Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers sold 10.00-20.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.28/cwt on 28 head, down $22.99 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.48 against this barn's trailing median of $399.76.

Average price

$323.28

▼ 22.99 vs prior sale

28 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$18.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.79

vs AR average

−47.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	325.99	1,837	24
Medium and Large 2	533	307.04	1,636	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about $201 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.97, low $323.28, median $399.76 across 31 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 sale28 hd

323.28

—

AR average8 barns · 170 hd

365.08

−41.79

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−47.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.76

−76.48

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	1,427	195.75	2,793	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	151.65	2,184	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	142.48	1,909	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	127.77	1,321	8thin

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)	1,513	$3,605	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,657	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$227	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,029	$173	7

Every lot, as filed

73 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	500–550	521	324.44/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	303.62/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	341.97/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,505	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	304.55/cwt	285.00–308.00	2,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	270.03/cwt	267.00–273.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	274.50/cwt	269.00–280.00	2,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,513	3,604.96/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,633.26/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,657.17/head	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,657	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	227.00/head	227.00–227.00	227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	292.12/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	328.49/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,537	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	172.81/head	142.00–191.00	173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	295.10/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	368.44/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,100	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,739	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,984	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	154.84/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,202	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	142.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,909	3
Bulls	—	—	1,250	181.70/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	208.17/cwt	206.00–210.00	3,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	317.87/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	283.02/cwt	271.00–295.00	2,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	288.95/cwt	285.00–293.00	2,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	333.15/cwt	322.00–343.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	268.51/cwt	266.00–271.00	2,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	463.45/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	335.50/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	296.35/cwt	287.00–307.00	2,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	446.67/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	290.93/cwt	283.00–299.00	2,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	271.88/cwt	265.00–279.00	2,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	324.80/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,874	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	308.80/cwt	300.00–331.00	2,214	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	374.01/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	329.55/cwt	318.00–347.00	1,724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	313.67/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	325.29/cwt	319.00–332.00	2,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	306.30/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	528	366.92/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	311.26/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	279.68/cwt	267.00–291.00	2,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,939	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,211	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	132.95/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	124.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	259.81/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	314.39/cwt	307.00–326.00	1,657	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 237Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week; Feeder steers sold 10.00-20.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 10.00 lower.

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	275	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	440	335.00–350.00	341.97
4	450–500	471	322.00–343.00	333.15
5	500–550	521	314.00–330.00	324.44
7	550–600	570	310.00–331.00	317.87
3	600–650	615	300.00–310.00	303.62
9	650–700	683	285.00–308.00	304.55
2	700–750	740	269.00–280.00	274.50
2	750–800	758	267.00–273.00	270.03
2	800–850	815	285.00–293.00	288.95
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	375.00–380.00	377.46
2	350–400	365	367.00–370.00	368.44
2	400–450	430	300.00–322.00	311.26
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	572	285.00–307.00	292.12
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	528	350.00–385.00	366.92
1	700–750	715	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	302.00–310.00	306.30
1	600–650	615	331.00	331.00
1	750–800	785	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	870	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	349.00	349.00
2	450–500	468	327.00–330.00	328.49
3	500–550	527	307.00–326.00	314.39
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	623	290.00–300.00	295.10
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	775	250.00–270.00	259.81
1	950–1000	990	257.00	257.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	430.00–465.00	446.67
2	300–350	323	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	377	450.00–480.00	463.45
5	400–450	426	370.00–375.00	374.01
2	450–500	488	335.00–336.00	335.50
6	500–550	523	318.00–347.00	329.55
18	550–600	577	310.00–334.00	324.80
7	600–650	621	319.00–332.00	325.29
6	650–700	674	300.00–325.00	313.67
9	700–750	717	300.00–331.00	308.80
8	750–800	774	287.00–307.00	296.35
2	850–900	863	283.00–299.00	290.93
4	900–950	915	271.00–295.00	283.02
3	950–1000	970	267.00–291.00	279.68
2	1000–1050	1,023	265.00–279.00	271.88
2	1050–1100	1,073	266.00–271.00	268.51
1	1100–1150	1,140	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	335.00	335.00

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	—	965	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,513	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,604.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,657.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	227.00	227.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,029	142.00–191.00	172.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,422	152.00–157.00	154.84
2	—	1,585	139.00–140.00	139.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	140.00–147.00	142.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	132.00–134.00	132.95
5	—	953	120.00–127.00	124.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	180.00–184.00	181.70
1	—	1,465	199.00	199.00
2	—	1,585	206.00–210.00	208.17

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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Replacement Cattle

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