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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 4

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

519 head

▼ 319 vs last sale 838▼ 184 vs year ago 703 · −26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 128▲ 81 vs year ago 72 · +112.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 21▲ 81 vs year ago 10 · +810.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

no market trend due to sale closed for thanksgiving holiday.

link for video auction report ( 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 $402.10/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +18.99 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$402.10

27 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$32.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs AR average

−27.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	409.36	2,263	21
Medium and Large 2	537	376.66	2,021	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.71/cwt here — about $242 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 sale27 hd

402.10

—

AR average7 barns · 640 hd

403.82

−1.72

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−27.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+18.99

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	1,666	162.84	2,713	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,098	152.00	1,669	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	144.57	1,749	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	121.12	1,214	23

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)	1,107	$3,465	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,669	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,376	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$4,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,545	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,729	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$3,616	3thin

Every lot

69 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	333	439.89/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,465	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	389.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,318	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	474.74/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,837	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	417.50/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,816	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	435.50/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,042	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,627	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	374.80/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,803	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	407.29/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,126	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,033	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	387.56/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,190	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	369.55/cwt	351.00–389.00	2,276	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	338.37/cwt	329.00–348.00	2,145	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	334.66/cwt	324.00–343.00	2,219	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	329.02/cwt	322.00–336.00	2,359	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	337.26/cwt	337.00–338.00	2,425	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	745	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,853	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	332.99/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,507	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,814	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,193	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,623	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,309	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	361.22/cwt	343.00–375.00	1,528	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	386.96/cwt	369.00–405.00	1,799	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	352.65/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,672	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	336.30/cwt	323.00–350.00	1,708	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,998	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	304.66/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,615	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	347.22/cwt	337.00–365.00	2,007	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,367	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	424.71/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,230	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,007	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,285	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,373	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	136.18/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,376	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,860	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	111.16/cwt	104.00–115.00	994	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	118.22/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,150	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	128.77/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,393	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,098	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,669	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	146.03/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,691	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	154.78/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,877	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	131.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,706	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,375.80/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,376	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	3,465.36/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,465	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	2,668.57/head	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,669	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,728.52/head	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,729	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	3,616.18/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,616	3

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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 838Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 128Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 21Year ago 10

no market trend due to sale closed for thanksgiving holiday.

link for video auction report ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf )

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	380.00–390.00	385.00
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
6	400–450	423	343.00–375.00	361.22
5	450–500	474	340.00–375.00	352.65
2	500–550	508	323.00–350.00	336.30
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	670	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	465	369.00–405.00	386.96
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	578	337.00–365.00	347.22
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	515	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	530	299.00–310.00	304.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	435.00–445.00	439.89
3	350–400	387	455.00–495.00	474.74
5	450–500	469	410.00–460.00	435.50
6	500–550	522	385.00–425.00	407.29
7	550–600	565	375.00–395.00	387.56
11	600–650	616	351.00–389.00	369.55
6	650–700	663	324.00–343.00	334.66
4	700–750	719	337.00–338.00	337.26
2	750–800	753	331.00–335.00	332.99
1	800–850	840	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	940	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	565	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	339.00	339.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	380.00–395.00	389.98
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	435	400.00–435.00	417.50
5	450–500	481	350.00–390.00	374.80
3	500–550	528	380.00–390.00	384.98
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	634	329.00–348.00	338.37
8	700–750	717	322.00–336.00	329.02
1	850–900	860	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	575	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	410.00–440.00	424.71
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	780	293.00	293.00
1	800–850	810	293.00	293.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,095	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,375.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,465.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,177	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,668.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,545	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	4,050.00	4,050.00

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)	Open	6	—	1,055	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,728.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,616.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	4,075.00	4,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	152.00–159.00	154.78
3	—	1,293	127.00–135.00	131.91
5	—	1,158	140.00–151.00	146.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,082	124.00–134.00	128.77
4	—	894	104.00–115.00	111.16
10	—	973	113.00–123.00	118.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	151.00–153.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	186.00	186.00
2	—	1,425	133.00–140.00	136.18
1	—	2,000	193.00	193.00

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.