Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher; instances 20.00-25.00 higher on lighter weight cattle. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher; instances 15.00-25.00 higher on lighter weights. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyers were more active this week, especially on 3 and 4 weight cattle. The slaughter cattle were considerably cheaper this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $245.93/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −175.42 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$245.93

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$26.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

vs AR average

−20.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	251.91	1,373	14thin
Medium and Large 2	543	225.00	1,221	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.91/cwt here — about $152 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 sale18 hd

245.93

—

AR average10 barns · 403 hd

256.75

−10.82

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−20.71

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−175.42

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	1,550	132.61	2,055	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	114.83	1,389	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	113.52	1,691	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	99.92	942	14

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)	1,200	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,849	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,580	$2,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1Replacement	500–550	525	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	217.66/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	283.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	350–400	385	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	228.29/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	276.72/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,306	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	337.97/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,254	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	259.46/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	252.52/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	271.75/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	226.32/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	208.43/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	237.01/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	245.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,151	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	226.32/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	205.93/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	219.29/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,263	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	216.74/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,643	139.40/cwt	134.00–150.00	2,290	7
Bulls	—	—	1,332	116.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	104.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,020	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	83.30/cwt	80.00–85.00	679	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	104.51/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	251.92/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,166	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	115.46/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,409	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	210.96/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	279.20/cwt	270.00–300.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	534	214.00/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,143	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,121	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	275.56/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	329.94/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,079	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,885	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	135.53/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	288.87/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,358	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,848.64/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	244.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,383	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	290.17/cwt	255.00–327.50	1,210	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	329.13/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	231.74/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	650	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,632	1

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 640Year ago 1,106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 61Year ago 305

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	299.00	299.00
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	525	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	650	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	275.00–290.00	283.32
6	350–400	377	260.00–282.50	271.75
3	400–450	417	249.00–260.00	252.52
10	450–500	469	240.00–255.00	245.37
3	500–550	507	225.00–230.00	228.29
8	550–600	576	215.00–225.00	219.29
4	600–650	604	210.00–225.00	216.74
1	650–700	660	204.00	204.00
2	700–750	708	202.00–215.00	208.43
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	810	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	425	225.00	225.00
4	450–500	473	220.00	220.00
4	500–550	520	210.00–214.00	210.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	212.00–215.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	310.00–357.50	329.94
11	350–400	371	305.00–370.00	337.97
23	400–450	417	255.00–327.50	290.17
16	450–500	472	260.00–293.00	276.72
7	500–550	524	251.00–270.00	259.46
7	550–600	566	240.00–250.00	244.36
9	600–650	619	227.00–239.00	231.74
8	650–700	670	220.00–233.00	226.32
3	700–750	707	223.00–230.00	226.32
3	750–800	758	215.00–220.00	217.66
2	800–850	810	195.00–217.00	205.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	270.00–300.00	279.20
3	350–400	373	267.50–290.00	275.56
4	400–450	424	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	475	236.00	236.00
2	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	325.00–337.50	329.13
4	450–500	470	285.00–301.00	288.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	463	247.00–255.00	251.92
2	500–550	538	234.00–240.00	237.01
2	600–650	625	200.00–210.00	204.96
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,643	134.00–150.00	139.40
3	—	1,332	115.00–120.00	116.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	977	100.00–110.00	104.45
3	—	815	80.00–85.00	83.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	110.00–117.00	113.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	100.00–109.00	104.51
33	—	1,220	110.00–122.00	115.46

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,848.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,885	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,039	125.00–150.00	135.53

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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