Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-06-03

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 3
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
524 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 467▼ 15 vs year ago 539 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 109▲ 57 vs year ago 115 · +49.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 15▲ 60 vs year ago 25 · +240.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.96/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$142.96
78 head · 606 lb average
Value per head Derived
$867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$311
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.99
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1628143.3890070
Medium and Large 2423139.345898thin
One grade step is worth $4.03/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 sale78 hd
142.96
—
AR average9 barns · 1,429 hd
154.95
−11.99
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—Average1,76183.641,47313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24060.8575419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37556.007701thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94851.544898thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 1361177.13/cwt175.00–185.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 2377145.00/cwt145.00–145.005473
Steers—Medium and Large 1412164.43/cwt160.00–173.006777
Steers—Medium and Large 2433136.58/cwt135.00–140.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 1467156.22/cwt155.00–157.007305
Steers—Medium and Large 2475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1523150.36/cwt144.00–155.007869
Steers—Medium and Large 1563147.27/cwt140.00–153.008297
Steers—Medium and Large 1627143.98/cwt135.00–150.009035
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635153.00/cwt153.00–153.009725
Steers—Medium and Large 1653140.51/cwt137.00–144.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1700127.00/cwt127.00–127.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705143.65/cwt141.00–145.001,0133
Steers—Medium and Large 1775128.66/cwt125.00–131.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 1829122.27/cwt120.00–124.001,0147
Steers—Medium and Large 1873117.58/cwt112.00–124.001,0265
Steers—Medium and Large 1968105.46/cwt100.00–111.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 11,02394.94/cwt90.00–100.009713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325152.00/cwt152.00–152.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382144.65/cwt140.00–147.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426146.38/cwt144.00–151.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468120.34/cwt120.00–121.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470141.89/cwt136.00–145.006679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527134.96/cwt130.00–143.007118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565130.55/cwt127.00–135.007384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607126.34/cwt123.00–128.007676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763110.51/cwt110.00–111.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815113.96/cwt108.00–120.009292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855105.00/cwt105.00–105.008981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580131.15/cwt130.00–135.007616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630131.00/cwt131.00–131.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715115.34/cwt115.00–116.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760110.97/cwt107.00–115.008432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40873.02/cwt72.00–74.001,0282
Bulls——1,82585.57/cwt83.00–88.001,56211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78538.00/cwt38.00–38.002981
Cows—Lean 85-90%97153.48/cwt48.00–55.005197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12548.00/cwt48.00–48.005401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24661.56/cwt58.00–66.0076718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37556.00/cwt56.00–56.007701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3341,106.49/cwt1,075.00–1,150.0014,7614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,278.16/cwt1,175.00–1,375.0017,1663
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,537.19/cwt1,525.00–1,550.0021,3672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5601,412.30/cwt1,400.00–1,425.0022,0322
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289370.33/cwt68.00–73.006283
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055855.00/cwt855.00–855.009,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,057.50/cwt950.00–1,170.0011,64342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,0801

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.