Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2024-11-21

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 21
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
652 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 606▲ 50 vs year ago 602 · +8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 124▼ 91 vs year ago 222 · −41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 135 vs year ago 150 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 10.00-15.00 instances 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Market was strong on all classes of calves and yearlings. Slaughter cattle were few dollars cheaper again. No sale next week due to Thanksgiving holiday. Special replacement female sale will be held Saturday November 30th.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $284.48/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −98.63 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.
Average price
$284.48
40 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.44
vs AR average
−24.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540289.311,56236
Medium and Large 2521241.001,2564thin
One grade step is worth $48.31/cwt here — about $305 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 sale40 hd
284.48
—
AR average10 barns · 447 hd
283.04
+1.44
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
−24.78
This barn, trailing median30 sales
383.11
−98.63
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—Average1,585118.861,8849thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,160107.091,24342
CowsLean 85-90%Low89981.6673417

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,385$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$1,8862thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,2251thin

Every lot

58 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 1319351.77/cwt325.00–375.001,1225
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334288.05/cwt285.00–290.009625
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy350397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,3911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374274.99/cwt270.00–280.001,0288
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377346.15/cwt320.00–390.001,30516
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415262.75/cwt255.00–268.001,0906
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426308.94/cwt280.00–345.001,31623
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465296.21/cwt275.00–315.001,37716
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4453
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475249.92/cwt240.00–255.001,1877
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1903
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520293.21/cwt287.50–305.001,52513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526284.19/cwt270.00–297.501,4959
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566293.89/cwt282.50–302.501,6639
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569280.14/cwt272.50–292.501,5945
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633259.82/cwt257.00–280.001,6458
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662240.26/cwt233.00–247.001,5916
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731232.58/cwt230.00–235.001,7005
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315279.19/cwt267.50–295.008793
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323256.21/cwt250.00–260.008288
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375286.73/cwt270.00–315.001,07523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382248.32/cwt240.00–250.009496
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417239.90/cwt235.00–245.001,0007
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422275.55/cwt268.00–290.001,16313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2456231.44/cwt228.00–238.001,0557
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465265.25/cwt250.00–277.501,23319
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517255.53/cwt245.00–270.001,3218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533263.73/cwt262.50–265.001,4064
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534222.02/cwt220.00–225.001,1865
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4141
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569241.57/cwt240.00–249.001,37511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy575257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4282
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625230.41/cwt229.00–235.001,4405
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655225.00/cwt220.00–230.001,4742
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482262.74/cwt260.00–268.001,2667
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520251.20/cwt247.00–255.001,3067
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572239.91/cwt235.00–245.001,3725
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655226.67/cwt220.00–230.001,4853
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723217.68/cwt215.00–220.001,5743
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,423109.64/cwt105.00–115.001,5604
Bulls——1,714126.24/cwt120.00–135.002,1645
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82168.29/cwt62.00–72.005617
Cows—Lean 85-90%95491.02/cwt85.00–100.0086810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04384.89/cwt80.00–90.0088510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197114.03/cwt100.00–125.001,36532
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2953137.28/cwt130.00–145.001,3082
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,885.96/head1,825.00–1,950.001,8862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.