Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-02-25

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 25
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▲ 363 vs last sale 0▼ 74 vs year ago 437 · −16.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 79 · +2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no sale last week and limited receipts the week before. Feeder cattle were selling higher than they were two weeks ago. Limited receipts this week also. Quality was average. Buyer activity was limited.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.92/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$146.92
68 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.10
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496150.1074452
Medium and Large 2388136.5853016thin
One grade step is worth $13.51/cwt here — about $214 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 sale68 hd
146.92
—
AR average6 barns · 1,236 hd
155.02
−8.10
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—High1,75083.571,46213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24057.5071314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45555.008001thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low84532.582757thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1314162.56/cwt155.00–172.005107
Steers—Medium and Large 2326142.06/cwt135.00–145.004637
Steers—Medium and Large 1370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005743
Steers—Medium and Large 2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 2410135.73/cwt135.00–138.005564
Steers—Medium and Large 1415157.47/cwt155.00–162.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 2470128.00/cwt128.00–128.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 1476150.40/cwt142.00–157.007168
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007613
Steers—Medium and Large 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1522151.80/cwt145.00–158.007928
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523157.49/cwt157.00–158.008244
Steers—Medium and Large 1571144.09/cwt138.00–147.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009083
Steers—Medium and Large 1611131.69/cwt130.00–140.008057
Steers—Medium and Large 1665131.52/cwt130.00–133.008752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326138.72/cwt135.00–145.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327121.76/cwt120.00–125.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375138.00/cwt138.00–138.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377120.67/cwt115.00–125.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420137.52/cwt135.00–140.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435118.01/cwt115.00–120.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465119.00/cwt119.00–119.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472134.44/cwt132.00–137.0063515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518132.28/cwt125.00–137.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564126.64/cwt125.00–133.007146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615102.00/cwt102.00–102.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627116.64/cwt111.00–121.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688114.52/cwt110.00–119.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730105.52/cwt102.00–110.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463139.99/cwt138.00–142.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532127.17/cwt124.00–129.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605122.48/cwt120.00–125.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695118.00/cwt118.00–118.008201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57568.87/cwt67.00–71.001,0852
Bulls——1,76885.47/cwt80.00–90.001,51110
Bulls——1,91594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79528.76/cwt25.00–32.002294
Cows—Lean 85-90%91237.67/cwt36.00–40.003443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16044.75/cwt42.00–47.005192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25359.62/cwt55.00–63.0074712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45555.00/cwt55.00–55.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100989.65/cwt910.00–1,050.0010,8863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150826.46/cwt775.00–900.009,5044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,7051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158838.92/cwt760.00–900.009,7152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168907.55/cwt825.00–975.0010,6002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,4001

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.