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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 5

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

703 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 652▼ 168 vs year ago 871 · −19.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 131▼ 106 vs year ago 178 · −59.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no sale last week. Lightweight calves were in high demand. 300-500 lb. calves were bringing figures not seen before. Slaughter cattle were a tick higher than the holiday week. Quality was average. Buyers were aggressive on all classes. Sold 3 video loads; to view results click this link; ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

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 $279.40/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −103.71 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$279.40

41 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$34.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.40

vs AR average

−45.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	283.60	1,554	36
Medium and Large 2	525	249.11	1,308	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $246 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 sale41 hd

279.40

—

AR average7 barns · 548 hd

309.80

−30.40

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−45.97

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−103.71

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	1,726	143.49	2,477	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,097	110.04	1,207	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	110.00	1,414	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	93.76	897	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,880	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,352	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	318	446.73/cwt	437.50–455.00	1,421	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	380.02/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,216	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	304.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,021	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	376.64/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,409	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	294.04/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,103	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	337.50/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,401	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	271.56/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,135	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	303.32/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,429	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	258.33/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,222	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	481	321.51/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,546	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	289.08/cwt	262.00–317.50	1,503	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	249.11/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,308	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	285.75/cwt	285.00–286.50	1,509	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,547	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	280.11/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,597	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	264.10/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,611	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	254.02/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,720	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	233.37/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,837	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,887	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	333.83/cwt	308.00–347.50	1,078	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	260.46/cwt	245.00–270.00	974	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	315.33/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,208	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	298.93/cwt	275.00–322.50	1,253	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	242.46/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,026	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	299.49/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,390	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	283.82/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,340	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	233.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,114	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	509	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,387	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	267.52/cwt	257.00–277.50	1,386	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	246.90/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,407	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	238.51/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,500	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,592	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,640	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	214.00/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,622	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	278.00/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,301	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	258.60/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,363	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	255.92/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,469	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,488	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,692	136.90/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,316	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	154.47/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,754	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	95.25/cwt	90.00–102.00	922	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	92.26/cwt	90.00–94.00	958	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	116.79/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,302	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,757	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,414	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,352.17/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,352	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,567.07/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567	3

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 652Year ago 871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 131Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	437.50–455.00	446.73
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	350.00–407.50	380.02
11	350–400	374	335.00–405.00	376.64
11	400–450	415	310.00–360.00	337.50
13	450–500	471	270.00–330.00	303.32
11	500–550	520	262.00–317.50	289.08
17	550–600	570	270.00–305.00	280.11
3	600–650	610	260.00–272.50	264.10
5	650–700	677	247.50–265.00	254.02
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	787	230.00–240.00	233.37
2	800–850	810	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	481	320.00–322.50	321.51
4	500–550	528	285.00–286.50	285.75
4	550–600	550	280.00–282.50	281.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	300.00–310.00	304.64
11	350–400	375	285.00–302.00	294.04
5	400–450	418	268.00–275.00	271.56
7	450–500	473	240.00–270.00	258.33
5	500–550	525	230.00–265.00	249.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	468	270.00–282.00	278.00
9	500–550	527	240.00–270.00	258.60
7	550–600	574	240.00–265.00	255.92
1	600–650	625	238.00	238.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	815	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	308.00–347.50	333.83
9	350–400	383	300.00–337.50	315.33
22	400–450	419	275.00–322.50	298.93
25	450–500	472	265.00–307.50	283.82
6	500–550	518	257.00–277.50	267.52
8	550–600	570	240.00–255.00	246.90
8	600–650	629	230.00–245.00	238.51
1	650–700	695	236.00	236.00
5	750–800	758	210.00–222.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	312.50	312.50
8	450–500	464	287.50–310.00	299.49
8	500–550	509	270.00–275.00	272.52
2	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	655	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	245.00–270.00	260.46
2	400–450	423	235.00–250.00	242.46
6	450–500	478	230.00–240.00	233.11
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,692	131.00–143.00	136.90
3	—	1,783	151.00–159.00	154.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	90.00–94.00	92.26
14	—	1,115	110.00–125.00	116.79
1	—	1,255	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	968	90.00–102.00	95.25
1	—	780	70.00	70.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,352.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,880.00	1,880.00

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.