Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2025-04-03

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 3
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
227 head
417 vs last sale 644 142 vs year ago 369 · 38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
138 vs last sale 175 50 vs year ago 87 · 57.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs. 2.00-10.00 lower; over 450lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 3.00-15.00 higher with 300-450lb as much as 20.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Had a small run today, but buyers were still very aggressive. Quality was average with some attractive lightweight calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $361.05/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits 60.30 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.
Average price
$361.05
11 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+20.53
vs AR average
7.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541361.051,95511thin
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
496445394342median 421.3512/1802/2604/2306/1808/13
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 sale11 hd
361.05
AR average8 barns · 94 hd
340.52
+20.53
National average168 barns · 11,835 hd
369.01
−7.96
This barn, trailing median28 sales
421.35
−60.30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,591162.742,5904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,098130.321,43115
CowsLean 85-90%Average950112.711,0716thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750717241.53/cwt235.00–250.001,7323
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570291.78/cwt280.00–302.501,6637
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527299.96/cwt290.00–315.001,5817
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426393.11/cwt360.00–415.001,6758
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372392.53/cwt365.00–415.001,4606
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469363.63/cwt350.00–415.001,7057
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760286.58/cwt280.00–300.002,1783
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500453397.43/cwt385.00–410.001,8004
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750731300.21/cwt290.00–306.002,1954
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527355.54/cwt340.00–380.001,8746
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571362.09/cwt347.00–382.502,0684
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423393.29/cwt360.00–430.001,66411
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325435.73/cwt400.00–470.001,41612
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620340.00/cwt330.00–350.002,1082
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400368327.62/cwt325.00–330.001,2062
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350324329.94/cwt320.00–350.001,0695
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329395.53/cwt370.00–415.001,30110
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623284.17/cwt270.00–293.001,7703
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671264.65/cwt250.00–295.001,7763
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350345490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6911
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550510390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9891
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378422.92/cwt380.00–450.001,5997
Bulls1,785192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,4271
Bulls1,320130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7161
Bulls1,630164.47/cwt162.00–167.002,6812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,126135.28/cwt127.00–144.001,52310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,043120.39/cwt118.00–122.001,2565
CowsLean 85-90%983117.25/cwt114.00–122.001,1535
CowsLean 85-90%78590.00/cwt90.00–90.007071

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.