Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 3.00-12.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Market was little softer on most classes. Buyers were not as aggressive with a small offering. Had two video loads; to view results click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf).

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.07/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −122.29 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$299.07

19 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.76

vs AR average

−11.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	299.07	1,609	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.97, low $356.44, median $421.35 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

299.07

—

AR average8 barns · 258 hd

298.31

+0.76

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−11.19

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−122.29

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,831	132.88	2,433	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	121.51	1,376	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,725	120.00	2,070	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	107.93	1,054	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	241.31/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	349.64/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,297	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	432	330.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	294.99/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	267.87/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	279.34/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	292.34/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	310.53/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	270.87/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	357.34/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	286.37/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	288.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	313.03/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	296.63/cwt	290.00–302.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	263.79/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	282.58/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	266.40/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	216.62/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	252.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,545	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	125.37/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,439	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	107.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,054	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	106.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,111	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	139.67/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,742	3
Bulls	—	—	2,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,293	1
Bulls	—	—	1,874	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,529	8
Bulls	—	—	1,478	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,714	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	233.76/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	265.43/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	272.07/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	257.52/cwt	255.00–262.50	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	259.79/cwt	255.00–272.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	282.54/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	298.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	262.16/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	306.04/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	277.30/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,297	2

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Mar 28, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 738Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 216Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 150Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	307.50	307.50
2	400–450	415	312.50	312.50
5	500–550	541	277.00–277.50	277.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	297.50–315.00	306.04
6	350–400	363	290.00–310.00	298.77
6	400–450	420	275.00–292.50	282.54
6	450–500	467	260.00–285.00	272.07
6	500–550	523	255.00–277.50	265.43
9	550–600	573	252.50–267.50	262.16
4	600–650	606	225.00–250.00	241.31
3	650–700	670	220.00–225.00	223.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	255.00–262.50	257.52
4	350–400	375	255.00–272.00	259.79
2	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	453	232.50–235.00	233.76
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	335.00–375.00	357.34
10	350–400	371	330.00–365.00	349.64
5	400–450	413	295.00–335.00	310.53
5	450–500	469	285.00–300.00	292.34
6	500–550	528	270.00–295.00	286.37
3	550–600	575	280.00–300.00	288.26
5	600–650	622	270.00–297.50	282.58
3	650–700	680	267.50–275.00	270.87
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	325.00–335.00	330.77
8	500–550	520	305.00–320.00	313.03
2	550–600	585	297.50	297.50
4	600–650	623	292.50–297.50	294.99
2	650–700	670	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	290.00–302.00	296.63
5	350–400	373	275.00–283.00	279.34
5	400–450	418	265.00–270.00	267.87
3	450–500	468	255.00–268.00	263.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	262.50–272.00	266.40
2	550–600	573	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	612	250.00–255.00	252.37
2	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
4	750–800	768	200.00–227.00	216.62
1	800–850	830	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,148	115.00–130.00	125.37
6	—	1,048	104.00–110.00	106.01
3	—	1,247	132.00–145.00	139.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	977	105.00–115.00	107.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,195	150.00	150.00
8	—	1,874	130.00–140.00	134.96
2	—	1,478	115.00–117.00	115.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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