Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no sale last week. All classes of cattle would be considerably higher. Buyers were aggressive on most classes; especially lighter weights. Had numerous replacement cows with a strong market there too. Quality was average to attractive. Sold two video load, to view results click this link; ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.30/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −104.13 against this barn's trailing median of $398.43.

Average price

$294.30

30 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.14

vs AR average

−12.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	294.30	1,628	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.07, low $337.27, median $398.43 across 29 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 sale30 hd

294.30

—

AR average9 barns · 684 hd

301.44

−7.14

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−12.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.43

−104.13

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	1,765	168.97	2,982	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	142.05	1,667	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	117.88	1,143	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$2,465	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,320	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$2,059	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$1,908	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$2,901	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$2,830	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,511	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	286.92/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	330.23/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	410.37/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	300.70/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	492.56/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	325.37/cwt	285.00–367.50	1,389	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	422.34/cwt	360.00–465.00	1,575	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	313.83/cwt	277.50–330.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	341.25/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	371.56/cwt	340.00–435.00	1,542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	304.00/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	354.45/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	357.36/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,683	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	290.63/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	260.82/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,090	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	283.94/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	258.37/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,968	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,329	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	120.83/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,189	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	141.78/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,656	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	156.90/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,010	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	97.59/cwt	90.00–105.00	844	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	123.86/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,304	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,902	185.71/cwt	182.00–190.00	3,532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	167.55/cwt	150.00–176.00	2,942	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	197.49/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,645	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,319.73/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,320	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,907.51/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,908	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,464.78/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,465	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	2,058.80/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,059	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,511.40/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,511	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,900.98/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,901	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,830.08/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	317.57/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	285.87/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	311.79/cwt	310.00–315.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	356.91/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,313	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	300.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	365.09/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,201	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	290.32/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	262.15/cwt	247.50–287.50	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	251.95/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1

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 Feb 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 212Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 49Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	411	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	455	330.00–352.50	341.25
4	500–550	513	315.00–317.50	316.24
9	550–600	568	290.00–300.00	295.02
4	600–650	623	280.00–294.00	286.92
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	329	350.00–375.00	365.09
21	350–400	368	330.00–390.00	356.91
11	400–450	427	285.00–367.50	325.37
13	450–500	472	290.00–355.00	317.57
6	500–550	533	275.00–300.00	285.87
11	550–600	567	275.00–307.50	290.32
5	600–650	622	247.50–287.50	262.15
5	650–700	683	247.50–255.00	251.95
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	855	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	310.00–315.00	311.79
2	350–400	358	295.00–305.00	300.03
5	400–450	418	258.00–268.00	260.82
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	375.00–460.00	410.37
17	350–400	373	360.00–465.00	422.34
11	400–450	415	340.00–435.00	371.56
12	450–500	471	325.00–390.00	357.36
5	500–550	516	325.00–337.50	330.23
8	550–600	566	285.00–327.50	304.00
6	600–650	608	285.00–327.50	300.70
3	650–700	660	286.00–293.00	290.63
1	800–850	825	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	485.00–500.00	492.56
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	277.50–330.00	313.83
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
6	500–550	527	340.00–362.50	354.45
2	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	533	285.00–300.00	292.50
3	550–600	577	270.00–292.00	283.94
2	600–650	618	277.50	277.50
2	650–700	673	247.50–270.00	258.37
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	795	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	129.00	129.00
10	—	984	117.00–126.00	120.83
2	—	865	90.00–105.00	97.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,168	134.00–150.00	141.78
9	—	1,281	153.00–163.00	156.90
7	—	1,053	115.00–127.00	123.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,902	182.00–190.00	185.71
10	—	1,756	150.00–176.00	167.55

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	6	—	833	180.00–216.00	197.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,319.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,088	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,907.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,237	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,464.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,227	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,058.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,511.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,273	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,343	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,830.08

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

Heifers · 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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