Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 20.00- 30.00 lower, while feeder heifers also traded 20.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $363.33/cwt on 32 head, down $23.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −58.02 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$363.33

▼ 23.87 vs prior sale

32 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.02

vs AR average

−38.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	370.05	2,030	24
Medium and Large 2	567	343.17	1,946	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $84 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 sale32 hd

363.33

—

AR average9 barns · 290 hd

404.35

−41.02

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−38.55

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−58.02

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	1,609	210.30	3,384	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	167.32	1,777	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	147.00	1,330	1thin

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)	1,050	$3,570	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,269	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,084	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	457.56/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	364.85/cwt	345.00–381.00	2,083	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	358.33/cwt	343.00–381.00	2,225	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,083.92/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,084	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,570.48/head	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,570	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,268.65/head	2,650.00–3,800.00	3,269	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	313.48/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	216.72/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,617	5
Bulls	—	—	1,460	194.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	162.87/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,624	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	178.96/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,196	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	163.01/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,633	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	395.25/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	339.30/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	321.88/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	346.44/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	328.81/cwt	316.00–338.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	423.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,538	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	469.93/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	354.76/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	363.20/cwt	341.00–377.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	326.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	414.64/cwt	403.00–433.00	1,945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	463.06/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	307.83/cwt	293.00–319.00	2,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	345.21/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	293.57/cwt	287.00–300.00	2,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	348.56/cwt	328.00–359.00	2,004	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	359.43/cwt	349.00–385.00	1,858	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	370.37/cwt	355.00–391.00	1,956	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	339.51/cwt	325.00–358.00	2,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	525.08/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	386.54/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	372.90/cwt	352.00–391.00	1,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	560	404.28/cwt	373.00–435.00	2,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	449.10/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	326.79/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	2

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 319Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	450.00–465.00	457.56
2	350–400	378	460.00–480.00	469.93
5	400–450	420	380.00–420.00	395.25
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	528	345.00–365.00	354.76
6	550–600	580	327.00–357.00	339.30
2	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	315	520.00–530.00	525.08
8	350–400	374	455.00–475.00	463.06
5	400–450	411	425.00–470.00	449.10
9	450–500	469	403.00–433.00	414.64
11	500–550	528	355.00–391.00	370.37
12	550–600	571	345.00–381.00	364.85
12	600–650	621	343.00–381.00	358.33
9	650–700	673	325.00–358.00	339.51
4	700–750	714	315.00–334.00	326.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	429.00	429.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	387.00	387.00
1	500–550	520	347.00	347.00
2	550–600	573	319.00–325.00	321.88
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
3	550–600	577	335.00–351.00	345.21
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	680	293.00–319.00	307.83
2	700–750	723	287.00–300.00	293.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	363	420.00–430.00	423.76
6	400–450	419	380.00–403.00	386.54
4	450–500	469	352.00–391.00	372.90
10	500–550	517	349.00–385.00	359.43
10	550–600	575	328.00–359.00	348.56
3	600–650	625	316.00–338.00	328.81
2	650–700	673	313.00–314.00	313.48
1	750–800	765	281.00	281.00
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	900	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	426	341.00–377.00	363.20
2	450–500	463	343.00–350.00	346.44
3	500–550	540	320.00–330.00	326.00
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	560	373.00–435.00	404.28

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,083.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,050	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,570.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,110	2,650.00–3,800.00	3,268.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,669	213.00–219.00	216.72
2	—	1,460	190.00–200.00	194.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	160.00–169.00	162.87
3	—	1,227	174.00–184.00	178.96
5	—	1,002	157.00–167.00	163.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	147.00	147.00

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

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