Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend this week due to a light test of receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.37/cwt on 34 head, up $3.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 28 comparable sales and sits +41.02 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$462.37

▲ 3.26 vs prior sale

34 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$41.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.76

vs AR average

−9.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	473.40	2,568	25
Medium and Large 2	542	431.74	2,341	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.66/cwt here — about $227 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 sale34 hd

462.37

—

AR average9 barns · 177 hd

452.61

+9.76

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−9.75

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

+41.02

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	1,456	195.06	2,841	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	180.00	2,241	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	179.00	2,238	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	150.00	1,395	1thin

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)	1,170	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,062	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$3,033	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,094	$2,809	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	802	$2,986	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	824	$2,801	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,655	$5,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,524	$4,720	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,999	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$3,984	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$3,631	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	978	$164	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	500–550	525	440.06/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,310	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,317	1
Bulls	—	—	1,067	173.10/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,847	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,238	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,241	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	216.03/cwt	212.00–218.00	3,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	415.09/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	449.32/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	384.80/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	462.46/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	479.31/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	532.40/cwt	505.00–560.00	2,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	511.69/cwt	495.00–545.00	2,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	561.63/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	631.91/cwt	615.00–650.00	2,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	413.75/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	478.25/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	518.80/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	409.88/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	575	417.43/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	710	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	330.98/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	490.84/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	351.74/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	360.71/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	432.97/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	785	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	288.48/cwt	285.00–292.00	2,611	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	498.76/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	454.51/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,577	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	4,466.79/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,467	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	164.26/head	158.00–170.00	164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	353.43/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,379	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	4,035.15/head	3,200.00–4,750.00	4,035	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	5,900.00/head	5,900.00–5,900.00	5,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,524	4,720.02/head	3,700.00–5,200.00	4,720	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	3,356.32/head	1,950.00–4,100.00	3,356	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,984.31/head	3,500.00–4,500.00	3,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	431.32/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,286	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,809.41/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,809	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	3,032.89/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,033	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,062.28/head	2,400.00–3,500.00	3,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	2,801.37/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,801	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	2,985.87/head	2,250.00–4,100.00	2,986	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	369.03/cwt	320.00–405.00	2,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	448.74/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	467.58/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	502.18/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	387.73/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,202	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	3,477.05/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,477	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	3,678.61/head	2,800.00–4,600.00	3,679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	510.66/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	454.43/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,372	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	4,056.51/head	3,600.00–5,000.00	4,057	12

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 203Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 12Year ago 10

No market trend this week due to a light test of receipts last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	575.00	575.00
3	300–350	333	485.00–520.00	502.18
6	350–400	375	475.00–515.00	498.76
5	400–450	420	440.00–500.00	479.31
7	450–500	474	425.00–460.00	449.32
6	500–550	525	415.00–460.00	440.06
3	550–600	577	400.00–430.00	415.09
3	600–650	627	365.00–400.00	384.80
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	730.00	730.00
3	300–350	323	615.00–650.00	631.91
5	350–400	371	540.00–590.00	561.63
8	400–450	417	505.00–560.00	532.40
7	450–500	467	495.00–545.00	511.69
13	500–550	520	465.00–515.00	490.84
12	550–600	567	440.00–470.00	454.51
8	600–650	621	410.00–450.00	432.97
3	650–700	668	400.00–430.00	409.88
1	700–750	725	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	840	332.00	332.00
2	850–900	865	327.00–335.00	330.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	310	460.00–465.00	462.46
2	350–400	383	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	419	445.00–490.00	467.58
5	450–500	469	435.00–470.00	448.74
11	500–550	530	410.00–455.00	431.32
2	550–600	568	370.00–405.00	387.73
4	600–650	613	320.00–405.00	369.03
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	505.00–525.00	518.80
1	350–400	380	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	423	490.00–530.00	510.66
6	450–500	470	460.00–505.00	478.25
10	500–550	522	435.00–475.00	454.43
9	550–600	568	395.00–425.00	413.75
5	600–650	623	345.00–380.00	360.71
4	650–700	673	340.00–375.00	353.43
4	700–750	713	345.00–360.00	351.74
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
2	900–950	905	285.00–292.00	288.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	415.00–420.00	417.43
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	710	430.00	430.00
1	750–800	785	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	810	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	625	357.00	357.00
1	750–800	785	337.00	337.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,067	167.00–176.00	173.10
3	—	1,773	212.00–218.00	216.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	179.00	179.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,365	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,466.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,359	3,200.00–4,750.00	4,035.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	4,700.00	4,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,088	1,950.00–4,100.00	3,356.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	3,500.00–4,500.00	3,984.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,171	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,477.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,248	2,800.00–4,600.00	3,678.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,145	3,600.00–5,000.00	4,056.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	158.00–170.00	164.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,655	5,900.00	5,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,524	3,700.00–5,200.00	4,720.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,094	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,809.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,143	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,032.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,055	2,400.00–3,500.00	3,062.28
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	824	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,801.37
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	802	2,250.00–4,100.00	2,985.87

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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Slaughter Cattle

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