Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last weeks limited receipts in certain weight ranges showed some drastic moves in the trend. Lighter weight feeder calves were a few dollars cheaper; with the calves over 400 lbs. being as much as 15.00-20.00 dollars higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Quality was average. Buyers were active on most classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.60/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −145.75 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$275.60

27 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

vs AR average

−28.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	281.36	1,536	23
Medium and Large 2	524	242.47	1,271	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.89/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale27 hd

275.60

—

AR average7 barns · 230 hd

284.24

−8.65

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−28.79

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−145.75

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,566	129.34	2,025	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	116.98	1,333	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	111.40	1,646	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	106.51	1,028	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,638	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,660	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,171	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	227.53/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	251.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	201.07/cwt	187.50–214.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	246.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	244.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	323.34/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	302.68/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,253	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	280.19/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,614	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	267.64/cwt	257.50–277.00	1,667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	257.47/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	238.15/cwt	230.00–242.00	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	292.24/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,379	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	243.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	229.02/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	252.84/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	272.15/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	277.08/cwt	267.50–282.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	319.27/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	282.26/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,476	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	258.71/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	236.12/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	246.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	280.79/cwt	275.00–285.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	253.79/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	211.74/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	266.27/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,270	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	266.54/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,130	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	261.07/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,232	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	284.43/cwt	275.00–297.50	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,171.20/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,171	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,638.26/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,062	12
Bulls	—	—	1,270	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,664	133.28/cwt	123.00–142.00	2,218	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,573	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	109.45/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,144	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	111.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,646	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	106.51/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,028	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,405	27

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 122Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 49Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 5Year ago 156

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	477	258.00–270.00	266.27
4	500–550	535	250.00–255.00	251.75
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	653	220.00–235.00	227.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	275.00–297.50	284.43
3	350–400	378	267.50–282.00	277.08
10	400–450	424	260.00–272.50	266.54
7	450–500	472	255.00–267.50	261.07
6	500–550	520	255.00–265.00	258.71
4	550–600	584	240.00–250.00	244.90
7	600–650	617	227.50–252.50	236.12
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	728	187.50–214.00	201.07
2	750–800	763	211.00–212.50	211.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	240.00–250.00	246.40
6	350–400	377	240.00–255.00	246.59
6	400–450	412	230.00–242.00	238.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	275.00–285.00	280.79
7	350–400	381	265.00–280.00	272.15
5	400–450	432	245.00–262.00	252.84
4	450–500	470	245.00–260.00	253.79
3	500–550	512	240.00–245.00	243.29
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	315.00–322.50	319.27
9	350–400	362	310.00–355.00	323.34
15	400–450	414	285.00–320.00	302.68
19	450–500	472	282.50–302.50	292.24
13	500–550	523	272.50–297.50	282.26
10	550–600	576	270.00–290.00	280.19
10	600–650	623	257.50–277.00	267.64
3	650–700	655	250.00–267.50	257.47
2	700–750	725	227.00–230.00	228.47
2	800–850	835	227.00–231.00	229.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,660	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,240	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,171.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,171	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,638.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	850	120.00–130.00	124.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	115.00–120.00	117.53
6	—	1,664	123.00–142.00	133.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	130.00	130.00
11	—	1,045	105.00–112.00	109.45
27	—	1,175	115.00–125.00	119.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	110.00–115.00	111.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	965	95.00–112.00	106.51

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle