Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-12-16

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 16
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
▼ 342 vs last sale 1,062▲ 19 vs year ago 701 · +2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 243▲ 93 vs year ago 87 · +106.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 80▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower; over 450 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 5.00 lower; over 400 lbs. 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. There will be no sale for the next two weeks due to holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.09/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$145.09
100 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.40
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472147.9669985
Medium and Large 2405128.8252215thin
One grade step is worth $19.14/cwt here — about $177 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 sale100 hd
145.09
—
AR average9 barns · 1,872 hd
142.69
+2.40
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—Average1,63471.481,1689thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51555.008331thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15750.0958043
CowsLean 85-90%Average93431.1029012

Every lot

47 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328149.94/cwt137.00–157.004926
Steers—Medium and Large 1338185.00/cwt185.00–185.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 1373183.55/cwt180.00–188.006855
Steers—Medium and Large 2374150.96/cwt145.00–155.005657
Steers—Medium and Large 2423145.07/cwt140.00–154.006149
Steers—Medium and Large 1433175.04/cwt167.00–180.0075811
Steers—Medium and Large 2459139.88/cwt135.00–142.006428
Steers—Medium and Large 1464170.66/cwt161.00–180.0079214
Steers—Medium and Large 1513168.92/cwt160.00–180.0086713
Steers—Medium and Large 2515136.47/cwt135.00–138.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1564162.73/cwt155.00–173.009188
Steers—Medium and Large 1622150.23/cwt145.00–155.009345
Steers—Medium and Large 1665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1718144.34/cwt140.00–148.001,0363
Steers—Medium and Large 1813138.50/cwt138.00–139.001,1262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316133.79/cwt130.00–135.004234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320157.34/cwt155.00–160.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360132.47/cwt130.00–135.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376154.62/cwt150.00–163.0058110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417150.93/cwt140.00–157.0062930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425128.02/cwt125.00–130.005445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463123.48/cwt122.00–125.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472150.16/cwt141.00–155.0070918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520122.57/cwt120.00–125.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521145.21/cwt140.00–151.007579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572141.85/cwt138.00–146.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626135.84/cwt132.00–140.008506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725133.00/cwt133.00–133.009641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790118.50/cwt117.00–120.009362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474150.89/cwt145.00–155.007158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532143.35/cwt141.00–147.007636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582139.33/cwt138.00–141.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613136.01/cwt132.00–138.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42059.88/cwt55.00–64.008504
Bulls——1,80680.76/cwt76.00–85.001,4595
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81024.03/cwt22.00–25.001953
Cows—Lean 85-90%97533.45/cwt30.00–36.003269
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04236.43/cwt30.00–40.0038013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17853.84/cwt48.00–59.0063422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28762.00/cwt61.00–63.007988
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51555.00/cwt55.00–55.008331
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,4201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120742.93/cwt725.00–775.008,3213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,276938.76/cwt800.00–1,050.0011,9794

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.