Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to auction not recently reported.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.02/cwt on 22 head, up $24.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 28 comparable sales and sits +0.67 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$422.02

▲ 24.92 vs prior sale

22 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

vs AR average

−44.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	426.15	2,375	17thin
Medium and Large 2	543	407.96	2,215	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $160 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 sale22 hd

422.02

—

AR average7 barns · 319 hd

423.60

−1.58

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−44.31

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

+0.67

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
Bulls	—	High	1,590	173.34	2,755	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	159.20	2,141	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,103	147.14	1,623	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	134.62	1,248	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,631	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,617	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$2,062	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,865	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,057	$2,949	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	440.07/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	307.94/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	494.93/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	365.14/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	422.21/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	470.94/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	333.28/cwt	319.00–348.00	2,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	413.58/cwt	398.00–425.00	2,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	339.82/cwt	329.00–351.00	2,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	409.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	317.05/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	423.50/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	432.84/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	432.38/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	476.36/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	389.05/cwt	383.00–395.00	2,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	490.22/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,294	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	513.21/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	448.88/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	367.93/cwt	349.00–387.00	2,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	411.50/cwt	387.00–425.00	2,543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	482.01/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	401.84/cwt	383.00–415.00	2,676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	437.32/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,121	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,617.30/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,617	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,699.11/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	145.03/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,379	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,084	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	131.28/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,203	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	161.81/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	150.73/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,619	9
Bulls	—	—	1,685	191.70/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	516.66/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	390.39/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	466.77/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	451.61/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	463.05/cwt	445.00–505.00	2,426	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,865	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,062.19/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,062	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,536	166.39/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,556	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	140.28/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,582	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	151.44/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,935	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	165.41/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,312	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,630.98/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,631	2

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 →

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Thu Jan 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 344Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 359Year ago 0

No market trend due to auction not recently reported.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	460.00–485.00	476.36
2	450–500	485	420.00–455.00	437.32
2	500–550	508	425.00–455.00	440.07
1	550–600	555	377.00	377.00
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	705	391.00	391.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	820	310.00–320.00	314.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	485.00–505.00	494.93
4	400–450	420	460.00–485.00	470.94
5	450–500	470	435.00–460.00	448.88
9	500–550	519	410.00–435.00	422.21
5	550–600	582	383.00–395.00	389.05
7	600–650	624	350.00–383.00	365.14
2	650–700	665	319.00–348.00	333.28
1	700–750	715	357.00	357.00
3	750–800	782	300.00–317.00	307.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
6	350–400	369	425.00–440.00	432.38
5	400–450	415	405.00–445.00	432.84
4	450–500	483	410.00–440.00	423.50
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	450.00–500.00	482.01
6	350–400	383	490.00–530.00	513.21
6	400–450	424	495.00–530.00	516.66
10	450–500	468	470.00–520.00	490.22
5	500–550	524	445.00–505.00	463.05
11	550–600	575	398.00–425.00	413.58
10	600–650	618	387.00–425.00	411.50
7	650–700	666	383.00–415.00	401.84
2	700–750	728	349.00–387.00	367.93
2	750–800	763	329.00–351.00	339.82
3	800–850	807	305.00–332.00	317.05
1	900–950	910	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	380.00–400.00	390.39
1	350–400	350	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	419	440.00–480.00	466.77
6	450–500	480	425.00–465.00	451.61
2	500–550	540	400.00–420.00	409.91
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	435.00	435.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,617.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,062.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,630.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,699.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,865	3,800.00	3,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	143.00–146.00	145.03
2	—	900	119.00–122.00	120.46
4	—	916	130.00–133.00	131.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	157.00–167.00	161.81
9	—	1,074	147.00–155.00	150.73
9	—	1,128	135.00–144.00	140.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	150.00–156.00	151.44
5	—	1,398	164.00–168.00	165.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	187.00–198.00	191.70
1	—	1,625	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,536	163.00–172.00	166.39

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

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