Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher; over 450 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Quality was average. Buyers were very active on lightweight steers and heifers. Slaughter cattle buyers were more aggressive this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.14/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −154.29 against this barn's trailing median of $398.43.

Average price

$244.14

23 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$28.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.15

vs AR average

−20.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	252.80	1,409	16thin
Medium and Large 2	557	224.34	1,249	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.47/cwt here — about $161 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

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 sale23 hd

244.14

—

AR average8 barns · 337 hd

256.29

−12.15

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−20.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.43

−154.29

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	1,726	146.82	2,534	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	130.27	1,539	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	130.00	1,937	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	118.22	1,141	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,083	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,250	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	260.03/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	272.35/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	239.16/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	357.75/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	237.35/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	261.12/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	303.86/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,422	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	317.67/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,341	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	290.75/cwt	277.50–317.50	1,230	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	242.23/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	317.13/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	250.03/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,420	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	219.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	318.23/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	250.59/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,356	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	273.36/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,298	6
Bulls	—	—	2,250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	152.96/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	122.92/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,299	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,001	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,718	16
Bulls	—	—	1,310	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	343.71/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	398.79/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,356	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	118.22/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,141	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	264.25/cwt	250.00–275.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	264.44/cwt	250.00–270.00	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	245.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	237.76/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	262.78/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,217	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	246.55/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,174	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	246.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	223.56/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	271.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	292.29/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	300.69/cwt	285.00–315.00	965	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,329	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,083.39/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,083	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	278.37/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,297	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	343.33/cwt	317.50–365.00	1,287	13

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 387Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 159Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	340.00–385.00	357.75
13	350–400	375	317.50–365.00	343.33
13	400–450	422	300.00–342.50	317.67
18	450–500	468	295.00–320.00	303.86
8	500–550	522	260.00–280.00	272.35
3	600–650	617	245.00–267.50	260.03
5	650–700	663	238.00–245.00	242.23
6	700–750	715	235.00–242.00	239.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	390.00–405.00	398.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	285.00–315.00	300.69
8	350–400	374	280.00–300.00	292.29
7	400–450	416	270.00–275.00	271.46
11	450–500	463	260.00–268.00	262.78
5	500–550	509	240.00–250.00	245.99
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	300.00–355.00	318.23
9	350–400	369	295.00–337.50	317.13
16	400–450	423	277.50–317.50	290.75
15	450–500	466	270.00–290.00	278.37
4	500–550	526	257.50–265.00	261.12
12	550–600	568	237.00–265.00	250.03
6	600–650	611	230.00–250.00	237.35
3	650–700	673	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	715	215.00–225.00	219.90
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	337.50–350.00	343.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	250.00–275.00	264.25
9	350–400	371	250.00–270.00	264.44
8	400–450	426	240.00–250.00	246.08
15	450–500	476	235.00–258.00	246.55
1	500–550	500	229.00	229.00
6	550–600	566	220.00–227.00	223.56
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	267.00–280.00	273.36
8	500–550	541	245.00–255.00	250.59
1	550–600	595	238.00	238.00
4	600–650	630	235.00–240.00	237.76
2	650–700	673	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	234.00	234.00
1	750–800	780	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	805	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,828	147.00–156.00	152.96
2	—	1,310	130.00–132.00	131.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,057	118.00–128.00	122.92
1	—	1,325	151.00	151.00
16	—	1,273	130.00–140.00	134.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	965	112.00–125.00	118.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	130.00	130.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	146.00	146.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,073	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,083.39

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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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle