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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 20

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

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Feeder Cattle receipts

838 head

▲ 838 vs last sale 0▲ 186 vs year ago 652 · +28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 131 · −2.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 15 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trend not applicable due to auction not being covered because no market reporter in place. Demand moderate to good.

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 $347.20/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −35.91 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$347.20

45 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$48.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.98

vs AR average

−62.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	357.39	1,952	28
Medium and Large 2	545	337.10	1,838	13thin
Medium and Large 3	562	308.69	1,733	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.70/cwt here — about $219 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 sale45 hd

347.20

—

AR average9 barns · 294 hd

370.17

−22.98

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−62.88

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−35.91

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	1,569	154.48	2,424	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	158.34	2,276	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	145.23	1,708	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	119.18	1,273	9thin

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)	1,400	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,500	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,194	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	355.61/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,095	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	477.22/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,503	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	479.97/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,766	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	318.78/cwt	275.00–365.00	1,179	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	412.51/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,572	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	447.56/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,880	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	390.77/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,649	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Full	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	330.04/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,528	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	440.14/cwt	405.00–475.00	2,073	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	373.59/cwt	337.00–405.00	1,778	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	368.87/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,907	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	336.00/cwt	319.00–355.00	1,767	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,683	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	341.18/cwt	321.00–365.00	1,962	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	338.86/cwt	331.00–346.00	1,952	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	307.37/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,783	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	327.48/cwt	305.00–343.00	2,030	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	294.82/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,866	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,872	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	328.44/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,201	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	328.53/cwt	310.00–339.00	2,359	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,460	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,657	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	365.00/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,186	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	429.80/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,427	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	435.62/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,590	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	387.55/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,612	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	352.50/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,498	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	360.15/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,552	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	353.50/cwt	331.00–379.00	1,661	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	331.92/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,573	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	330.70/cwt	322.00–341.00	1,696	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	327.59/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,694	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	309.47/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,776	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	322.99/cwt	307.00–329.00	1,860	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,806	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	315.26/cwt	298.00–323.00	1,942	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	313.64/cwt	300.00–329.00	2,120	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,504	151.72/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,282	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,099	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,329	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	114.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,106	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,143	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	124.99/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,404	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	146.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,701	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,841	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,600	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	156.77/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,162	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	166.45/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,452	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,490	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	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 Nov 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 0Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 0Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 15

Market trend not applicable due to auction not being covered because no market reporter in place. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	315	460.00–495.00	477.22
4	350–400	368	455.00–495.00	479.97
4	400–450	420	435.00–470.00	447.56
7	450–500	471	405.00–475.00	440.14
13	500–550	517	340.00–390.00	368.87
14	550–600	575	321.00–365.00	341.18
20	600–650	620	305.00–343.00	327.48
12	650–700	670	310.00–335.00	328.44
5	700–750	718	310.00–339.00	328.53
1	750–800	750	328.00	328.00
1	800–850	805	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	419.00	419.00
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	381	395.00–435.00	412.51
5	400–450	422	365.00–405.00	390.77
16	450–500	476	337.00–405.00	373.59
8	500–550	526	319.00–355.00	336.00
5	550–600	576	331.00–346.00	338.86
2	600–650	633	280.00–310.00	294.82
1	650–700	650	288.00	288.00
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	330.00–380.00	355.61
2	350–400	370	275.00–365.00	318.78
3	450–500	463	320.00–335.00	330.04
2	500–550	543	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	580	300.00–315.00	307.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	431	350.00–375.00	360.15
10	450–500	474	320.00–345.00	331.92
4	500–550	513	322.00–341.00	330.70
5	550–600	574	300.00–321.00	309.47
1	600–650	600	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	420.00–445.00	429.80
2	350–400	365	420.00–450.00	435.62
4	400–450	416	385.00–390.00	387.55
7	450–500	470	331.00–379.00	353.50
6	500–550	517	317.00–335.00	327.59
11	550–600	576	307.00–329.00	322.99
6	600–650	616	298.00–323.00	315.26
4	650–700	676	300.00–329.00	313.64
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	325	355.00–375.00	365.00
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	425	330.00–375.00	352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	110.00–118.00	114.88
5	—	1,123	120.00–133.00	124.99
1	—	1,110	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	166.00–167.00	166.45
5	—	1,379	153.00–160.00	156.77
1	—	1,660	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,180	156.00	156.00
7	—	1,159	140.00–153.00	146.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	150.00–153.00	151.72
1	—	1,725	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,675	185.00	185.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,625.00	2,625.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	4,500.00	4,500.00

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.