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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 25

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

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Feeder Cattle receipts

447 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 464▲ 24 vs year ago 423 · +5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 137▼ 54 vs year ago 136 · −39.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 35▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Buyers were aggressive on most classes. Quality was average. All classes were higher this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.23/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −85.88 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$297.23

52 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$53.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs AR average

−12.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	300.33	1,646	49
Medium and Large 2	530	246.69	1,308	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.63/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

297.23

—

AR average7 barns · 257 hd

291.43

+5.80

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−12.32

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−85.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.97, low $323.28, median $383.11 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,720	134.88	2,320	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	125.27	1,462	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	102.94	968	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,574	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$2,670	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$2,013	2thin

Every lot

57 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	339.02/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,075	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	289.07/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,070	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	331.74/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,247	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	319.20/cwt	295.00–347.50	1,344	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	267.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,144	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,405	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	324.22/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,495	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,199	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	297.75/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,390	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,308	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	313.51/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,643	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	289.51/cwt	272.50–320.00	1,520	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	289.46/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,659	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	304.65/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,761	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	294.65/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,836	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	270.28/cwt	255.00–292.50	1,692	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	250.48/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,696	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	237.81/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,688	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,781	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	297.50/cwt	285.00–320.00	922	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	289.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,086	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	252.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	972	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	241.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,015	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	277.02/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,183	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	438	283.51/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,242	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	262.87/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,235	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	268.72/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,271	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	270.34/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,381	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	252.16/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,309	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,417	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	250.87/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,417	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	242.46/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,506	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	273.31/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,298	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	264.39/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,380	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	257.89/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,491	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,568	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	134.88/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,320	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	81.89/cwt	79.00–85.00	647	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	108.20/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,058	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	111.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,194	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	126.35/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,472	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	138.73/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,781	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,670.19/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,670	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,573.72/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,574	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,012.50/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	2

This sale against other markets

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 464Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 137Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	2	—	1,365	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,012.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,075.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,430	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,670.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	285.00–320.00	297.50
6	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	289.64
12	400–450	427	260.00–290.00	277.02
13	450–500	470	252.50–277.50	262.87
8	500–550	519	240.00–262.50	252.16
6	550–600	565	245.00–262.50	250.87
10	600–650	621	235.00–247.50	242.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	282.00–285.00	283.51
2	450–500	473	267.50–270.00	268.72
7	500–550	511	267.50–275.00	270.34
2	550–600	560	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	385	250.00–257.50	252.47
3	400–450	420	240.00–245.00	241.67
2	500–550	545	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	327.50–355.00	339.02
19	350–400	376	310.00–355.00	331.74
13	400–450	421	295.00–347.50	319.20
17	450–500	467	285.00–332.50	297.75
15	500–550	525	272.50–320.00	289.51
6	550–600	573	270.00–312.50	289.46
10	600–650	626	255.00–292.50	270.28
9	650–700	677	240.00–270.00	250.48
7	700–750	710	230.00–255.00	237.81
2	750–800	758	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	325.00–330.00	326.67
11	450–500	461	312.50–340.00	324.22
12	500–550	524	305.00–320.00	313.51
16	550–600	578	295.00–317.50	304.65
10	600–650	623	280.00–305.00	294.65
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	700	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
5	350–400	370	285.00–295.00	289.07
9	400–450	427	260.00–270.00	267.80
5	450–500	461	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	518	250.00–255.00	252.54
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	475	255.00–280.00	273.31
9	500–550	522	255.00–275.00	264.39
6	550–600	578	240.00–270.00	257.89
2	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	725	215.00–217.50	216.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	978	103.00–115.00	108.20
2	—	790	79.00–85.00	81.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,074	110.00–115.00	111.19
5	—	1,284	136.00–141.00	138.73
16	—	1,165	118.00–132.00	126.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,720	128.00–140.00	134.88

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.