Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 10.00- 20.00 higher, with feeder heifers trading unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, with slaughter bulls trading unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.42/cwt on 38 head, up $15.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −28.87 against this barn's trailing median of $421.29.

Average price

$392.42

▲ 15.65 vs prior sale

38 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$41.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.59

vs AR average

−61.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	407.68	2,234	24
Medium and Large 2	533	366.26	1,953	14thin

One grade step is worth $41.41/cwt here — about $281 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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.97, low $346.27, median $421.29 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 sale38 hd

392.42

—

AR average7 barns · 386 hd

433.00

−40.59

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−61.30

This barn, trailing median29 sales

421.29

−28.87

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	1,479	223.49	3,305	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	179.07	2,675	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	169.65	2,037	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	159.72	1,687	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$3,202	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$3,035	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,680	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$3,000	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	920	$290	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	828	$249	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	921	$213	5

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,714	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	249.12/head	240.00–260.00	249	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	3,034.65/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,035	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	422.93/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,979	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	212.88/head	180.00–235.00	213	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	3,201.64/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,202	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	304.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	349.58/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,037	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	290.00/head	290.00–290.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	342.82/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	468.76/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	421.81/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	468.66/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	416.37/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	370.70/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,928	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,066	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	158.34/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,626	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	176.11/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,603	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	162.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,953	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	172.51/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	394.05/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,274	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	343.02/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	514.13/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	287.43/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	331.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	560	412.63/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	342.53/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	421.30/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,187	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	321.52/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	452.25/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	546.18/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	329.88/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	362.56/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	524.39/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	371.83/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	382.70/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,373	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	379.30/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	211.23/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	4,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	409.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	325.00/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	497.42/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,734	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 272Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 10.00- 20.00 higher, with feeder heifers trading unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, with slaughter bulls trading unevenly steady.

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,034.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,191	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,201.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,800.00	3,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	240.00–260.00	249.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	921	180.00–235.00	212.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	290.00	290.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,680	4,000.00	4,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	590.00	590.00
6	350–400	371	520.00–570.00	546.18
8	400–450	415	495.00–550.00	514.13
5	450–500	479	425.00–470.00	452.25
12	500–550	519	405.00–445.00	421.30
12	550–600	577	375.00–410.00	394.05
13	600–650	620	365.00–405.00	382.70
4	650–700	664	345.00–375.00	362.56
6	700–750	708	330.00–360.00	342.53
3	750–800	758	315.00–340.00	329.88
1	800–850	845	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	890	275.00–300.00	287.43
1	900–950	925	280.00	280.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	369	470.00–510.00	497.42
4	400–450	420	455.00–480.00	468.76
5	450–500	478	410.00–445.00	421.81
11	500–550	520	340.00–410.00	370.70
3	550–600	582	340.00–360.00	350.00
8	600–650	624	320.00–360.00	349.58
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	410	490.00–540.00	524.39
7	450–500	468	400.00–440.00	422.93
7	500–550	520	360.00–400.00	371.83
10	550–600	570	330.00–355.00	343.02
5	600–650	618	320.00–340.00	331.94
3	650–700	673	315.00–330.00	321.52
1	700–750	720	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00–420.00	409.62
4	350–400	378	400.00–440.00	416.37
4	400–450	430	445.00–485.00	468.66
8	450–500	472	365.00–405.00	379.30
9	500–550	531	320.00–355.00	342.82
6	550–600	568	310.00–335.00	325.00
4	600–650	615	300.00–320.00	304.96
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	405.00–420.00	412.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	168.00	168.00
6	—	1,027	156.00–163.00	158.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	174.00–178.00	176.11
1	—	1,525	185.00	185.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	160.00–166.00	162.04
8	—	1,199	170.00–177.00	172.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	210.00–212.00	211.23
1	—	1,860	248.00	248.00

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

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

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