwt141.00–160.0079428
Steers—Medium and Large 2523120.40/cwt120.00–122.006305
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525158.00/cwt158.00–158.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 2563118.36/cwt115.00–120.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1564141.05/cwt131.00–155.0079627
Steers—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1619130.38/cwt127.00–135.0080717
Steers—Medium and Large 1667127.96/cwt124.00–134.0085319
Steers—Medium and Large 1720123.74/cwt117.00–129.008919
Steers—Medium and Large 1785126.00/cwt126.00–126.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319123.22/cwt120.00–125.003934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321147.12/cwt140.00–152.004729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370143.36/cwt139.00–150.0053021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372119.89/cwt114.00–123.0044616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417132.07/cwt130.00–136.0055115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422115.71/cwt115.00–118.004887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466129.74/cwt125.00–135.0060532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473114.09/cwt111.00–115.0054011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503110.00/cwt110.00–110.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522126.42/cwt120.00–131.0066020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564122.78/cwt118.00–128.006929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624116.02/cwt115.00–117.5072414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685120.50/cwt120.50–120.5082575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732111.65/cwt110.00–113.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765103.00/cwt103.00–103.007881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475139.85/cwt135.00–145.006648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528129.99/cwt124.00–135.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572125.57/cwt120.00–135.007189
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613117.77/cwt115.00–120.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673109.25/cwt105.00–115.007355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730107.00/cwt107.00–107.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 176098.98/cwt95.00–102.007523
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59062.93/cwt60.00–65.001,0013
Bulls——1,79577.57/cwt75.00–80.001,3924
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88323.84/cwt22.00–29.002118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01936.61/cwt30.00–41.0037316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06532.82/cwt30.00–37.0035011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22944.64/cwt41.00–49.0054955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40854.58/cwt54.00–55.007685
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48544.50/cwt44.00–45.006612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900930.00/cwt930.00–930.008,3701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138740.55/cwt730.00–750.008,4272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,196957.23/cwt900.00–1,035.0011,4484
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284770.30/cwt65.00–75.0059511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289061.38/cwt60.00–64.005463

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.