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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 24

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Oct 10Oct 24Oct 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

694 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 679▼ 163 vs year ago 857 · −19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 114▼ 77 vs year ago 162 · −47.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Slaughter cows would be softer this week. Light calves were still in good demand. Quality was average with some attractive calf crops.

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 $251.66/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.45 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$251.66

30 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$24.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.81

vs AR average

−47.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	254.99	1,382	26
Medium and Large 2	537	230.02	1,236	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.98/cwt here — about $146 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 sale30 hd

251.66

—

AR average10 barns · 543 hd

264.48

−12.81

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−47.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−131.45

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	1,620	126.46	2,049	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	114.00	1,645	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	110.80	1,311	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	100.95	978	11

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)	1,275	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	343.38/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,106	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	279.82/cwt	265.00–290.00	921	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	273.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,006	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,397	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	317.91/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,186	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	293.05/cwt	270.00–327.50	1,204	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	253.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,078	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	271.55/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,287	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	235.76/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,134	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	257.61/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,324	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	231.69/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,212	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	250.47/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,423	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	238.65/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,453	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	249.94/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,700	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	236.79/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,610	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	231.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,649	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	240.58/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,715	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	226.68/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,739	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	773	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,791	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	807	236.33/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,907	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,870	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	863	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,950	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,929	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	235.52/cwt	235.00–238.00	763	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	269.49/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,000	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	236.62/cwt	235.00–240.00	899	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	227.04/cwt	225.00–228.00	947	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	262.17/cwt	247.50–282.50	1,122	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	288.66/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,256	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,262	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	231.77/cwt	219.00–245.00	1,073	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	249.10/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,181	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,086	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	233.06/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,214	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	232.23/cwt	218.00–247.00	1,319	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	220.26/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,341	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	213.75/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,560	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,601	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,198	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	235.78/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,259	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	229.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,324	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,729	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,086	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	100.15/cwt	95.00–103.00	962	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	99.97/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,045	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,145	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	112.88/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,377	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,630	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,645	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	161.22/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,445	6

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 Oct 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 679Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 114Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 10

No trend due to no report last week. Slaughter cows would be softer this week. Light calves were still in good demand. Quality was average with some attractive calf crops.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

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	343.38
4	350–400	373	300.00–347.50	317.91
12	400–450	411	270.00–327.50	293.05
8	450–500	474	265.00–277.50	271.55
11	500–550	514	250.00–272.50	257.61
13	550–600	568	240.00–265.00	250.47
6	600–650	609	235.00–242.50	238.65
13	650–700	680	230.00–242.00	236.79
3	700–750	712	225.00–235.00	231.65
6	750–800	767	220.00–233.00	226.68
1	800–850	820	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	865	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	265.00–290.00	279.82
9	350–400	368	270.00–275.00	273.26
8	400–450	425	250.00–260.00	253.71
4	450–500	481	235.00–238.00	235.76
3	500–550	523	225.00–235.00	231.69
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	680	247.50–255.00	249.94
10	700–750	713	236.00–245.00	240.58
6	750–800	773	230.00–235.00	231.65
3	800–850	807	233.00–238.00	236.33
2	850–900	863	225.00–227.00	226.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	235.00–238.00	235.52
3	350–400	380	235.00–240.00	236.62
3	400–450	417	225.00–228.00	227.04
7	450–500	463	219.00–245.00	231.77
1	500–550	510	213.00	213.00
2	550–600	550	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	285.00–292.50	288.66
2	450–500	463	270.00–275.00	272.49
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	371	260.00–282.50	269.49
9	400–450	428	247.50–282.50	262.17
27	450–500	474	237.00–265.00	249.10
9	500–550	521	230.00–247.50	233.06
16	550–600	568	218.00–247.00	232.23
9	600–650	609	215.00–235.00	220.26
2	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	730	210.00–215.00	213.75
1	750–800	755	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	247.00	247.00
7	500–550	534	227.00–240.00	235.78
10	550–600	577	225.00–235.00	229.46
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	896	155.00–167.50	161.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	125.00–130.00	126.98
2	—	1,470	115.00–120.00	117.64
1	—	1,830	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	109.00	109.00
10	—	961	95.00–103.00	100.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,220	108.00–122.00	112.88
6	—	1,045	95.00–105.00	99.97
1	—	1,235	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	113.00–115.00	114.00

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.