Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 4.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 4.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 higher except 400-500 lb. were 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality was average. Sold some nice take home cows during the stock cow special. Buyers were aggressive on the front end replacement cattle. Fleshy new crop calves are getting discounted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.65/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −141.70 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$279.65

24 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$37.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.58

vs AR average

−21.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	282.80	1,560	22
Medium and Large 2	505	245.00	1,237	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.80/cwt here — about $323 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 sale24 hd

279.65

—

AR average10 barns · 318 hd

286.23

−6.58

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−21.01

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−141.70

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	1,681	148.49	2,496	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	132.88	2,122	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	129.97	1,596	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	116.50	1,113	6thin

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)	1,095	$2,441	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,990	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,481	$2,671	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$2,541	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,077	7

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	700–750	716	221.37/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,585	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,319.85/head	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	337.25/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,224	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	345.08/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	274.22/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	262.29/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	294.42/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,381	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	260.62/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	253.69/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	308.30/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,279	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	278.01/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,610	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	259.98/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	234.16/cwt	222.50–257.50	1,567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	225.67/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	236.79/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	268.44/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	297.89/cwt	290.00–307.50	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	292.28/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.24/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,468	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	117.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,240	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	141.64/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,000	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	132.24/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,665	22
Bulls	—	—	1,681	148.49/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,496	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,113	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	132.88/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,122	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	2,089.90/head	2,025.00–2,175.00	2,090	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	2,548.43/head	2,300.00–2,875.00	2,548	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,729.02/head	2,600.00–2,825.00	2,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	267.81/cwt	252.50–287.50	1,663	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,441.27/head	2,300.00–2,575.00	2,441	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	166.59/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,416	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	262.10/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,122	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,415.69/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	292.22/cwt	285.00–305.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	243.78/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,046	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,666	2,846.75/head	2,550.00–3,075.00	2,847	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	257.47/cwt	250.00–262.00	839	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,990.05/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	1,990	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	257.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	287.08/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,071	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	236.24/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	326	383.75/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	250.71/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	249.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	286.80/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,517	12

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.

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Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Jun 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 425Year ago 812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 106Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 10Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	290.00–307.50	297.89
6	350–400	365	280.00–312.50	292.28
2	400–450	425	260.00–277.50	268.44
6	450–500	466	250.00–268.00	260.62
8	500–550	518	252.50–280.00	262.29
8	550–600	575	245.00–267.50	255.24
6	600–650	613	228.00–245.00	236.79
6	650–700	669	222.50–257.50	234.16
4	700–750	716	215.00–227.50	221.37
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	250.00–262.00	257.47
2	350–400	373	250.00–260.00	255.03
4	400–450	429	240.00–245.00	243.78
4	450–500	478	230.00–245.00	236.24
4	500–550	510	230.00–240.00	235.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	330.00–375.00	345.08
14	350–400	363	320.00–370.00	337.25
11	400–450	415	290.00–325.00	308.30
11	450–500	469	275.00–317.50	294.42
12	500–550	529	270.00–305.00	286.80
10	550–600	579	265.00–295.00	278.01
8	600–650	621	252.50–287.50	267.81
3	650–700	670	267.50–280.00	274.22
4	700–750	729	245.00–260.00	253.69
2	750–800	770	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	380.00–385.00	383.75
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	285.00–305.00	292.22
5	350–400	373	275.00–300.00	287.08
6	400–450	428	255.00–270.00	262.10
4	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	257.53
2	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	270.00–280.00	275.00
4	500–550	524	252.00–265.00	259.98
3	550–600	583	245.00–257.00	250.71
3	600–650	640	245.00–255.00	249.00
1	650–700	650	227.50	227.50
3	750–800	768	222.00–230.00	225.67

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,319.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,244	2,025.00–2,175.00	2,089.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,346	2,300.00–2,875.00	2,548.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,600.00–2,825.00	2,729.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,415.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,666	2,550.00–3,075.00	2,846.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,480	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,300.00–2,575.00	2,441.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,170	1,750.00–2,300.00	1,990.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	162.00–175.00	166.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,052	115.00–120.00	117.85
3	—	1,412	141.00–143.00	141.64
22	—	1,259	128.00–140.00	132.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	955	115.00–118.00	116.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	131.00–134.00	132.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,681	143.00–155.00	148.49

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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Replacement Cattle

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