Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 higher, with slaughter bulls trading steady. Todays sale also included the Stocker Replacement sale, with several top notch stocker cows as well as a good selection of replacement heifers. 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 $399.76/cwt on 24 head, up $7.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −21.53 against this barn's trailing median of $421.29.

Average price

$399.76

▲ 7.34 vs prior sale

24 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.39

vs AR average

−59.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	406.60	2,234	18thin
Medium and Large 2	554	379.26	2,102	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $132 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 sale24 hd

399.76

—

AR average7 barns · 304 hd

442.15

−42.39

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−59.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

421.29

−21.53

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	1,787	219.09	3,915	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	186.73	2,527	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	176.18	2,011	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	153.33	1,582	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$4,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$3,422	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$3,383	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$3,026	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$2,979	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$5,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,469	$5,647	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,432	$5,573	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$5,095	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$4,822	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$3,863	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$310	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1Replacement	400–450	415	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	490	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	358.75/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	327.54/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	500	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	416.55/cwt	403.00–440.00	2,149	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	499.80/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	402.00/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	402.84/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,059	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	393.29/cwt	373.00–413.00	2,273	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	451.33/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	344.73/cwt	339.00–350.00	2,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	299.69/cwt	298.00–301.00	2,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	344.38/cwt	330.00–359.00	2,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	585.22/cwt	545.00–605.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	497.14/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	325.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	365.23/cwt	359.00–371.00	2,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	322.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	407.32/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	464.96/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	3,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	467.51/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,585	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,842	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	174.71/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,840	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	184.65/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	364.64/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,922	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	217.04/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	228.25/cwt	225.00–233.00	4,401	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	208.44/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,491	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	186.80/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,507	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	153.33/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,582	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	166.43/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	349.36/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	349.19/cwt	335.00–367.00	2,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	409.19/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	459.50/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	3,025.67/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	425.74/cwt	423.00–430.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	411.02/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,486	4,945.65/head	4,450.00–6,000.00	4,946	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	310.31/head	290.00–330.00	310	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,469	5,646.53/head	4,900.00–5,900.00	5,647	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	4,391.97/head	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,392	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	3,383.44/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,383	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	3,422.09/head	2,400.00–4,000.00	3,422	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,979.24/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,979	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	5,305.21/head	4,650.00–5,750.00	5,305	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	5,094.69/head	4,400.00–5,700.00	5,095	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	4,758.64/head	4,200.00–5,300.00	4,759	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	3,591.65/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,432	5,573.11/head	5,300.00–5,800.00	5,573	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	5,700.00/head	5,700.00–5,700.00	5,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	470.03/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	377.95/cwt	365.00–396.00	2,203	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	4,921.25/head	4,100.00–5,800.00	4,921	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	4,618.52/head	4,000.00–5,100.00	4,619	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 382Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	580.00	580.00
1	450–500	490	535.00	535.00
1	500–550	500	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	380	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	468	465.00–475.00	470.03
8	500–550	511	380.00–415.00	402.84
3	550–600	583	365.00–396.00	377.95
4	600–650	624	330.00–359.00	344.38
1	650–700	665	377.00	377.00
3	750–800	778	298.00–301.00	299.69
1	800–850	840	297.00	297.00
1	1200–1250	1,240	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	438	423.00–430.00	425.74
9	450–500	464	400.00–420.00	411.02
3	500–550	527	355.00–370.00	364.64
4	550–600	571	337.00–365.00	349.36
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	663	310.00–330.00	322.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	655.00	655.00
2	550–600	553	465.00–470.00	467.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	545.00–605.00	585.22
1	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	383	490.00–510.00	499.80
4	400–450	420	480.00–530.00	497.14
7	450–500	468	430.00–470.00	451.33
7	500–550	516	403.00–440.00	416.55
10	550–600	578	373.00–413.00	393.29
2	600–650	618	385.00–420.00	402.00
2	650–700	675	350.00–367.00	358.75
3	700–750	722	339.00–350.00	344.73
2	750–800	753	315.00–340.00	327.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	570.00	570.00
1	500–550	500	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	388	440.00–480.00	464.96
7	400–450	421	445.00–475.00	459.50
6	450–500	472	380.00–420.00	409.19
2	500–550	513	395.00–420.00	407.32
4	550–600	575	359.00–371.00	365.23
3	600–650	632	335.00–367.00	349.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	610	341.00	341.00
2	650–700	673	320.00–330.00	325.13
1	850–900	880	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,295	181.00	181.00
6	—	1,342	185.00–190.00	186.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	173.00–176.00	174.71
3	—	1,280	184.00–185.00	184.65
2	—	1,110	165.00–168.00	166.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	151.00–155.00	153.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	215.00–220.00	217.04
3	—	1,928	225.00–233.00	228.25
2	—	1,675	208.00–209.00	208.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,171	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,383.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,096	2,400.00–4,000.00	3,422.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,253	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,979.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,486	4,450.00–6,000.00	4,945.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,469	4,900.00–5,900.00	5,646.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,391.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,286	4,650.00–5,750.00	5,305.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,047	4,400.00–5,700.00	5,094.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,339	4,200.00–5,300.00	4,758.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,318	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,591.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,432	5,300.00–5,800.00	5,573.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	5,700.00	5,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,051	4,100.00–5,800.00	4,921.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,305	4,000.00–5,100.00	4,618.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	917	290.00–330.00	310.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	300.00	300.00

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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