Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower with high dressing bulls being 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. 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 $302.28/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −96.15 against this barn's trailing median of $398.43.

Average price

$302.28

16 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.86

vs AR average

−27.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	302.28	1,633	16thin

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 sale16 hd

302.28

—

AR average9 barns · 299 hd

306.14

−3.86

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−27.67

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.43

−96.15

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	1,597	172.63	2,757	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	141.39	1,681	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	121.38	1,151	13

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)	945	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	—	—	1,611	169.60/cwt	155.00–180.00	2,732	5
Bulls	—	—	1,714	196.97/cwt	187.00–204.00	3,376	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	122.89/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,203	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	137.19/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,350	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	84.47/cwt	83.00–86.00	650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	340.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	432.92/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	390.55/cwt	360.00–435.00	1,449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	309.56/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	255.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	301.30/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	406.02/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	262.33/cwt	247.00–290.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	326.97/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	329.53/cwt	290.00–357.50	1,539	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	412.03/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	271.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,269	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	282.40/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	291.55/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	315.34/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,646	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,948	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	140.06/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,644	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	290.15/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	324.80/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	308.15/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	326.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	411.37/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,736	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	351.44/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,466	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	332.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	347.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	297.95/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,260	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	363.81/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	376.29/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	253.64/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	319.75/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	298.15/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,544	6

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 698Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 196Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 150Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,611	155.00–180.00	169.60
4	—	1,714	187.00–204.00	196.97
2	—	1,330	130.00–133.00	131.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	979	118.00–129.00	122.89
4	—	984	132.00–139.00	137.19
2	—	770	83.00–86.00	84.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	150.00–151.00	150.66
21	—	1,174	130.00–148.00	140.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	400.00–470.00	432.92
9	350–400	371	400.00–430.00	412.03
11	400–450	422	385.00–445.00	411.37
11	450–500	465	355.00–415.00	376.29
7	500–550	526	350.00–390.00	363.81
7	550–600	569	330.00–350.00	340.04
3	600–650	620	325.00–331.00	326.97
2	650–700	660	295.00–307.50	301.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	340.00–355.00	347.68
4	350–400	368	325.00–340.00	332.86
6	400–450	417	320.00–335.00	326.76
6	450–500	460	290.00–325.00	308.15
6	500–550	518	285.00–310.00	298.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	385.00–435.00	406.02
10	350–400	371	360.00–435.00	390.55
12	400–450	417	330.00–410.00	351.44
16	450–500	467	290.00–357.50	329.53
10	500–550	524	285.00–330.00	309.56
6	550–600	567	275.00–302.50	290.15
6	600–650	627	247.00–290.00	262.33
2	650–700	675	250.00–257.50	253.64
3	700–750	722	245.00–265.00	255.74
1	800–850	815	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	320.00–335.00	324.80
5	350–400	371	315.00–322.00	319.75
6	400–450	423	285.00–310.00	297.95
3	450–500	467	270.00–275.00	271.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	300.00–325.00	315.34
3	550–600	565	285.00–300.00	291.55
4	600–650	615	275.00–285.00	282.40

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,050.00	2,050.00

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

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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