Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyers had a more conservative tone this week. Numbers are beginning to increase with the fall runs upon us and weather changes in the near future.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.08/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −178.35 against this barn's trailing median of $398.43.

Average price

$220.08

25 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$20.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.43

vs AR average

−18.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	223.43	1,211	21
Medium and Large 2	530	202.50	1,073	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.93/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale25 hd

220.08

—

AR average10 barns · 679 hd

232.51

−12.43

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−18.53

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.43

−178.35

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	1,645	140.89	2,317	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	120.87	1,480	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	111.64	1,095	7thin

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)	1,330	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$1,947	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	400–450	425	245.86/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,045	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	206.03/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	216.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	237.76/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	219.55/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	480	317.50/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	215.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,947.32/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	233.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	268.38/cwt	265.00–270.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	238.59/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	198.28/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	238.02/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,135	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	206.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,282	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	227.57/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,197	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	256.27/cwt	230.00–270.00	851	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	256.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	237.69/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,117	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	213.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,324	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	262.21/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,099	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	253.59/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,205	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	218.65/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,231	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	211.31/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	228.48/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	298.60/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	213.54/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,439	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	241.07/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,362	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	245.45/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	323.29/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	228.69/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,187	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	203.96/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	218.73/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,286	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	111.64/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,095	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	113.21/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,175	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,931	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	122.59/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,565	14
Bulls	—	—	1,355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,430	6

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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 725Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 151Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	332	230.00–270.00	256.27
9	350–400	379	250.00–260.00	256.53
12	400–450	425	235.00–257.00	245.86
11	450–500	470	230.00–250.00	237.69
10	500–550	519	220.00–247.00	228.69
11	550–600	563	215.00–227.00	218.65
10	600–650	619	210.00–220.00	213.97
9	650–700	674	210.00–219.00	213.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	245.00	245.00
6	350–400	368	230.00–240.00	233.97
4	400–450	428	210.00–220.00	216.14
6	450–500	472	210.00–220.00	215.78
2	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	550	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	300.00–335.00	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	300.00–340.00	323.29
7	350–400	367	290.00–322.50	298.60
8	400–450	419	255.00–270.00	262.21
13	450–500	475	245.00–260.00	253.59
10	500–550	519	237.00–255.00	245.45
11	550–600	565	232.00–247.00	241.07
8	600–650	609	230.00–242.00	237.76
4	650–700	656	220.00–233.00	228.48
2	700–750	710	216.00–223.00	219.55
3	750–800	755	206.00–218.00	211.31
2	800–850	820	200.00–201.00	200.50
5	850–900	857	199.00–214.00	206.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	265.00–270.00	268.38
2	350–400	365	255.00–260.00	257.53
6	400–450	425	230.00–260.00	238.59
6	450–500	468	230.00–235.00	232.41
6	500–550	525	220.00–225.00	223.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	477	233.00–240.00	238.02
10	500–550	526	222.50–233.00	227.57
2	550–600	588	215.00–222.50	218.73
7	600–650	620	200.00–210.00	206.70
2	650–700	670	198.00–210.00	203.96
3	700–750	717	195.00–200.00	198.28

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	—	1,328	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,947.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	981	107.00–115.00	111.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	112.00–115.00	113.21
1	—	1,430	135.00	135.00
14	—	1,277	117.00–128.00	122.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,693	140.00–147.00	143.54

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

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

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