Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $246.20/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −175.15 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$246.20

31 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$21.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.32

vs AR average

−23.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	246.91	1,349	30
Medium and Large 2	525	225.00	1,181	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about $168 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 sale31 hd

246.20

—

AR average9 barns · 571 hd

272.52

−26.32

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−23.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−175.15

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	1,525	141.13	2,152	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	128.00	1,824	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	121.73	1,437	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	111.67	1,063	15

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)	1,320	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,259	$2,420	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,133	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	350–400	384	257.74/cwt	250.00–273.00	990	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	251.25/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,304	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,197	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	863	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	250.27/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,174	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	218.15/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,353	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	223.24/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	197.05/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	231.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	309.25/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,166	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	266.49/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,223	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	242.57/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,392	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	328.50/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	431	257.20/cwt	257.00–257.50	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	216.99/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	268.23/cwt	265.00–270.00	880	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	218.28/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	225.65/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	237.96/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,475	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	228.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,277	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	276.78/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,157	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	228.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,526	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	238.24/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	210.75/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	223.44/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	280.20/cwt	270.00–285.00	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	271.68/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	230.16/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,201	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	245.07/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,132	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	238.67/cwt	235.00–240.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	253.74/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,056	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,436	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,133.33/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,133	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,580.02/head	2,150.00–2,925.00	2,580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,327	125.57/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,666	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	123.90/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,504	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,095	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,586	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	145.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,368	5

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 725Last week 550Year ago 582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 46Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	265.00–270.00	268.23
14	350–400	384	250.00–273.00	257.74
8	400–450	414	240.00–245.00	242.50
3	450–500	468	235.00–245.00	238.24
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	315.00–347.50	328.50
10	350–400	377	285.00–327.50	309.25
12	400–450	418	270.00–287.50	276.78
12	450–500	459	260.00–278.00	266.49
15	500–550	519	245.00–267.50	251.25
15	550–600	574	237.50–248.00	242.57
29	600–650	620	230.00–247.00	237.96
11	650–700	668	220.00–235.00	228.41
9	700–750	714	220.00–231.00	225.65
4	750–800	773	215.00–223.00	218.28
2	800–850	803	214.00–220.00	216.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	650	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	247.00–255.00	250.27
5	500–550	520	230.00–235.00	231.97
4	550–600	583	220.00–228.00	223.24
11	600–650	620	215.00–220.00	218.15
2	700–750	730	200.00–210.00	205.07
2	750–800	773	195.00–199.00	197.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	257.00–257.50	257.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	270.00–285.00	280.20
8	350–400	373	268.00–277.00	271.68
11	400–450	416	243.00–265.00	253.74
19	450–500	462	225.00–254.00	245.07
17	500–550	522	225.00–239.00	230.16
12	550–600	559	225.00–235.00	228.49
4	600–650	620	220.00–230.00	223.44
3	650–700	668	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	730	185.00–190.00	187.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	235.00–240.00	238.67
7	400–450	423	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
4	500–550	503	208.00–215.00	210.75
2	550–600	550	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,063	110.00–115.00	112.56
32	—	1,214	118.00–130.00	123.90
1	—	1,175	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	105.00–108.00	106.52
13	—	974	110.00–115.00	112.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,327	124.00–128.00	125.57
5	—	1,625	140.00–148.00	145.70

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,305	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,133.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	2,150.00–2,925.00	2,580.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	147.00	147.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,025.00	2,025.00

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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