Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-12-02

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 2
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,264 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 1,070▲ 149 vs year ago 1,115 · +13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 331▲ 63 vs year ago 159 · +39.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 8.00-18.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.60/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$166.60
192 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$852
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.75
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521169.13881173
Medium and Large 2420143.5860319thin
One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $278 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 sale192 hd
166.60
—
AR average9 barns · 2,857 hd
164.85
+1.75
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—Low1,56172.421,13011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55352.868212thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17446.2854340
CowsLean 85-90%Low92327.6525519

Every lot

63 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330192.95/cwt183.00–205.006378
Steers—Medium and Large 2333147.71/cwt145.00–150.004923
Steers—Medium and Large 2368151.61/cwt150.00–155.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 1373190.85/cwt175.00–205.0071224
Steers—Medium and Large 1420183.24/cwt170.00–195.0077020
Steers—Medium and Large 2427143.79/cwt137.00–150.006148
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450187.00/cwt187.00–187.008423
Steers—Medium and Large 2467140.93/cwt138.00–145.006583
Steers—Medium and Large 1472175.02/cwt160.00–187.0082628
Steers—Medium and Large 1521165.40/cwt157.00–172.0086223
Steers—Medium and Large 2530128.49/cwt127.00–130.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550179.00/cwt179.00–179.009853
Steers—Medium and Large 1572161.03/cwt150.00–167.0092112
Steers—Medium and Large 1616145.44/cwt141.00–150.0089613
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620156.66/cwt155.00–159.009717
Steers—Medium and Large 1675144.87/cwt140.00–150.009789
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0283
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added704150.50/cwt149.00–151.001,0604
Steers—Medium and Large 1705143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added775145.98/cwt143.00–148.001,1316
Steers—Medium and Large 1783140.33/cwt140.00–141.001,0993
Steers—Medium and Large 1815137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added830145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330154.84/cwt148.00–162.0051110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333127.48/cwt125.00–130.004254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367129.72/cwt125.00–135.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374152.23/cwt144.00–163.0056918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415128.99/cwt125.00–135.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431150.99/cwt145.00–156.0065132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472122.64/cwt120.00–125.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475149.44/cwt140.00–155.0071033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520143.38/cwt137.00–148.0074620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added532145.00/cwt145.00–145.007717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571137.01/cwt130.00–143.0078216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610133.00/cwt133.00–133.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673132.26/cwt128.00–135.008903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705136.50/cwt136.00–137.009624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713121.61/cwt115.00–128.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471151.24/cwt142.00–158.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530141.50/cwt135.00–147.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571135.69/cwt131.00–140.007754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629130.58/cwt125.00–133.008217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668126.95/cwt125.00–129.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51661.75/cwt60.00–65.009365
Bulls——1,59881.32/cwt77.00–86.001,2996
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84321.39/cwt18.00–25.001808
Cows—Lean 85-90%98232.21/cwt29.00–35.0031611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03331.42/cwt27.00–35.0032512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18550.55/cwt45.00–56.0059922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41560.35/cwt60.00–62.008546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55352.86/cwt50.00–56.008212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,4681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045804.63/cwt780.00–835.008,4083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,6271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,213938.81/cwt825.00–1,025.0011,3882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0020,6501

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.