Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Buyers were aggressive on most classes. Quality was average. All classes were higher this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.23/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −124.12 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$297.23

52 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$53.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs AR average

−12.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	300.33	1,646	49
Medium and Large 2	530	246.69	1,308	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.63/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale52 hd

297.23

—

AR average7 barns · 257 hd

291.43

+5.80

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−12.32

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−124.12

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	1,720	134.88	2,320	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	125.27	1,462	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	102.94	968	10

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)	1,185	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,574	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$2,670	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$2,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,573.72/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.87/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	331.74/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,247	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,012.50/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	270.28/cwt	255.00–292.50	1,692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	262.87/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	237.81/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	289.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	289.46/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	313.51/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	297.50/cwt	285.00–320.00	922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	297.75/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,390	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	438	283.51/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	252.16/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	270.34/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	289.51/cwt	272.50–320.00	1,520	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	319.20/cwt	295.00–347.50	1,344	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	108.20/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,058	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	111.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,194	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	134.88/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,320	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	138.73/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,781	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	126.35/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,472	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	81.89/cwt	79.00–85.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	324.22/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,495	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	339.02/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	273.31/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,298	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	264.39/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,380	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	257.89/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,491	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	241.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	267.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,144	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	250.48/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	289.07/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	304.65/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,761	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	294.65/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	252.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	277.02/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,183	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	242.46/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,506	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	268.72/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,199	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,670.19/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,670	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 Apr 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 464Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 137Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,012.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,430	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,670.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	285.00–320.00	297.50
6	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	289.64
12	400–450	427	260.00–290.00	277.02
13	450–500	470	252.50–277.50	262.87
8	500–550	519	240.00–262.50	252.16
6	550–600	565	245.00–262.50	250.87
10	600–650	621	235.00–247.50	242.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	282.00–285.00	283.51
2	450–500	473	267.50–270.00	268.72
7	500–550	511	267.50–275.00	270.34
2	550–600	560	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	385	250.00–257.50	252.47
3	400–450	420	240.00–245.00	241.67
2	500–550	545	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	327.50–355.00	339.02
19	350–400	376	310.00–355.00	331.74
13	400–450	421	295.00–347.50	319.20
17	450–500	467	285.00–332.50	297.75
15	500–550	525	272.50–320.00	289.51
6	550–600	573	270.00–312.50	289.46
10	600–650	626	255.00–292.50	270.28
9	650–700	677	240.00–270.00	250.48
7	700–750	710	230.00–255.00	237.81
2	750–800	758	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	325.00–330.00	326.67
11	450–500	461	312.50–340.00	324.22
12	500–550	524	305.00–320.00	313.51
16	550–600	578	295.00–317.50	304.65
10	600–650	623	280.00–305.00	294.65
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
5	350–400	370	285.00–295.00	289.07
9	400–450	427	260.00–270.00	267.80
5	450–500	461	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	518	250.00–255.00	252.54
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	475	255.00–280.00	273.31
9	500–550	522	255.00–275.00	264.39
6	550–600	578	240.00–270.00	257.89
2	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	725	215.00–217.50	216.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	978	103.00–115.00	108.20
2	—	790	79.00–85.00	81.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,074	110.00–115.00	111.19
5	—	1,284	136.00–141.00	138.73
16	—	1,165	118.00–132.00	126.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,720	128.00–140.00	134.88

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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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

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