Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Slaughter cows would be softer this week. Light calves were still in good demand. Quality was average with some attractive calf crops.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $251.66/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −169.69 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$251.66

30 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$24.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.81

vs AR average

−47.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	254.99	1,382	26
Medium and Large 2	537	230.02	1,236	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.98/cwt here — about $146 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 sale30 hd

251.66

—

AR average10 barns · 543 hd

264.48

−12.81

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−47.38

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−169.69

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	1,620	126.46	2,049	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	114.00	1,645	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	110.80	1,311	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	100.95	978	11

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)	1,275	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	700–750	712	231.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	253.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	235.76/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	863	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	249.94/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	236.79/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,610	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	231.69/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	250.47/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,423	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	317.91/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	235.52/cwt	235.00–238.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	343.38/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,106	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	236.62/cwt	235.00–240.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	235.78/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,259	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	288.66/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	807	236.33/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	240.58/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	273.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	773	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,086	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,729	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	161.22/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,445	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	226.68/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	271.55/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	257.61/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,324	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	232.23/cwt	218.00–247.00	1,319	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	238.65/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	279.82/cwt	265.00–290.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	293.05/cwt	270.00–327.50	1,204	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	262.17/cwt	247.50–282.50	1,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	213.75/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	227.04/cwt	225.00–228.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	220.26/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	233.06/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,214	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	231.77/cwt	219.00–245.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	269.49/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	249.10/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,181	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	229.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,599	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,145	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	112.88/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,377	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	99.97/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,045	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	100.15/cwt	95.00–103.00	962	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,645	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 679Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 114Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 10

No trend due to no report last week. Slaughter cows would be softer this week. Light calves were still in good demand. Quality was average with some attractive calf crops.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	325.00–370.00	343.38
4	350–400	373	300.00–347.50	317.91
12	400–450	411	270.00–327.50	293.05
8	450–500	474	265.00–277.50	271.55
11	500–550	514	250.00–272.50	257.61
13	550–600	568	240.00–265.00	250.47
6	600–650	609	235.00–242.50	238.65
13	650–700	680	230.00–242.00	236.79
3	700–750	712	225.00–235.00	231.65
6	750–800	767	220.00–233.00	226.68
1	800–850	820	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	865	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	265.00–290.00	279.82
9	350–400	368	270.00–275.00	273.26
8	400–450	425	250.00–260.00	253.71
4	450–500	481	235.00–238.00	235.76
3	500–550	523	225.00–235.00	231.69
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	680	247.50–255.00	249.94
10	700–750	713	236.00–245.00	240.58
6	750–800	773	230.00–235.00	231.65
3	800–850	807	233.00–238.00	236.33
2	850–900	863	225.00–227.00	226.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	235.00–238.00	235.52
3	350–400	380	235.00–240.00	236.62
3	400–450	417	225.00–228.00	227.04
7	450–500	463	219.00–245.00	231.77
1	500–550	510	213.00	213.00
2	550–600	550	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	285.00–292.50	288.66
2	450–500	463	270.00–275.00	272.49
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	371	260.00–282.50	269.49
9	400–450	428	247.50–282.50	262.17
27	450–500	474	237.00–265.00	249.10
9	500–550	521	230.00–247.50	233.06
16	550–600	568	218.00–247.00	232.23
9	600–650	609	215.00–235.00	220.26
2	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	730	210.00–215.00	213.75
1	750–800	755	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	247.00	247.00
7	500–550	534	227.00–240.00	235.78
10	550–600	577	225.00–235.00	229.46
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	896	155.00–167.50	161.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	125.00–130.00	126.98
2	—	1,470	115.00–120.00	117.64
1	—	1,830	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	109.00	109.00
10	—	961	95.00–103.00	100.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,220	108.00–122.00	112.88
6	—	1,045	95.00–105.00	99.97
1	—	1,235	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	113.00–115.00	114.00

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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