Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-12-09

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 9
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,062 head
▼ 202 vs last sale 1,264▼ 663 vs year ago 1,725 · −38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 222▼ 97 vs year ago 340 · −28.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 20▲ 65 vs year ago 15 · +433.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. 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 $165.19/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$165.19
167 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$245
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.88
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498171.83856127
Medium and Large 2424144.1161140
One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $245 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
165.19
—
AR average9 barns · 2,730 hd
164.31
+0.88
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—Average1,65877.881,29110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46759.948793thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13147.2653543
CowsLean 85-90%Average95834.7433325

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1329193.45/cwt185.00–210.0063615
Steers—Medium and Large 2329154.09/cwt150.00–160.005076
Steers—Medium and Large 2373150.72/cwt150.00–155.005628
Steers—Medium and Large 1376187.85/cwt175.00–210.0070619
Steers—Medium and Large 2421144.65/cwt140.00–150.0060910
Steers—Medium and Large 1425186.03/cwt175.00–195.0079116
Steers—Medium and Large 2459139.77/cwt139.00–142.006429
Steers—Medium and Large 1476172.06/cwt165.00–180.0081911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485181.00/cwt181.00–181.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 1518169.23/cwt165.00–174.0087711
Steers—Medium and Large 2524132.83/cwt128.00–137.006967
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530177.97/cwt175.00–181.009436
Steers—Medium and Large 1575160.72/cwt155.00–165.0092420
Steers—Medium and Large 1628150.57/cwt145.00–155.009469
Steers—Medium and Large 1671142.07/cwt140.00–147.0095311
Steers—Medium and Large 1719146.25/cwt140.00–150.001,0526
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332163.64/cwt155.00–168.005439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332135.74/cwt125.00–140.004517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368135.37/cwt125.00–145.0049812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381160.04/cwt155.00–165.0061012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424147.22/cwt140.00–155.0062424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425132.62/cwt130.00–135.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474143.39/cwt140.00–152.006809
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523140.13/cwt130.00–150.0073316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545117.00/cwt117.00–117.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574139.01/cwt131.00–145.007989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613133.11/cwt125.00–142.008169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663129.70/cwt128.00–132.008607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745125.50/cwt123.00–128.009354
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477150.86/cwt145.00–155.0072012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521141.54/cwt139.00–145.007378
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580135.04/cwt130.00–140.007836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628129.87/cwt125.00–133.0081611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669128.24/cwt125.00–137.008585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50464.01/cwt60.00–67.009634
Bulls——1,71083.28/cwt80.00–85.001,4244
Bulls——1,86094.80/cwt93.00–96.001,7632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86024.51/cwt24.00–25.002116
Cows—Lean 85-90%98937.97/cwt33.00–42.0037619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04436.20/cwt34.00–41.0037815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16852.59/cwt49.00–58.0061426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30560.98/cwt60.00–62.007962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46759.94/cwt57.00–62.008793
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,5201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2511,075.35/cwt910.00–1,300.0013,4537
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,241.94/cwt1,050.00–1,410.0016,3323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5551,370.00/cwt1,370.00–1,370.0021,3041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,0962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,9162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050761.90/cwt750.00–775.008,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087880.12/cwt800.00–1,040.009,56717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098978.84/cwt950.00–1,010.0010,7482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170944.92/cwt860.00–1,025.0011,0567
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,1881

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.