Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 4.00-17.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average. Market was higher in most spots this week. Buyers were active on all classes. Sold a video load, 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 $329.75/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −91.60 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$329.75

39 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$41.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

vs AR average

−18.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	331.90	1,762	37
Medium and Large 1-2	585	290.00	1,697	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.90/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale39 hd

329.75

—

AR average9 barns · 401 hd

327.71

+2.04

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−18.91

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−91.60

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	1,639	133.02	2,180	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	126.46	1,475	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	122.33	1,780	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	102.14	968	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,981	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	350–400	378	380.82/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,439	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	321.20/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,673	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	290.84/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	260.99/cwt	253.00–265.00	2,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	367.38/cwt	345.00–420.00	1,481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	307.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	368.67/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	434	423.91/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	374.59/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,240	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	303.02/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,839	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	319.27/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	341.18/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	265.41/cwt	262.50–272.50	2,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	310.92/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,272	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	308.52/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	324.55/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,048	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	128.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,507	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	804	83.50/cwt	80.00–87.00	671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,792	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	107.87/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,070	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,780	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	113.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,186	5
Bulls	—	—	1,373	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	139.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,411	6
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	—	1,003	1,980.90/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,981	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	347.74/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	283.77/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	279.14/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	364.33/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	306.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	332.14/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,206	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	297.11/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	276.90/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	264.99/cwt	262.50–267.50	2,128	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 363Year ago 807

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 85Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	331	350.00–420.00	374.59
16	350–400	378	350.00–420.00	380.82
7	400–450	403	345.00–420.00	367.38
13	450–500	460	310.00–365.00	341.18
21	500–550	521	310.00–355.00	321.20
6	550–600	567	310.00–327.50	319.27
12	600–650	607	295.00–317.00	303.02
5	650–700	674	270.00–282.50	276.90
6	750–800	763	262.50–272.50	265.41
2	800–850	803	262.50–267.50	264.99
5	850–900	857	253.00–265.00	260.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	434	400.00–435.00	423.91
4	450–500	468	425.00	425.00
8	500–550	518	355.00–390.00	368.67
2	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	620	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	300.00–310.00	306.04
3	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
7	350–400	378	355.00–380.00	364.33
9	400–450	423	335.00–362.50	347.74
2	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	515	300.00–320.00	307.77
2	550–600	550	307.50	307.50
6	600–650	607	275.00–300.00	290.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	300.00–360.00	324.55
12	350–400	363	310.00–345.00	332.14
15	400–450	409	295.00–330.00	310.92
13	450–500	467	295.00–325.00	308.52
6	500–550	527	295.00–300.00	297.11
5	550–600	573	265.00–297.50	283.77
3	600–650	623	275.00–287.50	279.14
2	650–700	665	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,175	120.00–135.00	128.27
3	—	1,305	137.00–138.00	137.33
5	—	1,049	110.00–115.00	113.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	804	80.00–87.00	83.50
13	—	992	102.00–114.00	107.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	120.00–125.00	122.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	112.00–115.00	113.48
6	—	1,728	135.00–145.00	139.53

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	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,980.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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