Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-20.00 Lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 10.00-20.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.62/cwt on 14 head, up $16.35 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −44.81 against this barn's trailing median of $398.43.

Average price

$353.62

▲ 16.35 vs prior sale

14 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$52.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.64

vs AR average

−6.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	368.58	2,019	10thin
Medium and Large 2	552	316.22	1,744	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.36/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.07, low $337.27, median $398.43 across 29 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 sale14 hd

353.62

—

AR average7 barns · 120 hd

365.25

−11.64

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−6.90

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.43

−44.81

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	1,387	207.62	2,880	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	183.60	2,460	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	173.79	2,121	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	146.68	1,644	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$3,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,387	$2,643	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,324	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$260	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	723	324.76/cwt	323.00–326.00	2,348	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	379.64/cwt	360.00–397.00	2,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	421.80/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,982	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	2,642.91/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	312.12/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	316.98/cwt	315.00–319.00	2,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	319.99/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,324.03/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,324	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	259.72/head	225.00–305.00	260	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	3,349.62/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	404.80/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	171.28/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,989	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	205.37/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,772	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	183.60/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	177.96/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,349	3
Bulls	—	—	1,325	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	3,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	425.05/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	397.47/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	327.00/cwt	323.00–331.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	690	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	350.48/cwt	339.00–373.00	2,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	302.72/cwt	289.00–320.00	2,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	322.64/cwt	319.00–326.00	2,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	314.84/cwt	305.00–321.00	2,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	326.46/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	735	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.71/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	324.85/cwt	313.00–337.00	2,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	376.85/cwt	367.00–400.00	1,914	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	153.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,836	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	307.53/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	372.97/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	349.33/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,792	3

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-20.00 Lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 10.00-20.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
6	400–450	427	380.00–420.00	397.47
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	508	367.00–400.00	376.85
4	550–600	571	339.00–373.00	350.48
3	600–650	618	320.00–324.00	322.71
4	650–700	680	313.00–337.00	324.85
4	700–750	723	323.00–326.00	324.76
3	750–800	767	319.00–326.00	322.64
3	800–850	813	305.00–321.00	314.84
1	850–900	875	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	970	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	400.00–415.00	404.80
3	400–450	427	350.00–385.00	372.97
2	450–500	470	350.00–380.00	365.00
3	500–550	513	343.00–355.00	349.33
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	310	440.00–445.00	442.50
5	350–400	378	410.00–440.00	425.05
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
6	450–500	470	405.00–450.00	421.80
6	500–550	527	360.00–397.00	379.64
2	550–600	588	323.00–330.00	326.46
6	600–650	623	300.00–330.00	312.12
2	650–700	663	300.00–310.00	304.94
3	700–750	718	289.00–320.00	302.72
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	2,600.00	2,600.00
1	900–950	905	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	690	2,950.00	2,950.00
1	700–750	735	2,550.00	2,550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	510	320.00–330.00	324.90
2	550–600	593	300.00–315.00	307.53
1	650–700	660	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	375.00–380.00	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	230.00–245.00	237.50
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	505	351.00	351.00
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	610	323.00–331.00	327.00
2	650–700	683	319.00–321.00	319.99
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	758	315.00–319.00	316.98
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	4,300.00	4,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	225.00–305.00	259.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,387	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,642.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,415	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,324.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,349.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	169.00–174.00	171.28
3	—	1,320	176.00–179.00	177.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	180.00–187.00	183.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	150.00–158.00	153.87
2	—	1,048	139.00–140.00	139.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	200.00–208.00	205.37
1	—	1,325	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,560	243.00	243.00

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

Heifers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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