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 class

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

What quality paid 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
BullsLow1,56172.421,13011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55352.868212thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17446.2854340
CowsLean 85-90%Low92327.6525519

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added705136.50/cwt136.00–137.009624
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added770134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0322
SteersMedium and Large 2530128.49/cwt127.00–130.006812
SteersMedium and Large 1675144.87/cwt140.00–150.009789
SteersMedium and Large 2467140.93/cwt138.00–145.006583
HeifersMedium and Large 1431150.99/cwt145.00–156.0065132
SteersMedium and Large 1420183.24/cwt170.00–195.0077020
SteersMedium and Large 2427143.79/cwt137.00–150.006148
SteersMedium and Large 1815137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1171
SteersMedium and Large 1521165.40/cwt157.00–172.0086223
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added704150.50/cwt149.00–151.001,0604
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008422
SteersMedium and Large 1616145.44/cwt141.00–150.0089613
SteersMedium and Large 1705143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550179.00/cwt179.00–179.009853
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added775145.98/cwt143.00–148.001,1316
SteersMedium and Large 1572161.03/cwt150.00–167.0092112
SteersMedium and Large 2368151.61/cwt150.00–155.005583
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0283
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009543
SteersMedium and Large 1330192.95/cwt183.00–205.006378
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added830145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2042
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450187.00/cwt187.00–187.008423
SteersMedium and Large 2333147.71/cwt145.00–150.004923
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added620156.66/cwt155.00–159.009717
BullsMedium and Large 1629130.58/cwt125.00–133.008217
BullsMedium and Large 1705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008951
BullsMedium and Large 1571135.69/cwt131.00–140.007754
BullsMedium and Large 1530141.50/cwt135.00–147.007504
BullsMedium and Large 1471151.24/cwt142.00–158.007124
BullsMedium and Large 1668126.95/cwt125.00–129.008482
CowsLean 85-90%84321.39/cwt18.00–25.001808
CowsLean 85-90%98232.21/cwt29.00–35.0031611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41560.35/cwt60.00–62.008546
Bulls1,51661.75/cwt60.00–65.009365
Bulls1,59881.32/cwt77.00–86.001,2996
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55352.86/cwt50.00–56.008212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18550.55/cwt45.00–56.0059922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03331.42/cwt27.00–35.0032512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,4681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,6271
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045804.63/cwt780.00–835.008,4083
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,213938.81/cwt825.00–1,025.0011,3882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0020,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 2525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006461
HeifersMedium and Large 1713121.61/cwt115.00–128.008672
HeifersMedium and Large 2333127.48/cwt125.00–130.004254
HeifersMedium and Large 2367129.72/cwt125.00–135.004765
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added532145.00/cwt145.00–145.007717
HeifersMedium and Large 1520143.38/cwt137.00–148.0074620
HeifersMedium and Large 1374152.23/cwt144.00–163.0056918
HeifersMedium and Large 2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2415128.99/cwt125.00–135.005355
HeifersMedium and Large 1610133.00/cwt133.00–133.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 1475149.44/cwt140.00–155.0071033
HeifersMedium and Large 1673132.26/cwt128.00–135.008903
HeifersMedium and Large 1571137.01/cwt130.00–143.0078216
HeifersMedium and Large 1330154.84/cwt148.00–162.0051110
SteersMedium and Large 1472175.02/cwt160.00–187.0082628
SteersMedium and Large 1783140.33/cwt140.00–141.001,0993
SteersMedium and Large 1373190.85/cwt175.00–205.0071224
HeifersMedium and Large 2472122.64/cwt120.00–125.005793

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.