Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-07-25

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 25
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
912 head
70 vs last sale 842 912 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
162 vs last sale 70 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
70 vs last sale 10 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher; over 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.67/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$140.67
126 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.59
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551142.9178898
Medium and Large 2438132.8558228
One grade step is worth $10.06/cwt here — about $205 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 sale126 hd
140.67
AR average7 barns · 1,208 hd
148.26
−7.59
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
BullsLow1,54677.501,19813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16457.0366454
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32052.006861thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92247.384379thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2553120.01/cwt118.00–122.006643
HeifersMedium and Large 1315144.23/cwt140.00–149.004544
HeifersMedium and Large 1664121.03/cwt119.00–125.008047
HeifersMedium and Large 1624125.07/cwt120.00–129.0078012
HeifersMedium and Large 1427136.42/cwt132.00–141.0058314
SteersMedium and Large 2473131.67/cwt130.00–135.006233
SteersMedium and Large 1616134.47/cwt132.00–136.008289
HeifersMedium and Large 1780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 2416120.25/cwt120.00–121.005004
HeifersMedium and Large 1473132.49/cwt129.00–137.0062715
HeifersMedium and Large 2485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
HeifersMedium and Large 2322125.00/cwt125.00–125.004033
HeifersMedium and Large 2512120.99/cwt118.00–127.006193
CowsLean 85-90%92247.38/cwt45.00–52.004379
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01144.57/cwt42.00–47.004517
HeifersMedium and Large 1377141.62/cwt137.00–145.005346
HeifersMedium and Large 1576128.13/cwt122.00–131.007387
HeifersMedium and Large 1524130.97/cwt124.00–137.0068623
HeifersMedium and Large 1710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Bulls1,26164.98/cwt60.00–68.008194
Bulls1,67283.06/cwt80.00–85.001,3899
BullsMedium and Large 1666117.18/cwt115.00–120.007805
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23064.21/cwt63.00–66.007909
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17657.63/cwt50.00–61.0067838
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32052.00/cwt52.00–52.006861
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement645142.00/cwt142.00–142.009161
SteersMedium and Large 2330144.97/cwt140.00–150.004783
SteersMedium and Large 1670133.48/cwt127.00–135.0089428
SteersMedium and Large 1414152.02/cwt150.00–155.0062912
SteersMedium and Large 2420134.85/cwt130.00–137.005667
SteersMedium and Large 2510123.84/cwt120.00–127.006326
SteersMedium and Large 1518138.77/cwt135.00–145.0071910
SteersMedium and Large 1328178.57/cwt170.00–185.0058610
SteersMedium and Large 1721126.42/cwt110.00–136.009118
SteersMedium and Large 1569133.26/cwt130.00–137.007588
SteersMedium and Large 1472143.84/cwt140.00–147.006797
SteersMedium and Large 2368140.48/cwt135.00–145.005176
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27166.96/cwt62.00–75.008517
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7231,270.64/cwt1,240.00–1,330.0021,8933
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3881,066.10/cwt900.00–1,150.0014,79720
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,335880.00/cwt880.00–880.0011,7481
SteersMedium and Large 1369171.10/cwt165.00–180.006315
SteersMedium and Large 1805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,29590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0161
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17160.35/cwt57.00–64.0070712
BullsMedium and Large 1566126.20/cwt120.00–132.007145
BullsMedium and Large 1522129.19/cwt125.00–135.006745
BullsMedium and Large 1631120.98/cwt120.00–122.007634
BullsMedium and Large 1471133.75/cwt130.00–137.006304
BullsMedium and Large 1755111.00/cwt109.00–113.008382
BullsMedium and Large 1745112.00/cwt112.00–112.008341

How this sale compares

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.