Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Buyers were active on most classes of cattle. October market is usually cheaper, but not this week. Market was strong on all the better end calves. Plainer cattle are being discounted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.34/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −157.01 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$264.34

34 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.82

vs AR average

−22.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	264.34	1,431	34

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale34 hd

264.34

—

AR average10 barns · 464 hd

263.52

+0.82

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−22.48

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−157.01

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	1,700	131.98	2,244	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	120.51	1,696	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	117.20	1,352	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	103.97	1,022	22

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	104.87/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,035	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	243.86/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,261	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	259.29/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	207.19/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	192.62/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	236.22/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	256.89/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,092	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	346.84/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,318	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	289.80/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,240	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	273.51/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,403	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	283.80/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	330.69/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,405	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	350.37/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,128	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	211.50/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	227.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	227.09/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	278.98/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,334	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	239.75/cwt	237.00–245.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	271.47/cwt	260.00–292.50	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	246.32/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	208.90/cwt	198.00–226.00	1,395	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	249.14/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,438	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	202.93/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	210.67/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	217.92/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	275.85/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,051	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	236.57/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	233.51/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,184	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	263.71/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,113	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	193.00/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	224.49/cwt	224.00–225.00	965	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	126.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,062	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	136.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,443	7
Bulls	—	—	1,383	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,612	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	130.97/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,722	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	105.33/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,130	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,630	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	117.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,332	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	2

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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 719Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 168Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	987	100.00–108.00	104.87
2	—	945	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	127.00–133.00	130.97
5	—	1,073	100.00–113.00	105.33
12	—	1,133	115.00–125.00	117.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	115.00–119.00	117.01
1	—	1,450	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,791	130.00–140.00	136.40
2	—	1,383	115.00–118.00	116.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	245.00–265.00	259.29
9	500–550	517	237.50–248.00	243.86
6	550–600	571	230.00–235.00	231.68
4	600–650	633	215.00–220.00	217.49
3	650–700	673	205.00–209.00	207.19
2	700–750	740	202.00	202.00
3	750–800	763	185.00–205.00	192.62
1	800–850	800	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	237.00–245.00	239.75
4	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	430	224.00–225.00	224.49
6	500–550	532	210.00–212.00	210.67
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	260.00–292.50	271.47
11	350–400	381	267.50–282.50	275.85
11	400–450	422	240.00–280.00	263.71
6	450–500	465	235.00–266.00	246.32
9	500–550	507	228.00–241.00	233.51
9	550–600	571	225.00–230.00	227.56
6	600–650	621	205.00–227.50	217.92
8	650–700	668	198.00–226.00	208.90
12	700–750	720	195.00–219.00	202.93
2	800–850	815	189.00–197.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	322	320.00–385.00	350.37
14	350–400	380	320.00–367.50	346.84
9	400–450	425	315.00–350.00	330.69
15	450–500	478	272.50–302.50	278.98
16	500–550	513	265.00–285.00	273.51
13	550–600	577	237.50–262.50	249.14
7	600–650	630	235.00–240.00	236.57
5	650–700	678	231.00–241.00	236.22
4	700–750	723	220.00–236.00	227.09
3	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	905	210.00–213.00	211.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
9	400–450	425	250.00–262.00	256.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	275.00–292.50	283.80
10	400–450	428	280.00–310.00	289.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	287.50	287.50
2	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	352.50	352.50
1	450–500	475	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	120.00–130.00	126.72

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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