Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 10.00-15.00 instances 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Market was strong on all classes of calves and yearlings. Slaughter cattle were few dollars cheaper again. No sale next week due to Thanksgiving holiday. Special replacement female sale will be held Saturday November 30th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.48/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −136.87 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$284.48

40 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$48.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

vs AR average

−24.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	289.31	1,562	36
Medium and Large 2	521	241.00	1,256	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.31/cwt here — about $305 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 sale40 hd

284.48

—

AR average10 barns · 447 hd

283.04

+1.44

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−24.78

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−136.87

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	1,585	118.86	1,884	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	107.09	1,243	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	81.66	734	17

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)	1,385	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,886	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	68.29/cwt	62.00–72.00	561	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	91.02/cwt	85.00–100.00	868	10
Bulls	—	—	1,714	126.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,164	5
Bulls	—	—	1,423	109.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	275.55/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,163	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	286.73/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,075	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	230.41/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	255.53/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	296.21/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,377	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	226.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	265.25/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,233	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	346.15/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,305	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	280.14/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	232.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	259.82/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	284.19/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	279.19/cwt	267.50–295.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	308.94/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,316	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	293.89/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	293.21/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,525	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	351.77/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,122	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	137.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	240.26/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	263.73/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	239.90/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,885.96/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	256.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	222.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	288.05/cwt	285.00–290.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	248.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	249.92/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	274.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	231.44/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	262.75/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	217.68/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	251.20/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	241.57/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,375	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	262.74/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,266	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	84.89/cwt	80.00–90.00	885	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	114.03/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,365	32

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 Nov 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 606Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 124Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 150

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	482	260.00–268.00	262.74
7	500–550	520	247.00–255.00	251.20
5	550–600	572	235.00–245.00	239.91
3	650–700	655	220.00–230.00	226.67
3	700–750	723	215.00–220.00	217.68
1	750–800	755	212.00	212.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	325.00–375.00	351.77
16	350–400	377	320.00–390.00	346.15
23	400–450	426	280.00–345.00	308.94
16	450–500	465	275.00–315.00	296.21
9	500–550	526	270.00–297.50	284.19
5	550–600	569	272.50–292.50	280.14
8	600–650	633	257.00–280.00	259.82
6	650–700	662	233.00–247.00	240.26
5	700–750	731	230.00–235.00	232.58
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	307.50	307.50
13	500–550	520	287.50–305.00	293.21
9	550–600	566	282.50–302.50	293.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	285.00–290.00	288.05
8	350–400	374	270.00–280.00	274.99
6	400–450	415	255.00–268.00	262.75
7	450–500	475	240.00–255.00	249.92
3	500–550	500	238.00	238.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	267.50–295.00	279.19
23	350–400	375	270.00–315.00	286.73
13	400–450	422	268.00–290.00	275.55
19	450–500	465	250.00–277.50	265.25
8	500–550	517	245.00–270.00	255.53
11	550–600	569	240.00–249.00	241.57
5	600–650	625	229.00–235.00	230.41
2	650–700	655	220.00–230.00	225.00
1	800–850	810	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	262.50–265.00	263.73
1	550–600	560	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	600	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	250.00–260.00	256.21
6	350–400	382	240.00–250.00	248.32
7	400–450	417	235.00–245.00	239.90
7	450–500	456	228.00–238.00	231.44
5	500–550	534	220.00–225.00	222.02
2	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	600	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	821	62.00–72.00	68.29
10	—	954	85.00–100.00	91.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,043	80.00–90.00	84.89
32	—	1,197	100.00–125.00	114.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	120.00–135.00	126.24
4	—	1,423	105.00–115.00	109.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	130.00–145.00	137.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,885.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,150.00	2,150.00

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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