Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 20.00- 40.00 higher with great quality and superior demand, while feeder steers over 500lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00- 20.00 higher on better quality. 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 $459.11/cwt on 38 head, down $22.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 28 comparable sales and sits +37.76 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$459.11

▼ 22.86 vs prior sale

38 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$57.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.20

vs AR average

−16.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	473.06	2,639	22
Medium and Large 2	546	445.61	2,431	13thin
Medium and Large 3	530	415.36	2,201	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.70/cwt here — about $438 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 sale38 hd

459.11

—

AR average8 barns · 259 hd

468.31

−9.20

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−16.45

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

+37.76

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	1,861	215.72	4,014	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,352	170.83	2,310	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,038	155.88	1,617	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	153.88	1,487	8thin

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)	1,045	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$3,228	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,744	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,291	$2,297	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$3,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	446.66/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,296	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	862	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	679	406.26/cwt	404.00–427.50	2,759	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	2,296.75/head	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,933	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	3,227.63/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,228	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	442.45/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	320.98/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	350.50/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,278	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,743.96/head	1,975.00–3,250.00	2,744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	382.95/cwt	381.00–385.00	2,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	496.64/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	413.94/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	379.78/cwt	363.00–397.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	517.11/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	469.13/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	384.37/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	603.28/cwt	590.00–615.00	2,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	582.46/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	501.86/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,394	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	418.16/cwt	411.00–430.00	2,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	482.27/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,543	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	148.84/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,593	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	150.62/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,389	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	161.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,211	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	219.54/cwt	215.00–224.00	3,947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	415.36/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,552	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	174.19/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,325	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	140.74/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,299	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	165.89/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	340.08/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	498.70/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	517.53/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	434.68/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	507.50/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	449.79/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,604	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	661.65/cwt	630.00–690.00	2,422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	487.40/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,393	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	552.43/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	335.48/cwt	327.00–345.00	2,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	539.33/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,006	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	358.77/cwt	343.00–363.00	2,730	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	675.24/cwt	655.00–695.00	2,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	396.65/cwt	385.00–408.00	2,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	360.12/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	396.29/cwt	393.00–399.00	2,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	423.86/cwt	411.00–445.00	2,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	507.53/cwt	490.00–535.00	2,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	316.64/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	588.76/cwt	570.00–615.00	2,467	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 441Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 41Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
12	350–400	372	515.00–560.00	539.33
4	400–450	415	490.00–535.00	507.53
18	450–500	491	465.00–500.00	487.40
17	500–550	514	440.00–485.00	446.66
2	550–600	588	385.00–408.00	396.65
2	600–650	633	350.00–370.00	360.12
1	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
3	700–750	722	327.00–345.00	335.48
2	750–800	778	320.00–322.00	320.98
1	800–850	820	259.00	259.00
1	850–900	850	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	475.00–490.00	482.27
6	350–400	370	480.00–520.00	496.64
2	400–450	413	435.00–450.00	442.45
4	450–500	465	440.00–450.00	444.97
4	500–550	520	400.00–440.00	413.94
2	550–600	568	363.00–397.00	379.78
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	500.00	500.00
18	650–700	679	404.00–427.50	406.26
10	850–900	862	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	700.00	700.00
1	750–800	750	391.00	391.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	555.00–600.00	582.46
3	350–400	387	590.00–615.00	603.28
9	400–450	422	495.00–550.00	517.11
10	450–500	477	485.00–525.00	501.86
7	500–550	523	450.00–485.00	469.13
6	550–600	572	411.00–430.00	418.16
5	600–650	626	370.00–399.00	384.37
2	650–700	665	381.00–385.00	382.95
1	700–750	705	383.00	383.00
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	475.00–520.00	498.70
8	350–400	381	500.00–540.00	517.53
2	450–500	475	420.00–450.00	434.68
3	500–550	530	400.00–425.00	415.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	675.00	675.00
7	300–350	322	655.00–695.00	675.24
5	350–400	366	630.00–690.00	661.65
4	400–450	419	570.00–615.00	588.76
4	450–500	453	535.00–590.00	552.43
8	500–550	524	490.00–525.00	507.50
13	550–600	579	440.00–480.00	449.79
4	600–650	621	411.00–445.00	423.86
3	650–700	677	393.00–399.00	396.29
1	700–750	715	367.00	367.00
24	750–800	761	343.00–363.00	358.77
1	800–850	835	329.00	329.00
3	850–900	878	310.00–321.00	316.64
1	900–950	905	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	610	330.00–350.00	340.08
2	650–700	650	350.00–351.00	350.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	515	422.50	422.50
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	720	342.00	342.00
1	750–800	760	343.00	343.00
1	800–850	830	291.00	291.00
1	850–900	860	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	985	270.00	270.00

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)	5	—	1,291	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,296.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,227.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,975.00–3,250.00	2,743.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,850.00	3,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	177.00	177.00
3	—	1,070	146.00–153.00	148.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	147.00–155.00	150.62
2	—	923	136.00–146.00	140.74
3	—	1,040	161.00–170.00	165.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	160.00–165.00	161.42
1	—	1,350	189.00	189.00
3	—	1,335	170.00–177.00	174.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	210.00	210.00
3	—	1,798	215.00–224.00	219.54

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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