Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality was average. Market still very strong on all classes. Had a attractive offering of replacement cattle this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $354.33/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −67.03 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$354.33

21 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.26

vs AR average

−10.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	354.33	1,918	21

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 sale21 hd

354.33

—

AR average9 barns · 354 hd

350.07

+4.26

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−10.43

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−67.03

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	1,660	169.75	2,818	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	137.34	1,591	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	116.76	1,084	12

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)	1,085	$2,734	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,565	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$2,036	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$3,318	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,949	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,409	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	300–350	315	305.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	292.78/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	400.81/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,291	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	354.40/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,513	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	324.08/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	309.59/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	388.74/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	393.94/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	424.87/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,389	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	329.25/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	332.67/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	386.75/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,419	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	300.86/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,580	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	406.99/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	357.47/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	316.62/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	321.12/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	289.08/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	491.28/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	305.93/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	341.40/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	421.64/cwt	380.00–465.00	1,556	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	3,318.15/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,318	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	2,371.31/head	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,371	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,948.78/head	2,600.00–3,450.00	2,949	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,036.25/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,036	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,734.26/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,734	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	2,564.65/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,565	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	197.97/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,800	4
Bulls	—	—	1,851	183.19/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,391	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	169.81/cwt	155.00–179.50	2,781	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	140.06/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,635	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	152.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,016	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	120.35/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,265	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	124.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,204	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	94.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	759	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 Apr 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 367Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 85Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 15Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	300.00–310.00	305.24
4	350–400	370	300.00–320.00	309.59
3	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	350.00–440.00	400.81
9	350–400	367	355.00–415.00	386.75
11	400–450	427	325.00–405.00	354.40
11	450–500	474	300.00–350.00	324.08
15	500–550	525	280.00–320.00	300.86
8	550–600	574	275.00–310.00	292.78
4	600–650	621	270.00–310.00	289.08
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	485.00–500.00	491.28
2	500–550	515	387.50–390.00	388.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	400.00–455.00	424.87
17	350–400	369	380.00–465.00	421.64
12	400–450	418	375.00–430.00	406.99
10	450–500	468	370.00–420.00	393.94
11	500–550	525	335.00–375.00	357.47
8	550–600	570	325.00–355.00	341.40
3	600–650	627	315.00–320.00	316.62
3	650–700	687	290.00–317.50	305.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	325.00–340.00	332.67
4	350–400	380	312.00–330.00	321.12
6	400–450	407	318.00–340.00	329.25

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	15	—	1,273	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,318.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,259	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,371.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,283	2,600.00–3,450.00	2,948.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,048	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,036.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,085	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,734.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,056	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,564.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	909	190.00–207.50	197.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,851	180.00–189.00	183.19
2	—	1,398	140.00–145.00	142.54
11	—	1,638	155.00–179.50	169.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,167	130.00–148.00	140.06
4	—	1,318	150.00–155.00	152.98
8	—	1,051	119.00–123.00	120.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	971	120.00–130.00	124.04
3	—	800	90.00–100.00	94.93

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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