Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average with a few attractive calf crops. Market was softer on most all classes. Sold two video loads; to view results click this link ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.48/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.95 against this barn's trailing median of $398.43.

Average price

$230.48

42 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$18.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

vs AR average

−29.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	233.06	1,243	36
Medium and Large 2	513	215.00	1,103	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.06/cwt here — about $140 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

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 sale42 hd

230.48

—

AR average10 barns · 478 hd

229.54

+0.94

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−29.98

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.43

−167.95

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	1,556	125.47	1,952	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	110.00	1,623	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	108.39	1,279	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	91.27	848	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,688	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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%	—	755	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	111.86/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,346	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	93.30/cwt	90.00–100.00	887	8
Bulls	—	—	1,370	111.41/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,526	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,198	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	130.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,178	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,687.90/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	226.75/cwt	220.00–230.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	226.83/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	246.46/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,151	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	232.11/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,198	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	227.70/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	265.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	264.64/cwt	250.00–280.00	966	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	205.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,483	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	214.88/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,337	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	239.96/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,243	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	256.05/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,070	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	230.11/cwt	225.00–235.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	246.24/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,280	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	222.56/cwt	217.50–227.00	1,611	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	233.50/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,445	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	211.48/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,421	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	235.24/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	226.67/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,535	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	244.34/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	550	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	221.58/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	319.82/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	313.94/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,155	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	266.52/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	258.75/cwt	250.00–275.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	283.10/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,183	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	266.21/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,238	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	242.91/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,377	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	222.52/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	252.88/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,196	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	229.38/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,207	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	223.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	93.66/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,012	4

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 694Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 85Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	75.00	75.00
8	—	951	90.00–100.00	93.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,203	105.00–118.00	111.86
4	—	1,080	90.00–100.00	93.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	110.00–113.00	111.41
1	—	1,570	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,675	125.00–135.00	130.01

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)	3	—	1,208	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,687.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	119.00	119.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	386	225.00–235.00	230.11
3	400–450	415	220.00–230.00	226.75
7	450–500	461	225.00–228.00	226.83
6	500–550	513	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	620	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	260.00–270.00	265.95
22	350–400	365	250.00–280.00	264.64
19	400–450	418	245.00–270.00	256.05
19	450–500	467	232.50–265.00	246.46
17	500–550	516	223.00–240.00	232.11
10	550–600	574	220.00–237.00	227.70
13	600–650	622	210.00–218.00	214.88
12	650–700	672	205.00–216.00	211.48
14	700–750	722	200.00–210.00	205.42
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	518	237.50–242.50	239.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	245.00–258.00	252.88
7	500–550	526	225.00–235.00	229.38
5	550–600	559	220.00–225.00	223.57
4	600–650	608	221.00–224.00	222.52
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	300.00–325.00	319.82
14	350–400	368	290.00–330.00	313.94
11	400–450	418	270.00–300.00	283.10
12	450–500	465	260.00–270.00	266.21
8	500–550	520	240.00–253.00	246.24
24	550–600	567	237.50–255.00	242.91
16	600–650	619	230.00–243.00	233.50
9	650–700	677	222.00–230.00	226.67
13	700–750	724	217.50–227.00	222.56
7	750–800	766	220.00–223.00	221.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	376	250.00–275.00	258.75
12	400–450	420	240.00–245.00	244.34
12	450–500	483	232.00–238.00	235.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	263.00–270.00	266.52

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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