Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend this week do to winter weather last week, Link to video sale, 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 $421.29/cwt on 20 head, up $9.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −0.06 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$421.29

▲ 9.66 vs prior sale

20 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$25.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.80

vs AR average

−61.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	427.75	2,367	15thin
Medium and Large 2	544	401.92	2,187	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.83/cwt here — about $180 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 sale20 hd

421.29

—

AR average6 barns · 102 hd

442.09

−20.80

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−61.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−0.06

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	—	Average	1,637	179.64	2,940	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,528	161.06	2,462	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,321	156.94	2,073	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	115.04	1,288	4thin

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)	1,140	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$2,358	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,782	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	—	1,580	169.45/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	534.82/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	433.67/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	365.47/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	407.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	364.00/cwt	357.00–371.00	2,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,358.26/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	491.51/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	375.89/cwt	371.00–381.00	2,191	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	359.30/cwt	345.00–379.00	2,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	439.98/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	419.77/cwt	413.00–431.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	375.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,150	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	428.10/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	386.67/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	366.77/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,915	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,288	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,590	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,154	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,791	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	196.32/cwt	192.00–201.00	3,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	442.61/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	162.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,152	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	164.05/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	489.29/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	335.95/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	460.04/cwt	443.00–485.00	2,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	362.45/cwt	355.00–371.00	2,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	620	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	410.56/cwt	397.00–435.00	2,336	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,652	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,782.00/head	1,782.00–1,782.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	447.15/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	459.61/cwt	449.00–465.00	1,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	406.25/cwt	391.00–423.00	2,523	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	517.43/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,204	4

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 Feb 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 343Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 39Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 20

No market trend this week do to winter weather last week, Link to video sale, https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	169.00–170.00	169.45
1	—	1,415	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,748	192.00–201.00	196.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	110.00–120.00	115.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	150.00–160.00	155.09
1	—	1,245	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,327	160.00–165.00	162.18
2	—	1,268	160.00–169.00	164.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	320	520.00–555.00	534.82
3	350–400	380	485.00–500.00	491.51
4	400–450	426	510.00–530.00	517.43
6	450–500	470	480.00–505.00	489.29
5	500–550	518	443.00–485.00	460.04
9	550–600	569	397.00–435.00	410.56
9	600–650	621	391.00–423.00	406.25
4	700–750	715	355.00–371.00	362.45
1	750–800	760	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	330	435.00–450.00	442.61
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	405	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	482	425.00–450.00	439.98
3	500–550	525	413.00–431.00	419.77
2	550–600	573	370.00–380.00	375.15
2	600–650	645	357.00–371.00	364.00
2	650–700	690	329.00–343.00	335.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	353.00	353.00
1	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	421.00	421.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	610	369.00	369.00
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	515.00	515.00
5	350–400	368	440.00–455.00	447.15
5	400–450	416	449.00–465.00	459.61
6	450–500	475	425.00–450.00	433.67
1	500–550	520	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	558	345.00–379.00	359.30
4	600–650	621	350.00–375.00	365.47
1	650–700	650	381.00	381.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	415.00–450.00	428.10
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	425	400.00–420.00	407.80
3	450–500	475	360.00–400.00	386.67
3	500–550	522	350.00–375.00	366.77
2	550–600	583	371.00–381.00	375.89
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	475.00	475.00

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)	3	—	1,242	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,358.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,782.00	1,782.00

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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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

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