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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 18

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 609▼ 228 vs year ago 615 · −37.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 144▼ 161 vs year ago 320 · −50.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 10▼ 55 vs year ago 75 · −73.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 7.00-10.00 higher; over 450 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average. The slaughter cow market didn't have as much steam as last week. Lightweight calves were still in high demand.

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 $268.44/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −114.67 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$268.44

24 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$39.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.08

vs AR average

−22.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	278.29	1,546	18thin
Medium and Large 2	531	238.88	1,268	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.41/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale24 hd

268.44

—

AR average9 barns · 252 hd

284.51

−16.08

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−22.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−114.67

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	1,654	144.26	2,386	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	129.53	1,988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	128.94	1,549	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	117.35	1,154	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$1,815	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$2,025	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	299.40/cwt	290.00–305.00	943	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	339.32/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,093	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	336.05/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,237	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	287.48/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,081	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	317.92/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,316	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	267.38/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,123	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	266.68/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,248	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	287.14/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,381	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	240.66/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,256	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	279.39/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,478	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	277.41/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,601	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	261.13/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,593	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	248.14/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,685	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	245.07/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,747	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	226.93/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,834	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,897	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	303.04/cwt	298.00–311.00	942	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	256.28/cwt	255.00–260.00	835	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	260.61/cwt	255.00–270.00	975	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	298.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,123	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	280.14/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,182	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	243.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,034	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	273.44/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,274	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	242.22/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,134	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	255.35/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,318	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	223.06/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,167	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	246.94/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,393	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	234.42/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,453	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	220.98/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,591	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	261.26/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,369	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	249.93/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,447	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	233.57/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,450	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,576	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,691	146.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,480	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	117.35/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,154	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	115.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,238	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	130.38/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,572	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,033	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	129.53/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,988	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	1,814.68/head	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,815	8

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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 609Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 144Year ago 320

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 75

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	326	255.00–260.00	256.28
5	350–400	374	255.00–270.00	260.61
5	400–450	424	240.00–250.00	243.77
6	450–500	468	235.00–250.00	242.22
5	500–550	523	220.00–228.00	223.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	311	298.00–311.00	303.04
13	350–400	376	290.00–310.00	298.68
8	400–450	422	270.00–293.00	280.14
12	450–500	466	265.00–282.50	273.44
7	500–550	516	245.00–269.00	255.35
4	550–600	564	240.00–260.00	246.94
2	600–650	620	232.00–237.00	234.42
3	700–750	720	220.00–223.00	220.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	290.00–305.00	299.40
6	350–400	376	280.00–302.00	287.48
4	400–450	420	265.00–270.00	267.38
7	450–500	468	259.00–270.00	266.68
5	500–550	522	225.00–250.00	240.66
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	325.00–370.00	339.32
13	350–400	368	320.00–365.00	336.05
14	400–450	414	295.00–340.00	317.92
6	450–500	481	285.00–290.00	287.14
8	500–550	529	275.00–285.00	279.39
10	550–600	577	265.00–285.00	277.41
10	600–650	610	245.00–270.00	261.13
7	650–700	679	240.00–257.00	248.14
2	700–750	713	241.00–249.00	245.07
2	800–850	808	220.00–234.00	226.93
1	850–900	870	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	524	255.00–265.00	261.26
5	550–600	579	240.00–260.00	249.93
6	600–650	621	230.00–238.00	233.57
2	650–700	678	230.00–235.00	232.44
1	700–750	735	227.00	227.00

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	1	—	1,385	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	8	—	1,227	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,814.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,422	140.00–146.00	143.00
10	—	1,070	110.00–120.00	115.73
43	—	1,206	125.00–140.00	130.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	128.00–131.00	129.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	983	112.00–125.00	117.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,691	140.00–155.00	146.67
1	—	1,355	125.00	125.00

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.