Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-11-11

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 11
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,409 head
▲ 637 vs last sale 772▲ 99 vs year ago 1,310 · +7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 245 vs last sale 131▲ 171 vs year ago 205 · +83.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 15▲ 20 vs year ago 15 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers under 500 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher, 500 to 650 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.73/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$153.73
167 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.29
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487158.37772129
Medium and Large 2421137.9858038
One grade step is worth $20.39/cwt here — about $191 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 sale167 hd
153.73
—
AR average8 barns · 2,242 hd
157.02
−3.29
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—Low1,63775.841,24113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18148.5057368
CowsLean 85-90%Average94631.2829632

Every lot

52 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 2313140.00/cwt140.00–140.004382
Steers—Medium and Large 1318173.66/cwt165.00–185.0055213
Steers—Medium and Large 2369145.87/cwt140.00–150.0053812
Steers—Medium and Large 1376172.93/cwt165.00–183.0065017
Steers—Medium and Large 1419168.24/cwt155.00–177.0070524
Steers—Medium and Large 2422137.71/cwt135.00–145.0058113
Steers—Medium and Large 2469132.18/cwt130.00–138.006208
Steers—Medium and Large 1474163.21/cwt155.00–173.0077427
Steers—Medium and Large 1514154.13/cwt145.00–165.0079215
Steers—Medium and Large 2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1560144.59/cwt137.00–154.008106
Steers—Medium and Large 1610134.44/cwt130.00–136.008209
Steers—Medium and Large 2635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1671135.26/cwt130.00–139.009088
Steers—Medium and Large 1734132.54/cwt127.00–138.009737
Steers—Medium and Large 1750128.00/cwt128.00–128.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1825130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321155.51/cwt145.00–167.0049911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322131.06/cwt130.00–135.004225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360150.89/cwt145.00–165.0054317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376126.65/cwt120.00–133.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418138.39/cwt132.00–145.0057817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420119.86/cwt115.00–125.005038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458115.62/cwt110.00–118.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466133.75/cwt130.00–139.0062314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514126.53/cwt120.00–135.0065014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525112.45/cwt105.00–115.0059010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567108.29/cwt105.00–115.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571123.44/cwt118.00–129.007059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615113.96/cwt112.00–117.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616121.86/cwt118.00–127.0075114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674119.51/cwt119.00–120.008054
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472141.96/cwt135.00–147.006705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524132.06/cwt125.00–137.0069211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585124.24/cwt120.00–127.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775107.00/cwt107.00–107.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813101.02/cwt100.00–102.008212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50366.29/cwt64.00–68.009964
Bulls——1,69680.08/cwt72.00–84.001,3589
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81524.11/cwt22.00–26.001969
Cows—Lean 85-90%99734.09/cwt31.00–39.0034023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05935.06/cwt30.00–40.0037117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18250.74/cwt45.00–58.0060041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38662.13/cwt60.00–67.0086110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4181,077.20/cwt1,025.00–1,125.0015,2752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,061.18/cwt925.00–1,150.0011,3863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,101720.80/cwt700.00–750.007,9365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150683.38/cwt600.00–775.007,8595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195886.31/cwt800.00–1,000.0010,5918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,032.34/cwt925.00–1,150.0012,3882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,9352

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.