Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00- 10.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded 10.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.20/cwt on 29 head, up $30.76 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −34.15 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$387.20

▲ 30.76 vs prior sale

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$38.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.42

vs AR average

−27.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	392.48	2,112	25
Medium and Large 2	550	354.17	1,946	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.31/cwt here — about $165 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

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

387.20

—

AR average8 barns · 259 hd

403.62

−16.42

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−27.04

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−34.15

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	1,486	220.84	3,281	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	173.67	2,075	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	150.95	1,476	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$3,356	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	837	$2,765	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,014	$2,694	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	909	$3,551	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	400–450	417	471.24/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	375.58/cwt	357.00–389.00	2,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	340.10/cwt	323.00–355.00	2,092	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	334.33/cwt	329.00–341.00	2,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	449.14/cwt	435.00–469.00	2,084	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	334.51/cwt	331.00–338.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	374.47/cwt	361.00–385.00	1,981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	365.64/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,432	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	476.67/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	500	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	344.30/cwt	337.00–351.00	2,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	385.63/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,214	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	372.71/cwt	349.00–383.00	2,307	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	473.32/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	404.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	169.59/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	337.01/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	403.74/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	435.73/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,856	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	485.06/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	457.27/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	420.01/cwt	419.00–421.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	397.05/cwt	383.00–423.00	2,041	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	3,550.96/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,551	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	2,765.34/head	2,000.00–3,700.00	2,765	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	3,355.57/head	2,850.00–3,750.00	3,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	2,693.88/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	336.80/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	378.04/cwt	377.00–379.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	371.54/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	353.96/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	181.82/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,327	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	203.07/cwt	199.00–207.00	3,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,457	238.88/cwt	234.00–243.00	3,480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	148.94/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,433	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	214.64/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,016	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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00- 10.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded 10.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	455.00–490.00	473.32
3	350–400	370	465.00–495.00	476.67
10	400–450	417	455.00–500.00	471.24
7	450–500	464	435.00–469.00	449.14
15	500–550	514	383.00–423.00	397.05
10	550–600	574	375.00–397.00	385.63
13	600–650	619	349.00–383.00	372.71
10	650–700	665	350.00–383.00	365.64
3	700–750	712	337.00–351.00	344.30
3	750–800	760	329.00–341.00	334.33
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	380	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	426	420.00–445.00	435.73
3	450–500	480	395.00–415.00	403.74
2	500–550	533	370.00–373.00	371.54
2	550–600	566	325.00–349.00	336.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	450.00–465.00	457.27
2	350–400	372	470.00–500.00	485.06
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	458	419.00–421.00	420.01
5	500–550	529	361.00–385.00	374.47
5	550–600	568	357.00–389.00	375.58
12	600–650	615	323.00–355.00	340.10
2	650–700	663	331.00–338.00	334.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	400.00–405.00	402.50
1	750–800	750	2,600.00	2,600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	400.00–410.00	404.88
1	350–400	355	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	478	377.00–379.00	378.04
2	500–550	543	345.00–363.00	353.96
3	550–600	582	335.00–341.00	337.01
1	650–700	665	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	580	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	443.00	443.00
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	940	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	615	283.00	283.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,152	165.00–173.00	169.59
3	—	1,280	179.00–185.00	181.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	157.00	157.00
3	—	962	144.00–153.00	148.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	199.00–207.00	203.07
3	—	1,457	234.00–243.00	238.88
3	—	1,405	211.00–219.00	214.64

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	909	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,550.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	837	2,000.00–3,700.00	2,765.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	2,850.00–3,750.00	3,355.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,014	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,693.88

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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