Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower; over 400 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average. Very few cattle over 600 lbs., most of the offering was lightweight calves. Demand was strong on all classes of calves and yearlings. Next week will have a large offering of stock cows. It will be the last sale for this year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.94/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −147.42 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$273.94

34 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$47.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.16

vs AR average

−50.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	287.80	1,542	24
Medium and Large 2	540	240.67	1,299	10thin

One grade step is worth $47.13/cwt here — about $243 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 sale34 hd

273.94

—

AR average9 barns · 633 hd

309.09

−35.16

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−50.41

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−147.42

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	—	High	1,570	136.85	2,149	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	111.16	1,232	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	107.00	1,659	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	93.40	884	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$2,025	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,933	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	400–450	438	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.02/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	239.98/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	288.59/cwt	267.00–305.00	1,351	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	251.50/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,703	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	105.67/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,046	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	69.55/cwt	65.00–74.00	570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	115.55/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,264	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,689	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	321	369.66/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	282.49/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,333	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	228.30/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	259.57/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	312.87/cwt	292.50–340.00	1,167	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	298.65/cwt	282.50–320.00	1,275	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	241.21/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	291.27/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	229.00/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	327.26/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,051	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	256.43/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	272.42/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,438	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	261.31/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,479	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	372.27/cwt	325.00–435.00	1,370	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	383.55/cwt	340.00–445.00	1,250	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	318.49/cwt	285.00–342.50	1,500	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	252.27/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	283.82/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,932.83/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	303.33/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	276.67/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	286.81/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,506	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	245.00/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	314.90/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	261.18/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,617	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	234.61/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,335	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	2,024.72/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	259.87/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,258	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	342.22/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,454	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	244.71/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	266.80/cwt	247.00–285.00	1,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	318.72/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	137.80/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,157	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	95.06/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,004	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	95.21/cwt	90.00–102.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	318.37/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,640	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 703Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 72Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
7	350–400	370	295.00–302.50	300.02
4	400–450	438	270.00	270.00
7	450–500	484	250.00–275.00	259.87
6	500–550	520	235.00–255.00	244.71
4	550–600	569	225.00–245.00	234.61
1	600–650	620	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	326	340.00–445.00	383.55
18	350–400	368	325.00–435.00	372.27
18	400–450	425	320.00–375.00	342.22
17	450–500	471	285.00–342.50	318.49
14	500–550	525	277.50–300.00	286.81
7	550–600	566	270.00–282.50	276.67
8	600–650	619	250.00–267.00	261.18
5	650–700	666	252.50–265.00	256.43
3	700–750	707	242.50–247.50	245.00
2	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	312.50–320.00	318.72
7	400–450	424	300.00–327.50	314.90
1	450–500	480	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	515	315.00–325.00	318.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	270.00–290.00	282.49
1	500–550	540	267.00	267.00
5	550–600	590	250.00–270.00	259.57
6	600–650	623	235.00–245.00	239.98
8	650–700	670	230.00–255.00	241.21
3	700–750	725	225.00–230.00	228.30
2	750–800	770	228.00–230.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	718	220.00–225.00	222.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	321	315.00–350.00	327.26
17	350–400	373	292.50–340.00	312.87
17	400–450	427	282.50–320.00	298.65
11	450–500	468	267.00–305.00	288.59
11	500–550	528	267.50–285.00	272.42
11	550–600	566	250.00–272.00	261.31
9	600–650	618	247.50–265.00	252.27
3	650–700	677	247.50–260.00	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	360.00–400.00	369.66
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	508	290.00–292.50	291.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	302.50–305.00	303.33
4	500–550	515	280.00–287.50	283.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
6	450–500	475	247.00–285.00	266.80
2	500–550	510	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	105.00–106.00	105.67
2	—	820	65.00–74.00	69.55
6	—	967	90.00–102.00	95.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,094	108.00–122.00	115.55
3	—	1,337	125.00–127.00	126.32
8	—	1,056	90.00–105.00	95.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,385	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,565	130.00–141.00	137.80

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)	2	—	1,190	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,932.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	972	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,024.72

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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