Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher with exception of 350-400 lb. were 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Quality was average. Market was strong on all classes. Some bloomy new crop calves are showing up and taking a small discount.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.96/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −96.47 against this barn's trailing median of $398.43.

Average price

$301.96

31 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$66.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

vs AR average

−3.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	306.24	1,628	29
Medium and Large 2	510	240.00	1,224	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.24/cwt here — about $404 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

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 sale31 hd

301.96

—

AR average10 barns · 360 hd

295.74

+6.22

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−3.06

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.43

−96.47

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	1,670	169.09	2,823	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	144.72	1,696	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	118.00	1,159	14

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)	1,189	$2,426	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,305	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,387	$3,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,530	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	400–450	413	380.83/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	417.43/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	343.07/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	326.69/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,542	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	261.08/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	362.39/cwt	325.00–415.00	1,710	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	358.26/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	316.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	272.33/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	323.49/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	331.67/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	406.09/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,503	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	390.76/cwt	355.00–445.00	1,669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	409	433.50/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	291.53/cwt	283.00–300.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	285.62/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	255.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	314.28/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,906	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,852	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	161.03/cwt	146.00–185.00	2,593	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	142.68/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,676	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	118.00/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,159	14
Bulls	—	—	1,372	137.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,890	3
Bulls	—	—	1,896	194.32/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,684	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	182.69/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,305.21/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,234.90/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,235	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	3,400.00/head	3,350.00–3,450.00	3,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	361.24/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	265.44/cwt	252.50–287.50	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	360.99/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,513	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	317.49/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	313.36/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	337.11/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	374.55/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,420	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	310.54/cwt	277.50–335.00	1,602	17

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 Mar 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 526Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 136Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 0

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	395	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	413	365.00–390.00	380.83
4	500–550	521	305.00–325.00	317.49
2	550–600	575	309.00	309.00
3	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	345.00–385.00	361.24
15	350–400	379	365.00–390.00	374.55
20	400–450	419	325.00–390.00	360.99
19	450–500	472	300.00–352.50	326.69
17	500–550	516	277.50–335.00	310.54
6	550–600	569	265.00–310.00	285.62
4	600–650	624	252.50–287.50	265.44
6	650–700	667	245.00–285.00	261.08
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	805	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	390.00–440.00	417.43
14	350–400	370	385.00–430.00	406.09
13	400–450	427	355.00–445.00	390.76
19	450–500	472	325.00–415.00	362.39
6	500–550	518	330.00–360.00	343.07
6	550–600	573	332.50–345.00	337.11
8	600–650	614	295.00–330.00	313.36
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	728	262.50–282.50	272.33
1	750–800	770	282.00	282.00
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	409	415.00–465.00	433.50
6	500–550	517	350.00–365.00	358.26
2	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	640	330.00–332.50	331.67
2	700–750	723	283.00–300.00	291.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	310.00–330.00	323.49
3	350–400	358	310.00–320.00	316.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	302.50–320.00	314.28
2	700–750	725	250.00–255.00	252.50
1	750–800	770	247.50	247.50
5	800–850	822	250.00–260.00	255.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	161.00	161.00
8	—	1,175	135.00–150.00	142.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	982	112.00–123.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	146.00–185.00	161.03
3	—	1,372	135.00–140.00	137.79
5	—	1,896	190.00–198.00	194.32

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	2	—	878	175.00–190.00	182.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,305.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,234.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,387	3,350.00–3,450.00	3,400.00

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

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

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