Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend this due to a light test of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.51/cwt on 6 head, down $24.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 28 comparable sales and sits +13.16 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$434.51

▼ 24.60 vs prior sale

6 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$63.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.23

vs AR average

−37.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	455.52	2,410	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	392.50	2,110	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.02/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

434.51

—

AR average8 barns · 104 hd

472.75

−38.23

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−37.69

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

+13.16

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	1,690	191.66	3,239	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	167.00	1,720	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	117.14	1,036	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,420	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$2,265	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,126	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,603	185.95/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,981	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	218.19/cwt	216.00–220.00	3,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	491.72/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	475.94/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	375.43/cwt	370.00–381.00	2,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	473.01/cwt	471.00–475.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	499.57/cwt	460.00–509.00	2,348	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	438.03/cwt	435.00–441.00	2,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	502.96/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	388.12/cwt	363.00–403.00	2,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	502.76/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,107	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	459.94/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	329.37/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	403.40/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	437.10/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	434.92/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	424.49/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,423	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,013	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	123.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,121	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	443.63/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	516.73/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	437.73/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	363.89/cwt	351.00–380.00	2,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	407.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,154	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	3,126.21/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	512.17/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	484.79/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	426.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	396.98/cwt	393.00–401.00	2,136	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,420.17/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,265.13/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,265	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 →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Mar 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 428Year ago 502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 51Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 31Year ago 20

No market trend this due to a light test of cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	185.00–187.00	185.95
2	—	1,815	216.00–220.00	218.19
1	—	1,615	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	879	110.00–120.00	115.22
2	—	905	120.00–128.00	123.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	167.00	167.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	485.00–495.00	491.72
3	350–400	373	450.00–495.00	475.94
9	400–450	426	415.00–450.00	437.10
4	450–500	484	415.00–455.00	434.92
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	695	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	323	500.00–550.00	516.73
12	350–400	377	500.00–540.00	512.17
7	400–450	419	495.00–515.00	502.76
12	450–500	470	460.00–509.00	499.57
2	500–550	503	471.00–475.00	473.01
2	550–600	555	435.00–441.00	438.03
4	600–650	630	351.00–380.00	363.89
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
3	800–850	818	323.00–335.00	329.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	313	400.00–410.00	403.40
6	350–400	375	410.00–455.00	437.73
4	400–450	430	430.00–455.00	443.63
4	450–500	468	400.00–435.00	424.49
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	573	370.00–381.00	375.43
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	400.00–420.00	407.70
4	300–350	331	445.00–485.00	459.94
4	350–400	368	485.00–530.00	502.96
4	400–450	424	465.00–510.00	484.79
3	450–500	480	425.00–430.00	426.72
2	500–550	538	393.00–401.00	396.98
6	550–600	570	363.00–403.00	388.12
1	600–650	630	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	650	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	700	331.00	331.00
1	950–1000	950	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	450.00	450.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,420.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,265.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,126.21

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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