Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 instances 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were softer with limited buyer participation. Feeder cattle were lower in most classes with considerably less demand this week. Quality was average. Sold a split load on video; to view results click this link; ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.14/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −118.21 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$303.14

17 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$65.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.45

vs AR average

−37.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	320.23	1,745	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	290.00	1,479	1thin
Medium and Large 2	552	255.15	1,407	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.08/cwt here — about $338 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

303.14

—

AR average10 barns · 312 hd

312.59

−9.45

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−37.80

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−118.21

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	1,648	135.81	2,238	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	129.00	1,787	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	119.97	1,328	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	96.15	920	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,065	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	450–500	471	304.09/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	283.78/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	296.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	306.66/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,423	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	338.33/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	363.94/cwt	342.50–390.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	316.05/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	312.67/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	331.67/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	327.62/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,550	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	348.22/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	360.91/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,325	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	286.27/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	317.59/cwt	312.50–323.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	288.63/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,365	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	122.94/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,360	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	75.04/cwt	73.00–77.00	603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	97.94/cwt	93.00–105.00	967	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	106.18/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,103	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,820	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	135.81/cwt	125.00–150.00	2,238	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,065.06/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	255.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	318.06/cwt	305.50–337.50	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	256.40/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	341.75/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	285.06/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	332.25/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,226	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	311.89/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	266.69/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	262.99/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	255.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,360	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 1,169Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 144Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	287.50–310.00	304.09
1	500–550	525	302.00	302.00
4	550–600	588	280.00–285.00	283.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	290.00–300.00	296.61
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	318	320.00–365.00	341.75
5	350–400	369	325.00–342.50	332.25
5	400–450	418	305.50–337.50	318.06
8	450–500	464	285.00–317.50	306.66
5	500–550	508	275.00–292.50	285.06
6	550–600	563	257.50–280.00	266.69
5	600–650	619	250.00–262.00	256.40
1	750–800	755	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	342.50	342.50
4	450–500	466	312.50–323.00	317.59
3	500–550	515	295.00–300.00	297.51
2	550–600	558	285.00–287.50	286.27
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	347.50	347.50
3	500–550	525	330.00–342.50	338.33
1	600–650	600	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	342.50–390.00	363.94
10	350–400	367	345.00–380.00	360.91
8	400–450	419	330.00–375.00	348.22
11	450–500	473	322.50–350.00	327.62
5	500–550	524	307.50–332.50	316.05
4	550–600	586	305.00–322.50	311.89
2	650–700	673	261.00–265.00	262.99
1	700–750	705	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	305.00–320.00	312.67
2	400–450	435	285.00–300.00	292.50
2	450–500	473	285.00–292.00	288.63
2	500–550	533	250.00–260.00	255.12
2	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	255.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	325.00–335.00	331.67
2	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	803	73.00–77.00	75.04
7	—	987	93.00–105.00	97.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,106	115.00–133.00	122.94
6	—	1,039	105.00–108.00	106.18
2	—	1,323	136.00–139.00	137.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,648	125.00–150.00	135.81

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,065.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	192.50	192.50

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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