Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-20.00 higher; Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower on lesser quality. Feeders heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. The feeder market was altered by a couple of key buyers being absent. 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 $481.97/cwt on 22 head, up $19.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 28 comparable sales and sits +60.62 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$481.97

▲ 19.97 vs prior sale

22 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$45.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.11

vs AR average

−5.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	498.49	2,681	14thin
Medium and Large 2	565	453.07	2,559	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.43/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

481.97

—

AR average9 barns · 169 hd

467.86

+14.11

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−5.05

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

+60.62

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	1,629	198.86	3,239	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	170.67	2,010	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	168.74	2,244	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	145.04	1,486	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,456	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$3,458	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,513	$3,496	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	450–500	466	554.58/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	401.84/cwt	389.00–420.00	2,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	482.00/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	585	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	446.58/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	551.83/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	350.86/cwt	333.00–370.00	2,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	366.81/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	418.50/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	546.82/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	655	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	385.28/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	336.00/cwt	329.00–350.00	2,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	651.71/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	580.36/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	506.86/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	678.06/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	391.65/cwt	375.00–411.00	2,632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	483.03/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	548.36/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	560.51/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	479.05/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	361.13/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	307.99/cwt	303.00–313.00	2,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	510.09/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	619.89/cwt	595.00–660.00	2,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	338.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,103	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	151.74/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,596	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	169.97/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,244	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	168.94/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,037	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,570	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,345	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	215.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	4,284	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	182.24/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,456.42/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	3,458.23/head	3,250.00–3,700.00	3,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,513	3,496.48/head	3,490.00–3,500.00	3,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	308.76/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	337.98/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	326.27/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	511.72/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,144	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	467.28/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	400.14/cwt	381.00–415.00	2,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	469.23/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	481.36/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	365.79/cwt	357.00–370.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	449.86/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	536.10/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	339.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	289.02/cwt	285.00–293.00	2,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	478.36/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,267	7

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 463Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 15Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	660.00–700.00	678.06
4	300–350	314	630.00–680.00	651.71
7	350–400	371	595.00–660.00	619.89
6	400–450	412	520.00–570.00	548.36
5	450–500	466	535.00–590.00	554.58
8	500–550	519	495.00–530.00	510.09
6	550–600	563	470.00–520.00	483.03
7	600–650	620	405.00–445.00	418.50
7	650–700	672	375.00–411.00	391.65
5	700–750	711	350.00–379.00	361.13
4	750–800	781	329.00–350.00	336.00
1	800–850	830	327.00	327.00
1	850–900	895	320.00	320.00
2	900–950	938	303.00–313.00	307.99
1	950–1000	960	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	560.00–600.00	580.36
6	300–350	326	540.00–590.00	560.51
8	350–400	379	535.00–585.00	551.83
6	400–450	421	460.00–500.00	479.05
5	450–500	476	495.00–530.00	506.86
2	500–550	540	470.00–475.00	472.52
6	550–600	573	435.00–465.00	446.58
4	600–650	620	350.00–400.00	385.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	465.00–500.00	481.36
7	350–400	369	475.00–495.00	482.00
9	400–450	426	450.00–495.00	467.28
5	450–500	470	440.00–480.00	469.23
7	500–550	532	389.00–420.00	401.84
3	550–600	572	357.00–370.00	365.79
2	600–650	615	335.00–341.00	337.98
2	650–700	678	330.00–350.00	339.82
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	870	285.00–293.00	289.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	440.00	440.00
3	650–700	655	377.00	377.00
1	700–750	715	413.00	413.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	530.00–565.00	546.82
4	350–400	370	515.00–550.00	536.10
8	400–450	419	495.00–540.00	511.72
7	450–500	474	450.00–500.00	478.36
4	500–550	509	430.00–465.00	449.86
4	550–600	571	381.00–415.00	400.14
7	600–650	619	350.00–383.00	366.81
7	650–700	673	333.00–370.00	350.86
5	700–750	722	300.00–325.00	308.76
4	750–800	764	310.00–337.00	326.27
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	885	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	740	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	655	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	718	335.00–345.00	338.96
1	750–800	755	351.00	351.00
1	900–950	905	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,052	150.00–153.00	151.74
1	—	1,090	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	169.00–171.00	169.97
1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,340	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,206	167.00–175.00	168.94
1	—	1,120	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,988	210.00–220.00	215.47
2	—	1,270	181.00–183.00	182.24

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)	1	—	1,450	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,456.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	3,250.00–3,700.00	3,458.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	4,750.00	4,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,513	3,490.00–3,500.00	3,496.48

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

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