Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2024-09-05

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 5
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 550▲ 143 vs year ago 582 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 46▲ 30 vs year ago 121 · +24.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $246.20/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.91 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.
Average price
$246.20
31 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,344
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.32
vs AR average
−23.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547246.911,34930
Medium and Large 2525225.001,1811thin
One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about $168 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 sale31 hd
246.20
—
AR average9 barns · 571 hd
272.52
−26.32
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−23.20
This barn, trailing median30 sales
383.11
−136.91
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
479422366309median 383.1103/0504/3007/1609/0310/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,525141.132,1529thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425128.001,8241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,181121.731,43742
CowsLean 85-90%Low952111.671,06315

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,259$2,4203thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,1333thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326328.50/cwt315.00–347.501,0718
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328268.23/cwt265.00–270.008808
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377309.25/cwt285.00–327.501,16610
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384257.74/cwt250.00–273.0099014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,0048
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418276.78/cwt270.00–287.501,15712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459266.49/cwt260.00–278.001,22312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468238.24/cwt235.00–245.001,1153
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519251.25/cwt245.00–267.501,30415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574242.57/cwt237.50–248.001,39215
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620237.96/cwt230.00–247.001,47529
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668228.41/cwt220.00–235.001,52611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714225.65/cwt220.00–231.001,6119
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773218.28/cwt215.00–223.001,6874
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1803216.99/cwt214.00–220.001,7422
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328280.20/cwt270.00–285.009198
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363238.67/cwt235.00–240.008664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373271.68/cwt268.00–277.001,0138
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416253.74/cwt243.00–265.001,05611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423225.00/cwt225.00–225.009527
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added431257.20/cwt257.00–257.501,1095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009902
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462245.07/cwt225.00–254.001,13219
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503210.75/cwt208.00–215.001,0604
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522230.16/cwt225.00–239.001,20117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1552
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559228.49/cwt225.00–235.001,27712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620223.44/cwt220.00–230.001,3854
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4363
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730187.55/cwt185.00–190.001,3692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469250.27/cwt247.00–255.001,1747
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520231.97/cwt230.00–235.001,2065
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583223.24/cwt220.00–228.001,3014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620218.15/cwt215.00–220.001,35311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730205.07/cwt200.00–210.001,4972
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773197.05/cwt195.00–199.001,5232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,327125.57/cwt124.00–128.001,6663
Bulls——1,615165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,6651
Bulls——1,625145.70/cwt140.00–148.002,3685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%810106.52/cwt105.00–108.008632
Cows—Lean 85-90%974112.46/cwt110.00–115.001,09513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063112.56/cwt110.00–115.001,1979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214123.90/cwt118.00–130.001,50432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,8241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,580.02/head2,150.00–2,925.002,5802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,133.33/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,425147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,0951

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.