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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 16

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Dec 19Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,169 head

▲ 741 vs last sale 428▲ 1,169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 152▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 150▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last three weeks. Slaughter cattle will have been several dollars higher than they were before holiday vacation. All classes of feeder cattle will be a levels not seen before. Had lots of preconditioned cattle this week. Quality was average with numerous attractive calf crops. Sold two videos loads of preconditioned steers; 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 $332.38/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.73 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$332.38

60 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.81

vs AR average

−10.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	333.19	1,764	56
Medium and Large 1-2	570	321.00	1,830	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale60 hd

332.38

—

AR average10 barns · 637 hd

323.57

+8.81

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−10.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−50.73

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	1,552	145.55	2,259	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	132.54	2,032	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	127.46	1,487	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	109.32	1,022	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,198	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,152	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,839	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,515	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

70 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 1	322	395.61/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,274	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	306.52/cwt	300.00–320.00	996	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	304.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,091	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	382.34/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,426	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	364.66/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,550	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	281.78/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,327	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	345.29/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,633	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	348.86/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,657	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	343.52/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,769	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	331.19/cwt	305.00–357.50	1,722	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	325.48/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,852	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,830	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	311.78/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,780	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,962	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	300.61/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,870	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	296.58/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,951	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	273.46/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,816	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	274.98/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,988	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	246.49/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,905	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	251.22/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,960	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	246.53/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,997	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	306	289.42/cwt	275.00–305.00	886	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	364.92/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,157	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	276.90/cwt	269.00–295.00	991	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	336.50/cwt	315.00–362.50	1,259	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	261.56/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,088	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,392	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	322.15/cwt	297.50–355.00	1,372	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	257.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,166	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	305.82/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,425	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	478	315.17/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,507	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	296.05/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,536	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	283.23/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,473	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	246.95/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,296	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	281.96/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,587	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	276.63/cwt	257.50–295.00	1,582	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	255.06/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,551	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	269.51/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,682	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	256.24/cwt	232.50–270.00	1,722	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,593	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	233.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,699	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	729	242.66/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,769	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	313.98/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,507	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	286.61/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,645	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	122.76/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,771	6
Bulls	—	—	1,603	158.25/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,537	7
Bulls	—	—	1,703	169.48/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,886	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	811	83.86/cwt	80.00–88.00	680	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	117.15/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,140	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,200	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	131.43/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,571	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,960	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	132.54/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,032	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,838.81/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,839	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,151.76/head	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,152	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,197.59/head	2,075.00–2,325.00	2,198	2

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 Jan 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,169Last week 428Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 152Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 150Year ago 0

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	2,425.00	2,425.00

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)	1	—	1,055	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,168	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,151.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,838.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,075.00–2,325.00	2,197.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	322	355.00–425.00	395.61
15	350–400	373	350.00–415.00	382.34
15	400–450	425	335.00–400.00	364.66
16	450–500	473	322.50–365.00	345.29
19	500–550	520	305.00–357.50	331.19
8	550–600	571	297.50–322.50	311.78
12	600–650	622	290.00–310.00	300.61
4	650–700	664	260.00–292.50	273.46
3	700–750	723	250.00–292.50	274.98
6	750–800	773	235.00–252.50	246.49
3	800–850	810	237.00–255.00	246.53
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	306.52
4	350–400	358	290.00–310.00	304.69
3	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	471	270.00–300.00	281.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
7	750–800	775	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	570	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
32	450–500	475	335.00–359.00	348.86
24	500–550	515	330.00–355.00	343.52
5	550–600	569	322.50–327.50	325.48
3	600–650	618	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	658	290.00–300.00	296.58
9	750–800	780	250.00–261.00	251.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	306	275.00–305.00	289.42
8	350–400	358	269.00–295.00	276.90
7	400–450	416	250.00–275.00	261.56
4	450–500	453	250.00–270.00	257.47
5	500–550	525	245.00–250.00	246.95
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	317	350.00–395.00	364.92
16	350–400	374	315.00–362.50	336.50
17	400–450	426	297.50–355.00	322.15
15	450–500	466	290.00–320.00	305.82
18	500–550	520	265.00–302.50	283.23
7	550–600	572	257.50–295.00	276.63
2	600–650	608	240.00–270.00	255.06
1	650–700	685	232.50	232.50
3	700–750	728	230.00–235.00	233.32
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	327.50	327.50
10	450–500	478	310.00–322.50	315.17
20	500–550	519	280.00–310.00	296.05
11	550–600	563	272.50–297.50	281.96
7	600–650	624	260.00–280.00	269.51
8	650–700	672	232.50–270.00	256.24
6	700–750	729	235.00–253.00	242.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	305.00–318.00	313.98
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
11	550–600	574	280.00–295.00	286.61
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,603	140.00–165.00	158.25
2	—	1,703	168.00–171.00	169.48
6	—	1,443	115.00–128.00	122.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	132.00–133.00	132.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	973	110.00–122.00	117.15
4	—	811	80.00–88.00	83.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	140.00	140.00
8	—	1,053	110.00–118.00	113.97
24	—	1,195	125.00–139.00	131.43

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.