Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Quality was average. Market was still strong on all classes. Sold two video loads; 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 $343.17/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −78.18 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$343.17

28 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.14

vs AR average

−13.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	343.17	1,875	28

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 sale28 hd

343.17

—

AR average8 barns · 222 hd

342.03

+1.14

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−13.99

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−78.18

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	—	High	1,705	172.11	2,934	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	141.53	1,979	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	135.98	1,556	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	113.42	1,090	15

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)	1,160	$2,778	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,310	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	84.73/cwt	80.00–90.00	696	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	120.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,201	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	141.53/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	120.66/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,283	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	314.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	279.71/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	323.33/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	319.82/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	385.66/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	428.97/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	379.68/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	428.84/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	308.70/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	315.82/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	343.81/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	306.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	325.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,226	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	348.63/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	326.72/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	367.99/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	305.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	382.32/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	299.52/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	271.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	269.09/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	372.60/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,222	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	311.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	328.13/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	344.74/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,438	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	370.04/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,417	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	2,079.60/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,080	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,778.23/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,778	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	167.85/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	197.75/cwt	187.00–204.00	3,514	6
Bulls	—	—	1,398	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,781	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	162.89/cwt	150.00–180.00	2,820	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	142.37/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,677	24

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 502Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 88Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 150

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	80.00–90.00	84.73
12	—	996	115.00–125.00	120.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	138.00–145.00	141.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,063	117.00–125.00	120.66
24	—	1,178	130.00–150.00	142.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,777	187.00–204.00	197.75
2	—	1,398	125.00–130.00	127.43
7	—	1,731	150.00–180.00	162.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	321.00–325.00	323.33
7	500–550	516	310.00–320.00	314.23
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	628	270.00–300.00	279.71
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	380.00–390.00	385.66
4	500–550	518	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	565	337.50–350.00	343.81
4	600–650	623	315.00–325.00	319.82
2	650–700	680	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	400.00–455.00	428.84
9	350–400	363	400.00–465.00	428.97
12	400–450	424	350.00–410.00	379.68
11	450–500	476	340.00–400.00	367.99
10	500–550	528	337.50–357.50	348.63
10	550–600	569	320.00–340.00	326.72
6	600–650	620	310.00–322.50	315.82
2	650–700	665	302.50–315.00	308.70
2	700–750	723	280.00–285.00	282.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	377	320.00–330.00	325.21
3	400–450	428	300.00–310.00	306.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	410	360.00–395.00	382.32
2	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	517	327.50	327.50
6	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	305.38
1	650–700	690	287.50	287.50
2	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	355.00–395.00	372.60
8	350–400	383	352.50–400.00	370.04
17	400–450	417	315.00–375.00	344.74
14	450–500	474	315.00–337.50	328.13
13	500–550	524	300.00–320.00	311.00
5	550–600	562	290.00–312.50	299.52
3	600–650	622	270.00–275.00	271.68
3	650–700	683	255.00–285.00	269.09
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	800	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	410.00–415.00	412.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,097	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,079.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,778.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	155.00–180.00	167.85

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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