Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-07-01

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 1
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
836 head
▲ 421 vs last sale 415▲ 836 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 52▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. steady; over 450 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Quality was plain to average. Buyer participation was limited. No sale next week due to 4th of July holiday. Next sale July 15th.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.33/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$144.33
194 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$19.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.69
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565148.7584085
Medium and Large 1526143.5775589
Medium and Large 2464128.8759820
One grade step is worth $19.88/cwt here — about $243 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 sale194 hd
144.33
—
AR average7 barns · 829 hd
147.02
−2.69
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—Low1,58177.411,2246thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21261.0974038
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36357.617852thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92445.8142312

Every lot

56 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 1333171.73/cwt170.00–175.005724
Steers—Medium and Large 2368135.68/cwt132.00–140.004993
Steers—Medium and Large 1370165.76/cwt160.00–172.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 2423131.81/cwt125.00–137.005586
Steers—Medium and Large 1425155.09/cwt147.00–160.0065915
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 2469129.34/cwt125.00–135.006074
Steers—Medium and Large 1473149.07/cwt143.00–157.0070516
Steers—Medium and Large 2517125.43/cwt124.00–128.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 1518142.14/cwt135.00–150.0073613
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy532131.01/cwt130.00–133.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565148.75/cwt148.75–148.7584085
Steers—Medium and Large 1569134.64/cwt130.00–138.0076612
Steers—Medium and Large 2585117.50/cwt115.00–120.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 1622131.98/cwt130.00–135.0082112
Steers—Medium and Large 1655130.50/cwt130.00–131.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1720129.06/cwt123.00–132.009294
Steers—Medium and Large 1780128.32/cwt125.00–131.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380141.60/cwt132.00–150.005387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419133.92/cwt130.00–136.005617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420118.01/cwt115.00–120.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470132.04/cwt129.00–135.006216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475115.52/cwt115.00–117.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490143.00/cwt143.00–143.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526127.80/cwt124.00–135.0067213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567124.06/cwt122.00–128.0070312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570116.51/cwt115.00–118.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616122.41/cwt120.00–128.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673122.20/cwt120.00–124.008229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825105.12/cwt100.00–110.008672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475143.50/cwt140.00–147.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521132.81/cwt128.00–136.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576123.27/cwt119.00–125.007107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617125.34/cwt124.00–127.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733113.31/cwt110.00–115.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775117.00/cwt117.00–117.009071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26360.37/cwt55.00–65.007622
Bulls——1,74085.93/cwt83.00–89.001,4954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83335.57/cwt33.00–38.002962
Cows—Lean 85-90%94247.86/cwt45.00–52.0045110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01346.97/cwt45.00–50.004764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20961.56/cwt55.00–67.0074429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36357.61/cwt55.00–60.007852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38969.66/cwt69.00–71.009685
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098923.92/cwt900.00–950.0010,1452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125802.22/cwt775.00–825.009,0252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,341.67/cwt1,275.00–1,425.0015,0942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,283.11/cwt1,125.00–1,450.0015,4362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6651,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0020,8131

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.