Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, instances 20.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows lightly tested so no trend established but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Hope video auction report link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $404.87/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −16.48 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$404.87

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$54.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs AR average

−25.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	416.88	2,299	14thin
Medium and Large 2	535	362.84	1,941	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.04/cwt here — about $358 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.97, low $356.44, median $421.35 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

404.87

—

AR average8 barns · 550 hd

407.89

−3.02

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−25.76

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−16.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	165.00	2,228	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	140.25	1,741	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	122.19	1,207	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$3,444	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$3,073	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$2,617	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,457	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$1,988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	903	286.04/cwt	272.00–300.00	2,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	334.41/cwt	315.00–363.00	2,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	332.64/cwt	323.00–341.00	2,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	867	302.42/cwt	287.00–315.00	2,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	328.24/cwt	315.00–336.00	2,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	382.88/cwt	367.00–391.00	2,382	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	430.91/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	462.54/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	351.61/cwt	347.00–361.00	1,987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	308.09/cwt	285.00–321.00	2,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	381.26/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	336.22/cwt	327.00–343.00	2,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	446.00/cwt	427.00–465.00	1,806	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,987.64/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	362.36/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	423.47/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	139.93/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,636	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	126.49/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,288	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	2,617.28/head	1,950.00–3,400.00	2,617	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	3,443.74/head	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,444	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,457.00/head	2,075.00–2,850.00	2,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	3,072.85/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	336.31/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	310.49/cwt	310.00–311.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	365.26/cwt	351.00–380.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	442.53/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	364.78/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	343.20/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	424.04/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	389.73/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	364.79/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	407.83/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	341.96/cwt	338.00–347.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	340.94/cwt	329.00–353.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	763	298.50/cwt	297.00–300.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	745	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	393.82/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,268	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,013	270.50/cwt	270.00–271.00	2,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,537	1

How this sale compares

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 519Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 153Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 91Year ago 12

Hope video auction report link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	535	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	570	455.00	455.00
3	850–900	867	287.00–315.00	302.42
2	900–950	903	272.00–300.00	286.04
2	1000–1050	1,013	270.00–271.00	270.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	390	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	480	440.00–480.00	462.54
5	500–550	517	415.00–450.00	430.91
7	550–600	576	385.00–405.00	393.82
10	600–650	622	367.00–391.00	382.88
7	650–700	670	350.00–383.00	364.79
5	700–750	716	323.00–341.00	332.64
4	750–800	780	315.00–336.00	328.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	365	440.00–445.00	442.53
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	475	390.00–420.00	407.83
3	500–550	525	347.00–385.00	364.78
1	550–600	565	357.00	357.00
2	600–650	615	335.00–351.00	343.20
3	650–700	682	335.00–339.00	336.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	763	297.00–300.00	298.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	392.00	392.00
1	800–850	845	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	405	427.00–465.00	446.00
3	500–550	520	365.00–405.00	381.26
4	550–600	565	347.00–361.00	351.61
5	600–650	616	327.00–343.00	336.22
4	650–700	673	315.00–363.00	334.41
2	700–750	720	345.00	345.00
3	750–800	775	285.00–321.00	308.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	376	410.00–440.00	424.04
2	400–450	423	385.00–395.00	389.73
2	450–500	463	351.00–380.00	365.26
2	500–550	543	329.00–353.00	340.94
3	550–600	573	338.00–347.00	341.96
2	650–700	663	310.00–311.00	310.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	745	277.00	277.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	480	415.00–435.00	423.47
4	500–550	525	350.00–379.00	362.36
1	600–650	625	343.00	343.00
1	750–800	755	332.00	332.00
1	900–950	910	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,987.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,037	1,950.00–3,400.00	2,617.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,078	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,443.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,075.00–2,850.00	2,457.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,072.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	4,000.00	4,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	145.00–147.00	146.02
4	—	1,169	138.00–143.00	139.93
1	—	1,335	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	124.00–133.00	126.49
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	165.00	165.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle