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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 30

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 363▼ 357 vs year ago 807 · −44.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 85▼ 100 vs year ago 174 · −57.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 10 vs year ago 25 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 4.00-17.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average. Market was higher in most spots this week. Buyers were active on all classes. Sold a video load, 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 $329.75/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −53.36 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$329.75

39 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$41.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

vs AR average

−18.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	331.90	1,762	37
Medium and Large 1-2	585	290.00	1,697	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.90/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale39 hd

329.75

—

AR average9 barns · 401 hd

327.71

+2.04

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−18.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−53.36

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	—	Low	1,639	133.02	2,180	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	126.46	1,475	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	122.33	1,780	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	102.14	968	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)	1,003	$1,981	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

52 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 2	318	306.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	973	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	374.59/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,240	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	380.82/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,439	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	367.38/cwt	345.00–420.00	1,481	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	423.91/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,840	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	341.18/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,569	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,989	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	368.67/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,910	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	321.20/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,673	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	319.27/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,810	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	303.02/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,839	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,969	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	276.90/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,866	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	265.41/cwt	262.50–272.50	2,025	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	264.99/cwt	262.50–267.50	2,128	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	260.99/cwt	253.00–265.00	2,237	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	324.55/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,048	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	332.14/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,206	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	364.33/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,377	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	310.92/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,272	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	347.74/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,471	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	308.52/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,441	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	307.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,585	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	297.11/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,566	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,691	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	283.77/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,626	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	607	290.84/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,765	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	279.14/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,739	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,722	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	139.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,411	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	804	83.50/cwt	80.00–87.00	671	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	107.87/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,070	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	113.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,186	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	128.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,507	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,792	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,780	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	1,980.90/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,981	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 363Year ago 807

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 85Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 25

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	331	350.00–420.00	374.59
16	350–400	378	350.00–420.00	380.82
7	400–450	403	345.00–420.00	367.38
13	450–500	460	310.00–365.00	341.18
21	500–550	521	310.00–355.00	321.20
6	550–600	567	310.00–327.50	319.27
12	600–650	607	295.00–317.00	303.02
5	650–700	674	270.00–282.50	276.90
6	750–800	763	262.50–272.50	265.41
2	800–850	803	262.50–267.50	264.99
5	850–900	857	253.00–265.00	260.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	434	400.00–435.00	423.91
4	450–500	468	425.00	425.00
8	500–550	518	355.00–390.00	368.67
2	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	620	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	585	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	300.00–310.00	306.04
3	450–500	465	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
7	350–400	378	355.00–380.00	364.33
9	400–450	423	335.00–362.50	347.74
2	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	515	300.00–320.00	307.77
2	550–600	550	307.50	307.50
6	600–650	607	275.00–300.00	290.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	300.00–360.00	324.55
12	350–400	363	310.00–345.00	332.14
15	400–450	409	295.00–330.00	310.92
13	450–500	467	295.00–325.00	308.52
6	500–550	527	295.00–300.00	297.11
5	550–600	573	265.00–297.50	283.77
3	600–650	623	275.00–287.50	279.14
2	650–700	665	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	495	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,175	120.00–135.00	128.27
3	—	1,305	137.00–138.00	137.33
5	—	1,049	110.00–115.00	113.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	804	80.00–87.00	83.50
13	—	992	102.00–114.00	107.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	120.00–125.00	122.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	112.00–115.00	113.48
6	—	1,728	135.00–145.00	139.53

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,980.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.