Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-12.00 higher except 300-400 lb. were 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality was average. Sold a 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 $311.60/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −86.83 against this barn's trailing median of $398.43.

Average price

$311.60

20 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.50

vs AR average

−10.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	311.60	1,677	20

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 sale20 hd

311.60

—

AR average9 barns · 336 hd

307.10

+4.50

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−10.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.43

−86.83

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	1,626	162.98	2,650	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	132.70	1,496	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	113.19	1,078	17

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)	948	$2,563	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$2,372	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$2,270	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,027	$3,065	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,949	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$2,436	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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%	—	982	118.13/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,160	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	135.03/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,527	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	278.14/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	248.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	300.48/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	438.47/cwt	395.00–475.00	1,456	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	345.05/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	494.93/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	409.50/cwt	370.00–460.00	1,704	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	324.71/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	328.67/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	390.34/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	331.60/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	364.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	433.75/cwt	395.00–485.00	1,618	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	349.01/cwt	320.00–392.50	1,825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	346.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	265.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	407.27/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	330.54/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,583	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	253.51/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	314.94/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	308.75/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	346.51/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	333.90/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,546	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	314.20/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	366.82/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,368	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	274.45/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	366.62/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	260.68/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	3,065.22/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,065	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	2,372.17/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,372	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	2,270.23/head	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,270	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	2,563.39/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,563	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,435.74/head	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,436	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,949.08/head	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,677	172.69/cwt	158.00–182.00	2,896	9
Bulls	—	—	2,000	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	135.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,923	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,251	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	90.13/cwt	80.00–96.00	732	3

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 522Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 106Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	982	110.00–125.00	118.13
3	—	812	80.00–96.00	90.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,131	128.00–144.00	135.03
2	—	1,295	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,062	115.00–120.00	117.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,677	158.00–182.00	172.69
1	—	2,000	185.00	185.00
4	—	1,418	130.00–140.00	135.63

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	355	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	555	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	673	255.00–287.50	278.14
1	700–750	715	267.50	267.50
2	750–800	755	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	340.00–390.00	366.62
16	350–400	373	335.00–395.00	366.82
9	400–450	419	330.00–380.00	346.51
13	450–500	463	322.50–347.50	333.90
13	500–550	526	302.50–322.50	314.20
5	550–600	563	292.50–315.00	300.48
7	600–650	620	265.00–302.50	274.45
8	650–700	675	250.00–300.00	260.68
6	700–750	719	240.00–260.00	248.26
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	300.00–315.00	308.75
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	470	260.00–275.00	265.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	395.00–430.00	407.27
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	395.00–475.00	438.47
16	350–400	373	395.00–485.00	433.75
17	400–450	416	370.00–460.00	409.50
10	450–500	466	355.00–425.00	390.34
13	500–550	523	320.00–392.50	349.01
5	550–600	561	320.00–367.50	345.05
3	600–650	625	320.00–329.00	324.71
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	490.00–500.00	494.93
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	340.00–350.00	346.63
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	413	317.50–347.50	328.67
2	450–500	455	310.00–325.00	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	582	360.00–370.00	364.99
3	600–650	640	327.50–340.00	331.60
2	700–750	715	307.50	307.50
4	750–800	770	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	320.00–340.00	330.54
1	500–550	535	317.50	317.50
3	550–600	557	310.00–317.50	314.94
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	732	237.50–265.00	253.51
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	895	220.00	220.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,027	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,065.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,253	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,435.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,949.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,004	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,372.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	943	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,270.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	948	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,563.39

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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