Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 5.00-8.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Lightweight cattle are still in high demand. Sold two 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 $345.73/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −75.62 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$345.73

27 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.02

vs AR average

−12.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	345.73	1,842	27

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

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 sale27 hd

345.73

—

AR average8 barns · 277 hd

346.75

−1.02

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−12.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−75.62

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	1,728	173.50	2,997	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	148.10	1,974	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	137.89	1,568	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	111.53	1,032	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,299	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,036	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$3,196	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	450–500	471	349.27/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	280.97/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	268.04/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	321.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,649	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	397.98/cwt	360.00–445.00	1,679	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	327.11/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	422.54/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,365	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	339.69/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,760	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	414.89/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	349.15/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	370.78/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,735	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	312.85/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	367.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	293.96/cwt	285.00–310.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	392.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	327	393.47/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	364.09/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,165	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	303.44/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	324.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,559	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	118.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,157	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	95.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	768	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	148.10/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	119.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,244	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	143.14/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,668	21
Bulls	—	—	1,650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,640	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,299.01/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,299	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,125.00/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	3,196.27/head	2,975.00–3,400.00	3,196	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,035.82/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,036	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	345.16/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,450	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	265.01/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	249.58/cwt	232.50–267.50	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	312.21/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	346.22/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	280.13/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	356.00/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,317	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	324.85/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	297.76/cwt	277.50–322.00	1,688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	483.43/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	331	478.02/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,582	7

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 393Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 67Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	390.00–400.00	393.47
4	400–450	430	345.00–347.50	346.22
5	450–500	471	340.00–355.00	349.27
7	500–550	513	315.00–330.00	321.37
1	550–600	590	282.50	282.50
9	600–650	622	275.00–292.50	280.13
5	650–700	664	265.00–270.00	268.04
3	700–750	733	272.50–285.00	280.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	285.00–310.00	293.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	390.00–400.00	392.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	335.00–380.00	364.09
11	350–400	370	340.00–375.00	356.00
13	400–450	420	320.00–365.00	345.16
9	450–500	468	315.00–332.50	324.85
2	500–550	533	300.00–325.00	312.21
5	550–600	567	277.50–322.00	297.76
4	600–650	619	260.00–280.00	265.01
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	723	232.50–267.50	249.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	380.00–455.00	422.54
9	350–400	368	395.00–450.00	414.89
23	400–450	422	360.00–445.00	397.98
18	450–500	468	335.00–400.00	370.78
14	500–550	518	320.00–365.00	339.69
2	550–600	555	332.50	332.50
7	600–650	614	310.00–322.50	312.85
2	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	320.00–335.00	327.11
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	523	365.00–370.00	367.49
7	550–600	562	330.00–360.00	349.15
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	460.00–500.00	478.02
6	350–400	363	460.00–505.00	483.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	320.00–330.00	324.84
3	550–600	565	295.00–308.00	303.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	976	115.00–125.00	118.59
3	—	808	90.00–100.00	95.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	142.00–154.00	148.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	115.00–125.00	119.50
21	—	1,165	130.00–155.00	143.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,805	187.00	187.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,299.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,035.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,353	2,975.00–3,400.00	3,196.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00

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

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