Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher; over 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Quality was average. Market was strong on a limited number of cattle. Numerous new crop calves starting to come to town. Had a video load of home raised calves; to view results click this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf).

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.22/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −130.21 against this barn's trailing median of $398.43.

Average price

$268.22

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.83

vs AR average

−2.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	268.22	1,456	13thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.07, low $337.27, median $398.43 across 29 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 sale13 hd

268.22

—

AR average9 barns · 444 hd

262.39

+5.83

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−2.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.43

−130.21

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	—	Average	1,659	137.32	2,278	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	128.61	1,968	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	125.09	1,450	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	111.34	1,067	9thin

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)	1,020	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	251.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	317.88/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	299.21/cwt	297.50–300.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	284.23/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	255.94/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	291.75/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	316.20/cwt	305.00–352.50	1,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	358.12/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	298.02/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	293.88/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	352.41/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	268.96/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	239.93/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	306.03/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,123	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	266.98/cwt	260.00–275.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	272.95/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	240.91/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	296.67/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	271.27/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	206.77/cwt	199.00–213.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	270.56/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	273.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	251.99/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	258.52/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	137.93/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,239	6
Bulls	—	—	2,220	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	3,241	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	111.34/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,067	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	136.63/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,616	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	128.61/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,968	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	127.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,519	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	110.50/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,158	6

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 251Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 78Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	330.00–375.00	352.41
5	350–400	378	340.00–370.00	358.12
7	400–450	423	305.00–352.50	316.20
4	450–500	468	285.00–310.00	298.02
3	500–550	518	285.00–290.00	287.52
4	550–600	566	275.00–300.00	284.23
3	600–650	613	267.00–270.00	268.96
2	650–700	685	260.00–265.00	262.50
8	700–750	711	255.00–262.50	255.94
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	830	234.00–246.00	239.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	297.50–300.00	299.21
4	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	293.88
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	470	265.00–270.00	267.47
4	500–550	520	250.00–255.00	251.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	300.00–342.50	317.88
8	350–400	367	295.00–330.00	306.03
5	400–450	417	282.50–305.00	291.75
4	450–500	469	270.00–277.00	272.95
5	500–550	515	265.00–277.50	270.56
4	550–600	571	252.50–265.00	258.52
7	600–650	614	240.00–260.00	251.99
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	718	199.00–213.00	206.77
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	287.50–305.00	296.67
2	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	613	270.00–272.50	271.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	260.00–275.00	266.98
6	400–450	434	230.00–250.00	240.91
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	270.00–275.00	272.49
3	500–550	520	270.00–275.00	273.35
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	660	230.00–240.00	234.94
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,623	130.00–144.00	137.93
1	—	2,220	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,315	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	958	105.00–119.00	111.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	136.00–138.00	136.63
20	—	1,189	120.00–135.00	127.73
6	—	1,048	100.00–117.00	110.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	120.00–133.00	128.61

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

Heifers · 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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