Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher; over 450lbs. 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Market was little softer on most classes. Preconditioned cattle brought a premium. 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 $324.71/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −96.64 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$324.71

48 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$88.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

vs AR average

−17.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	330.84	1,798	43
Medium and Large 1-2	561	291.67	1,635	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	242.50	1,310	2thin

One grade step is worth $88.34/cwt here — about $489 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 sale48 hd

324.71

—

AR average10 barns · 270 hd

320.17

+4.54

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−17.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−96.64

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	1,626	133.26	2,166	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	128.46	1,936	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	125.70	1,407	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	114.00	1,115	12

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)	1,213	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,197	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,797	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,163	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1Value Added	900–950	915	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	716	239.44/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	320.19/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,514	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	305.20/cwt	297.50–340.00	1,743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	303.17/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	286.60/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	307.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	376.43/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,389	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	339.99/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	311.85/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	355.51/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	347.54/cwt	327.50–370.00	1,814	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	290.95/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	740	275.47/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	327.13/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,233	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	308.33/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	807	266.16/cwt	245.00–277.00	2,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	375.93/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,177	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	278.80/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	432.50/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	315.81/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	327.81/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	688	293.08/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	867	244.51/cwt	243.00–247.50	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	304.22/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	234.24/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	291.64/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	274.21/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	111.90/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,092	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,232	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	128.46/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,936	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,491	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	124.75/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,401	15
Bulls	—	—	1,533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,916	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	137.39/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,297	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	171.54/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	288.56/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,506	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,196.97/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,797.14/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,797	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,130	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,162.50/head	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	327.08/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,370	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	288.24/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	223.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	334.15/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,250	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	283.82/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	232.45/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	259.97/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	300.94/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,426	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	241.15/cwt	232.50–259.00	1,852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	306.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	340.77/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	262.51/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	288.72/cwt	275.00–305.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	289.14/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	281.97/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	325.21/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	323.51/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,682	5

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 450Year ago 741

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 74Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	395	415.00–450.00	432.50
7	400–450	416	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
18	500–550	522	327.50–370.00	347.54
11	550–600	567	310.00–365.00	327.81
10	600–650	618	310.00–323.00	315.81
6	650–700	688	292.50–295.00	293.08
5	700–750	740	270.00–282.50	275.47
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
3	800–850	807	245.00–277.00	266.16
3	850–900	867	243.00–247.50	244.51
1	900–950	915	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	300.00–315.00	307.56
4	350–400	383	277.00–310.00	286.60
4	400–450	415	270.00–285.00	278.80
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	377	320.00–335.00	327.13
2	400–450	433	290.00–335.00	311.85
3	450–500	460	300.00–325.00	308.33
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	576	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	360.00–390.00	375.93
11	350–400	369	340.00–420.00	376.43
8	400–450	418	350.00–365.00	355.51
7	450–500	476	320.00–355.00	339.99
5	500–550	520	310.00–335.00	323.51
9	550–600	571	297.50–340.00	305.20
7	600–650	626	283.00–305.00	290.95
1	650–700	665	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	428	317.50–345.00	325.21
12	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	320.19
3	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	306.67
5	550–600	555	295.00–307.50	303.17
3	600–650	632	270.00–307.50	281.97
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	716	230.00–245.00	239.44
6	750–800	768	232.50–259.00	241.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	325.00–355.00	340.77
8	350–400	374	325.00–350.00	334.15
8	400–450	419	315.00–340.00	327.08
13	450–500	474	295.00–310.00	300.94
7	500–550	522	280.00–297.00	288.56
4	550–600	570	277.50–290.00	283.82
3	600–650	623	255.00–270.00	259.97
2	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	720	225.00–235.00	232.45
4	750–800	771	220.00–230.00	223.05
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	275.00–305.00	288.72
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	426	255.00–265.00	262.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	283.00–295.00	289.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	290.00–310.00	304.22
3	500–550	535	290.00–295.00	291.64
3	550–600	572	285.00–295.00	288.24
3	600–650	615	270.00–277.50	274.21
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	714	230.00–242.00	234.24
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	976	107.00–117.00	111.90
2	—	990	123.00–126.00	124.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	126.00–130.00	128.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	140.00	140.00
15	—	1,123	118.00–130.00	124.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,672	130.00–155.00	137.39

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	3	—	950	165.00–180.00	171.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,196.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,797.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,162.50

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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