Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00- 20.00 Lower. Feeder Heifers were a light test. Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.68/cwt on 17 head, down $12.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −45.67 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$375.68

▼ 12.81 vs prior sale

17 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.46

vs AR average

−43.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	380.04	2,136	13thin
Medium and Large 2	530	361.53	1,915	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $221 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 sale17 hd

375.68

—

AR average6 barns · 97 hd

413.14

−37.46

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−43.36

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−45.67

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	—	Low	1,648	218.07	3,594	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,329	174.49	2,318	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	172.36	2,024	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	150.49	1,574	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	450–500	478	446.15/cwt	433.00–460.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	487.46/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	340.52/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	411.90/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	264.44/cwt	259.00–270.00	2,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	312.35/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	342.92/cwt	339.00–347.00	2,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	387.81/cwt	375.00–401.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	387.09/cwt	383.00–391.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	334.52/cwt	325.00–353.00	2,268	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	161.14/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,803	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	181.75/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,328	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	173.28/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,989	8
Bulls	—	—	1,338	192.11/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,570	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	4,398	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	224.32/cwt	221.00–229.00	3,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	417.60/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	315.64/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	318.50/cwt	318.00–319.00	2,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	328.01/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	331.77/cwt	328.00–337.00	2,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	323.45/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	461.14/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	375.02/cwt	361.00–387.00	2,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	444.33/cwt	425.00–467.00	1,928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	350.79/cwt	336.00–369.00	2,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	391.32/cwt	381.00–403.00	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	326.93/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	366.00/cwt	353.00–387.00	2,280	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	369.17/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,587	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	177.73/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	153.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,603	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	148.06/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	367.71/cwt	353.00–375.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	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 →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Jul 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 690Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 163Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00- 20.00 Lower. Feeder Heifers were a light test. Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	378	445.00–470.00	461.14
6	400–450	434	425.00–467.00	444.33
2	450–500	478	433.00–460.00	446.15
4	500–550	531	381.00–403.00	391.32
9	550–600	576	361.00–387.00	375.02
13	600–650	623	353.00–387.00	366.00
8	650–700	669	336.00–369.00	350.79
5	700–750	715	328.00–337.00	331.77
4	750–800	770	326.00–330.00	328.01
2	800–850	803	318.00–319.00	318.50
1	900–950	945	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	518	353.00–375.00	367.71
1	550–600	565	343.00	343.00
2	600–650	623	339.00–347.00	342.92
4	650–700	678	325.00–353.00	334.52
1	700–750	705	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	495.00	495.00
2	300–350	320	485.00–490.00	487.46
3	400–450	412	400.00–435.00	411.90
2	450–500	453	400.00–435.00	417.60
3	500–550	520	330.00–355.00	340.52
2	550–600	570	300.00–331.00	315.64
2	600–650	618	305.00–320.00	312.35
3	650–700	662	315.00–335.00	323.45
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	266.00	266.00
2	900–950	915	259.00–270.00	264.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	383.00–391.00	387.09
6	450–500	458	350.00–385.00	369.17
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	570	340.00–350.00	344.91
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	508	375.00–401.00	387.81
1	550–600	575	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	620	341.00	341.00
3	650–700	672	315.00–333.00	326.93
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	316.00	316.00
1	800–850	815	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	4,000.00	4,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	157.00–164.00	161.14
4	—	1,281	178.00–188.00	181.75
8	—	1,148	169.00–177.00	173.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,223	175.00–180.00	177.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	150.00–160.00	153.72
4	—	1,048	147.00–149.00	148.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	190.00–195.00	192.11
1	—	1,795	245.00	245.00
4	—	1,766	221.00–229.00	224.32

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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