Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 20.00 higher with some instances reaching 40.00 higher, while Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 10.00 higher, with slaughter bulls trading 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.97/cwt on 29 head, up $19.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +43.62 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$464.97

▲ 19.81 vs prior sale

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$40.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

vs AR average

−18.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	483.33	2,575	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	442.37	2,435	13thin

One grade step is worth $40.97/cwt here — about $140 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 sale29 hd

464.97

—

AR average9 barns · 214 hd

462.20

+2.77

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−18.21

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

+43.62

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	—	Average	1,674	227.65	3,811	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	186.73	2,646	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	174.85	1,997	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	151.00	1,416	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,724	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$3,243	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$3,157	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$2,698	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,365	$4,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,890	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$4,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,359	$4,150	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,890	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,409	$3,854	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$3,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	600–650	614	384.49/cwt	369.00–399.00	2,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	451.67/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	436.59/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	470.76/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,194	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	489.55/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,085	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	351.01/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	399.94/cwt	393.00–410.00	2,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	580	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	485	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	573.44/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	427.08/cwt	401.00–445.00	2,691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	569.26/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	486.02/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	544.92/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	585.07/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	518.67/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,950	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	447.32/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	341.90/cwt	321.00–355.00	2,455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	631.61/cwt	605.00–655.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	372.44/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	491.75/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,552	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	390.94/cwt	381.00–399.00	2,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	503.71/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,347	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	496.47/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,075	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	337.97/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	670.17/cwt	650.00–690.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	375.64/cwt	371.00–380.00	2,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,503	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,330	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,053	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	194.01/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,796	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,997	7
Bulls	—	—	1,598	221.03/cwt	220.00–223.00	3,532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	237.59/cwt	235.00–240.00	4,248	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	185.59/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,889.52/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,890	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,698.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,698	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	3,157.02/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,157	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	4,033.88/head	3,550.00–4,600.00	4,034	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,723.56/head	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	3,242.56/head	2,400.00–4,300.00	3,243	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,310	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	3,818.99/head	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	3,995.50/head	3,050.00–4,800.00	3,996	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,890	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	517.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	364.60/cwt	354.00–379.00	2,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	381.66/cwt	359.00–391.00	2,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	426.47/cwt	407.00–440.00	2,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	384.61/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	476.86/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	417.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,190	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	417.60/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1

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 484Last week 517Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 69Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 37Year ago 0

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	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	374	500.00–530.00	517.58
10	400–450	426	465.00–515.00	489.55
11	450–500	466	450.00–500.00	470.76
3	500–550	508	445.00–460.00	451.67
6	550–600	570	393.00–410.00	399.94
5	600–650	614	369.00–399.00	384.49
3	650–700	658	354.00–379.00	364.60
1	700–750	715	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	510.00	510.00
1	550–600	580	515.00	515.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
6	350–400	379	450.00–495.00	476.86
2	400–450	438	400.00–435.00	417.60
8	450–500	476	407.00–440.00	426.47
7	500–550	524	410.00–430.00	417.94
4	550–600	570	359.00–391.00	381.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	575.00	575.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	315	540.00–550.00	544.92
8	350–400	376	505.00–545.00	518.67
14	400–450	418	475.00–525.00	496.47
14	450–500	466	475.00–525.00	503.71
6	500–550	517	415.00–455.00	436.59
7	550–600	579	430.00–465.00	447.32
3	600–650	622	381.00–399.00	390.94
3	650–700	680	350.00–353.00	351.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	635	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	605.00–655.00	631.61
2	300–350	303	650.00–690.00	670.17
4	350–400	376	540.00–600.00	573.44
5	400–450	431	535.00–585.00	569.26
3	450–500	463	580.00–590.00	585.07
11	500–550	519	470.00–515.00	491.75
4	550–600	565	470.00–520.00	486.02
12	600–650	630	401.00–445.00	427.08
4	650–700	678	365.00–380.00	372.44
6	700–750	718	321.00–355.00	341.90
2	750–800	763	335.00–341.00	337.97
1	800–850	820	339.00	339.00
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	900	289.00	289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	370.00–400.00	384.61
2	600–650	625	371.00–380.00	375.64
2	750–800	760	317.00	317.00
1	800–850	805	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	159.00	159.00
1	—	930	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	161.00	161.00
4	—	1,441	193.00–195.00	194.01
3	—	1,432	179.00–189.00	185.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,142	170.00–180.00	174.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	220.00–223.00	221.03
2	—	1,788	235.00–240.00	237.59

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	4,350.00	4,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,415	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,889.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	4,900.00	4,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,253	3,550.00–4,600.00	4,033.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,389	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,818.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,398	3,050.00–4,800.00	3,995.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	5,000.00	5,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,698.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,157.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,723.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,176	2,400.00–4,300.00	3,242.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,890	4,000.00	4,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	4,300.00	4,300.00

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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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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