Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-07-22

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 22
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
905 head
▼ 342 vs last sale 1,247▲ 258 vs year ago 647 · +39.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 132▲ 114 vs year ago 121 · +94.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 20▲ 50 vs year ago 40 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher' Quality was average to attractive. 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 $154.31/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$154.31
182 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.35
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629156.65985153
Medium and Large 2448141.9963529
One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $349 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 sale182 hd
154.31
—
AR average9 barns · 1,566 hd
160.67
−6.35
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—Low1,61183.471,34510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17361.8072567
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28556.007201thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94047.8345021

Every lot

68 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 1327198.18/cwt185.00–208.006487
Steers—Medium and Large 2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 2383150.01/cwt145.00–155.005756
Steers—Medium and Large 1386189.32/cwt180.00–205.0073110
Steers—Medium and Large 1423167.89/cwt160.00–180.0071018
Steers—Medium and Large 2427145.32/cwt142.00–150.006219
Steers—Medium and Large 1478165.15/cwt155.00–172.0078912
Steers—Medium and Large 2481137.35/cwt135.00–145.006618
Steers—Medium and Large 1525155.91/cwt155.00–157.0081912
Steers—Medium and Large 2529132.19/cwt130.00–135.006995
Steers—Medium and Large 1567151.87/cwt146.00–158.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1622150.52/cwt147.00–154.0093612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added624156.23/cwt155.00–157.009755
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0304
Steers—Medium and Large 1675148.78/cwt142.00–153.001,0047
Steers—Medium and Large 1735139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,18256
Steers—Medium and Large 1823135.98/cwt135.00–137.001,1192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326160.68/cwt155.00–165.005247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368155.52/cwt150.00–160.005728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370127.00/cwt127.00–127.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429143.65/cwt140.00–146.006168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435122.56/cwt120.00–125.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460153.00/cwt153.00–153.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466144.96/cwt140.00–153.0067613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474124.48/cwt121.00–127.005904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519141.59/cwt136.00–148.0073521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529121.27/cwt120.00–123.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572136.97/cwt133.00–142.0078316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620138.54/cwt136.00–141.008594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624133.06/cwt125.00–140.008309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655139.00/cwt139.00–139.009103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685131.52/cwt130.00–133.009018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729126.81/cwt122.00–135.009244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825115.49/cwt115.00–116.009532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468149.40/cwt145.00–160.0069914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529142.90/cwt140.00–148.007569
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574136.47/cwt131.00–140.0078312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622132.55/cwt129.00–135.008245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671129.72/cwt123.00–135.008707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40871.79/cwt68.00–75.001,0113
Bulls——1,69888.47/cwt85.00–92.001,5027
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82039.33/cwt38.00–41.003236
Cows—Lean 85-90%98851.23/cwt45.00–54.0050615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02146.89/cwt42.00–51.0047913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18362.68/cwt58.00–66.0074235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25970.37/cwt67.00–74.0088619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28556.00/cwt56.00–56.007201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,195725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,6641
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,266.09/cwt1,250.00–1,275.0015,8013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,201.72/cwt1,025.00–1,325.0015,0824
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,275980.94/cwt800.00–1,075.0012,5076
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4831,131.45/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0016,7792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0051,275.75/cwt1,250.00–1,300.0012,8212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,237.62/cwt1,225.00–1,250.0012,8712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0951,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123782.47/cwt725.00–825.008,7876
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,2131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210835.58/cwt725.00–900.0010,11110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,075.33/cwt925.00–1,175.0013,54918
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28821,114.15/cwt950.00–1,220.009,82720

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.