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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 3

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▼ 417 vs last sale 644▼ 142 vs year ago 369 · −38.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 175▼ 50 vs year ago 87 · −57.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs. 2.00-10.00 lower; over 450lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 3.00-15.00 higher with 300-450lb as much as 20.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Had a small run today, but buyers were still very aggressive. Quality was average with some attractive lightweight calves.

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 $361.05/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −22.05 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$361.05

11 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.53

vs AR average

−7.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	361.05	1,955	11thin

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 sale11 hd

361.05

—

AR average8 barns · 94 hd

340.52

+20.53

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−7.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−22.05

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	—	High	1,591	162.74	2,590	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	130.32	1,431	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	112.71	1,071	6thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	329.94/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,069	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	435.73/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,416	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	327.62/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,206	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	422.92/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,599	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	393.29/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,664	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	397.43/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,800	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	355.54/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,874	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	362.09/cwt	347.00–382.50	2,068	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,108	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	300.21/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,195	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	286.58/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,178	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	395.53/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,301	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	392.53/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,460	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	393.11/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,675	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	363.63/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,705	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	299.96/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,581	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	291.78/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,663	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	284.17/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,770	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	264.65/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,776	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	241.53/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,732	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	164.47/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,681	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,427	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	117.25/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,153	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	120.39/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,256	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	135.28/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,523	10

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 Apr 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 644Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 175Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	329	370.00–415.00	395.53
6	350–400	372	365.00–415.00	392.53
8	400–450	426	360.00–415.00	393.11
7	450–500	469	350.00–415.00	363.63
7	500–550	527	290.00–315.00	299.96
7	550–600	570	280.00–302.50	291.78
3	600–650	623	270.00–293.00	284.17
3	650–700	671	250.00–295.00	264.65
3	700–750	717	235.00–250.00	241.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	400.00–470.00	435.73
7	350–400	378	380.00–450.00	422.92
11	400–450	423	360.00–430.00	393.29
4	450–500	453	385.00–410.00	397.43
6	500–550	527	340.00–380.00	355.54
4	550–600	571	347.00–382.50	362.09
2	600–650	620	330.00–350.00	340.00
4	700–750	731	290.00–306.00	300.21
3	750–800	760	280.00–300.00	286.58
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	320.00–350.00	329.94
2	350–400	368	325.00–330.00	327.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,320	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,630	162.00–167.00	164.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,126	127.00–144.00	135.28
5	—	1,043	118.00–122.00	120.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	983	114.00–122.00	117.25
1	—	785	90.00	90.00

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.