Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.10/cwt on 15 head, down $30.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 28 comparable sales and sits +12.75 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$434.10

▼ 30.87 vs prior sale

15 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$36.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.41

vs AR average

−56.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	450.97	2,431	8thin
Medium and Large 2	536	414.83	2,223	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.13/cwt here — about $207 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 sale15 hd

434.10

—

AR average9 barns · 286 hd

466.51

−32.41

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−56.73

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

+12.75

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	1,724	228.33	3,935	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	189.40	2,618	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	179.58	2,137	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	160.90	1,632	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)	1,000	$3,190	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$3,111	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,116	$3,097	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,658	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,620	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$4,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	700–750	738	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	528.02/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	448.67/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	418.47/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	483.28/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	625.05/cwt	590.00–645.00	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	576.74/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	470.80/cwt	449.00–495.00	2,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	315.05/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	684.36/cwt	665.00–710.00	2,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	558.33/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	369.07/cwt	350.00–389.00	2,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	386.65/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	431.13/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	353.82/cwt	330.00–373.00	2,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	440.49/cwt	403.00–480.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	157.37/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,635	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	182.58/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,101	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	175.59/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,181	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	238.54/cwt	235.00–242.00	4,563	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	229.75/cwt	229.00–231.00	3,936	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	192.10/cwt	191.00–193.00	2,618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,189.75/head	2,850.00–3,450.00	3,190	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	3,096.64/head	2,550.00–3,700.00	3,097	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,657.74/head	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,658	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	3,111.29/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,111	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	381.20/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	441.20/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,050	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	409.86/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,344	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	429.03/cwt	395.00–465.00	2,240	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	488.74/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	365.85/cwt	350.00–389.00	2,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	432.59/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	350.11/cwt	330.00–361.00	2,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	448.53/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,924	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Apr 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 484Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 50Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 87Year ago 15

Compared last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	665.00–710.00	684.36
3	350–400	367	590.00–645.00	625.05
7	400–450	418	515.00–560.00	528.02
3	450–500	455	455.00–505.00	483.28
4	500–550	519	449.00–495.00	470.80
4	550–600	559	415.00–440.00	431.13
4	650–700	668	370.00–399.00	386.65
2	700–750	738	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	828	300.00–330.00	315.05
1	950–1000	965	277.00	277.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	550.00–600.00	576.74
3	350–400	395	540.00–570.00	558.33
4	400–450	429	435.00–465.00	448.53
5	450–500	478	435.00–480.00	448.67
6	500–550	527	400.00–435.00	418.47
1	550–600	590	393.00	393.00
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	675	350.00–389.00	369.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	580.00	580.00
1	450–500	485	515.00	515.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	413	475.00–515.00	488.74
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
13	500–550	522	395.00–465.00	429.03
7	550–600	572	395.00–435.00	409.86
2	600–650	630	370.00–380.00	374.88
5	650–700	671	350.00–389.00	365.85
3	700–750	717	330.00–361.00	350.11
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	915	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	436	425.00–470.00	441.20
5	450–500	483	420.00–460.00	432.59
4	550–600	573	355.00–395.00	381.20
4	600–650	623	330.00–373.00	353.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	395.00	395.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	550.00	550.00
2	450–500	478	403.00–480.00	440.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	815	323.00	323.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,039	156.00–159.00	157.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,363	191.00–193.00	192.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	179.00–184.00	182.58
3	—	1,242	173.00–178.00	175.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	235.00–242.00	238.54
3	—	1,713	229.00–231.00	229.75
2	—	1,550	216.00	216.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	2,850.00–3,450.00	3,189.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,116	2,550.00–3,700.00	3,096.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,657.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,111.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	4,450.00	4,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,620	5,000.00	5,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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