Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2024-10-03

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 3
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 719▲ 186 vs year ago 509 · +36.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 168▲ 60 vs year ago 100 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Buyers were active on most classes of cattle. October market is usually cheaper, but not this week. Market was strong on all the better end calves. Plainer cattle are being discounted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $264.34/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −118.77 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.
Average price
$264.34
34 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,431
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.82
vs AR average
−22.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541264.341,43134
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
264.34
—
AR average10 barns · 464 hd
263.52
+0.82
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−22.48
This barn, trailing median30 sales
383.11
−118.77
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—Average1,700131.982,2449thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,407120.511,6964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,153117.201,35221
CowsLean 85-90%Average983103.971,02222

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,8001thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322350.37/cwt320.00–385.001,12813
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2357283.80/cwt275.00–292.501,0137
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380346.84/cwt320.00–367.501,31814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,4981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425330.69/cwt315.00–350.001,4059
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425256.89/cwt250.00–262.001,0929
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428289.80/cwt280.00–310.001,24010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy475325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478278.98/cwt272.50–302.501,33415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4663
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513273.51/cwt265.00–285.001,40316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577249.14/cwt237.50–262.501,43813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4922
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630236.57/cwt235.00–240.001,4907
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678236.22/cwt231.00–241.001,6025
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723227.09/cwt220.00–236.001,6424
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7713
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7961
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905211.50/cwt210.00–213.001,9142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328271.47/cwt260.00–292.508904
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335239.75/cwt237.00–245.008033
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009004
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381275.85/cwt267.50–282.501,05111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422263.71/cwt240.00–280.001,11311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430224.49/cwt224.00–225.009654
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465246.32/cwt235.00–266.001,1456
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement500275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507233.51/cwt228.00–241.001,1849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532210.67/cwt210.00–212.001,1216
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571227.56/cwt225.00–230.001,2999
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621217.92/cwt205.00–227.501,3536
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668208.90/cwt198.00–226.001,3958
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720202.93/cwt195.00–219.001,46112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815193.00/cwt189.00–197.001,5732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485259.29/cwt245.00–265.001,2587
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517243.86/cwt237.50–248.001,2619
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571231.68/cwt230.00–235.001,3236
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633217.49/cwt215.00–220.001,3774
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673207.19/cwt205.00–209.001,3943
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763192.62/cwt185.00–205.001,4703
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,383116.53/cwt115.00–118.001,6122
Bulls——1,791136.40/cwt130.00–140.002,4437
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94595.00/cwt95.00–95.008982
Cows—Lean 85-90%987104.87/cwt100.00–108.001,03520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,073105.33/cwt100.00–113.001,1305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133117.56/cwt115.00–125.001,33212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315130.97/cwt127.00–133.001,7224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393117.01/cwt115.00–119.001,6303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2838126.72/cwt120.00–130.001,0623

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.