Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend do to a light test. 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 $441.75/cwt on 20 head, up $20.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +20.40 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$441.75

▲ 20.34 vs prior sale

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$9.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.24

vs AR average

−39.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	450.00	2,565	2thin
Medium and Large 1	548	440.83	2,416	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.17/cwt here — about $149 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 sale20 hd

441.75

—

AR average7 barns · 159 hd

464.99

−23.24

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−39.27

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

+20.40

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	1,372	206.75	2,837	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	178.61	2,618	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	174.79	2,120	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	158.05	1,799	3thin

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)	1,400	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,703	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$2,399	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$201	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$192	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	825	$174	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	750–800	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	388.50/cwt	370.00–407.00	2,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	477.72/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	538.71/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,284	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	192.00/head	192.00–192.00	192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,398.93/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,399	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	174.00/head	174.00–174.00	174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	374.52/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	467.83/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	409.87/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	201.00/head	201.00–201.00	201	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,703.40/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	455.99/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,961	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	154.07/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,633	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,511	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	178.08/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,625	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	178.62/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,320	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	172.70/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,014	11
Bulls	—	—	1,372	206.75/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	477.19/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	553.34/cwt	525.00–580.00	2,031	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	422.69/cwt	401.00–440.00	2,616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	383.03/cwt	375.00–391.00	2,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	374.30/cwt	369.00–380.00	2,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	604.78/cwt	595.00–620.00	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	448.29/cwt	431.00–465.00	2,354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	449.84/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	506.58/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	388.83/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	409.79/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	370.65/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	440.63/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,525	9

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 475Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 0

No market trend do to a light test. Link to video sale; https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	423	445.00–460.00	449.84
1	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	524	400.00–427.00	409.79
6	550–600	576	375.00–397.00	388.83
2	600–650	633	370.00–379.00	374.52
3	650–700	668	367.00–375.00	370.65
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	470.00–485.00	477.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	445.00–490.00	467.83
2	350–400	390	400.00–420.00	409.87
8	400–450	430	425.00–485.00	455.99
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	640.00	640.00
3	300–350	333	595.00–620.00	604.78
1	350–400	365	620.00	620.00
5	400–450	424	520.00–560.00	538.71
6	450–500	467	490.00–525.00	506.58
8	500–550	525	431.00–465.00	448.29
9	550–600	573	420.00–455.00	440.63
7	600–650	619	401.00–440.00	422.69
2	650–700	650	370.00–407.00	388.50
1	700–750	700	389.00	389.00
1	750–800	780	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	810	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	900	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	367	525.00–580.00	553.34
2	400–450	418	470.00–485.00	477.19
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	570	445.00–455.00	450.00
2	600–650	618	375.00–391.00	383.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	383.00	383.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	369.00–380.00	374.30
1	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	730	361.00	361.00
1	950–1000	950	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	192.00	192.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	174.00	174.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	201.00	201.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,166	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,398.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,703.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	153.00–155.00	154.07
1	—	1,295	166.00	166.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	186.00	186.00
14	—	1,474	175.00–184.00	178.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,299	176.00–183.00	178.62
11	—	1,166	166.00–175.00	172.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	205.00–210.00	206.75

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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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

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