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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 13
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
502 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 393▲ 62 vs year ago 440 · +14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 67▼ 24 vs year ago 112 · −21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 5.00-8.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Lightweight cattle are still in high demand. Sold two video load, to view results click this link; ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $345.73/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −37.38 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.
Average price
$345.73
27 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−1.02
vs AR average
−12.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533345.731,84227
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale27 hd
345.73
—
AR average8 barns · 277 hd
346.75
−1.02
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−12.94
This barn, trailing median30 sales
383.11
−37.38
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—Average1,728173.502,9972thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,333148.101,9742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,137137.891,56827
CowsLean 85-90%Average926111.531,03210

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)1,015$2,2992thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,1252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$2,0362thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$3,1965
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,3001thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323422.54/cwt380.00–455.001,36511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324327.11/cwt320.00–335.001,0607
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy331478.02/cwt460.00–500.001,5827
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy363483.43/cwt460.00–505.001,7556
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368414.89/cwt395.00–450.001,5279
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422397.98/cwt360.00–445.001,67923
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added423420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7774
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468370.78/cwt335.00–400.001,73518
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518339.69/cwt320.00–365.001,76014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523367.49/cwt365.00–370.001,9224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562349.15/cwt330.00–360.001,9627
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614312.85/cwt310.00–322.501,9217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9832
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312293.96/cwt285.00–310.009173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy318392.17/cwt390.00–400.001,2475
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320364.09/cwt335.00–380.001,1658
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added327393.47/cwt390.00–400.001,2873
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370356.00/cwt340.00–375.001,31711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420345.16/cwt320.00–365.001,45013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430346.22/cwt345.00–347.501,4894
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468324.85/cwt315.00–332.501,5209
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471349.27/cwt340.00–355.001,6455
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513321.37/cwt315.00–330.001,6497
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533312.21/cwt300.00–325.001,6642
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567297.76/cwt277.50–322.001,6885
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added590282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619265.01/cwt260.00–280.001,6404
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622280.13/cwt275.00–292.501,7429
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added664268.04/cwt265.00–270.001,7805
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723249.58/cwt232.50–267.501,8042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added733280.97/cwt272.50–285.002,0603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480324.84/cwt320.00–330.001,5594
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565303.44/cwt295.00–308.001,7143
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,650160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,6401
Bulls——1,805187.00/cwt187.00–187.003,3751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80895.07/cwt90.00–100.007683
Cows—Lean 85-90%976118.59/cwt115.00–125.001,1577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,041119.50/cwt115.00–125.001,2446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165143.14/cwt130.00–155.001,66821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,333148.10/cwt142.00–154.001,9742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,299.01/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,125.00/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,035.82/head1,850.00–2,200.002,0362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3533,196.27/head2,975.00–3,400.003,1965
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.