Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 20.00- 30.00 lower, while feeder heifers traded unevenly steady on better quality. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00- 10.00 higher. The stocker replacement sell offered some high quality replacement cattle with great demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $388.49/cwt on 36 head, down $31.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −32.80 against this barn's trailing median of $421.29.

Average price

$388.49

▼ 31.71 vs prior sale

36 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$38.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.32

vs AR average

−50.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	400.27	2,178	25
Medium and Large 2	541	361.71	1,957	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.56/cwt here — about $221 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

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 sale36 hd

388.49

—

AR average9 barns · 230 hd

427.81

−39.32

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−50.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

421.29

−32.80

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	1,703	230.68	3,928	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	190.13	2,783	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	176.03	1,959	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	157.55	1,586	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)	1,207	$4,018	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$3,451	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,809	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$4,197	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$4,147	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$3,296	6

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	825	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	4,923.38/head	4,550.00–5,200.00	4,923	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	4,346.31/head	3,500.00–5,100.00	4,346	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,439.67/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,440	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	3,450.91/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,488	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	3,954.73/head	2,400.00–5,100.00	3,955	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	3,594.51/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,595	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	3,009.07/head	2,200.00–3,600.00	3,009	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	4,077.97/head	3,000.00–5,300.00	4,078	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	4,291.99/head	3,900.00–5,000.00	4,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	510.13/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	417.16/cwt	390.00–465.00	1,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	281.48/cwt	280.00–283.00	2,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	540	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	570	500.48/cwt	445.00–555.00	2,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	358.88/cwt	345.00–383.00	2,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	405.35/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,532	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,808.80/head	2,325.00–3,250.00	2,809	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	255.27/cwt	250.00–262.00	2,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	4,017.94/head	3,250.00–5,000.00	4,018	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	360.74/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	324.54/cwt	310.00–341.00	2,165	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	339.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	338.74/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	319.40/cwt	309.00–330.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	337.66/cwt	337.00–338.00	2,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	364.31/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	371.67/cwt	357.00–383.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	157.40/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,599	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	182.51/cwt	177.00–187.00	3,112	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	192.21/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,687	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	163.33/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	223.70/cwt	221.00–227.00	3,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	304.97/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	190.49/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	174.03/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,953	9
Bulls	—	—	1,760	241.15/cwt	239.00–243.00	4,244	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	326.16/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,045	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	342.08/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	555	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	665	2,739.25/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	339.86/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	390.07/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	339.22/cwt	328.00–351.00	2,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	336.18/cwt	333.00–339.00	2,414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	396.08/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,262	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	362.75/cwt	345.00–383.00	2,434	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	443.61/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,868	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	755	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	613	2,824.08/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	950–1000	970	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	328.23/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	362.21/cwt	347.00–377.00	1,887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	418.73/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	388.31/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	362.80/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	370.34/cwt	356.00–389.00	2,333	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	403.56/cwt	383.00–417.00	2,111	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	475.66/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	524.65/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	330.11/cwt	307.00–341.00	2,529	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	371.54/cwt	357.00–395.00	2,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	474.80/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,804	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 539Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 12Year ago 0

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,450.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,125	2,325.00–3,250.00	2,808.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,207	3,250.00–5,000.00	4,017.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	4,550.00–5,200.00	4,923.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,365	3,500.00–5,100.00	4,346.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,270	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,439.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,011	2,400.00–5,100.00	3,954.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,123	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,594.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	2,200.00–3,600.00	3,009.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	3,000.00–5,300.00	4,077.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,283	3,900.00–5,000.00	4,291.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	250.00–262.00	255.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	545.00	545.00
5	300–350	309	495.00–545.00	510.13
3	350–400	380	465.00–480.00	474.80
8	400–450	424	405.00–445.00	418.73
4	450–500	474	375.00–415.00	388.31
10	500–550	521	347.00–377.00	362.21
6	550–600	565	357.00–395.00	371.54
4	600–650	615	345.00–383.00	358.88
3	650–700	683	345.00–380.00	362.80
1	700–750	700	379.00	379.00
1	750–800	760	353.00	353.00
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	870	280.00–283.00	281.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	485.00	485.00
2	550–600	570	445.00–555.00	500.48
1	550–600	555	2,650.00	2,650.00
2	600–650	613	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,824.08
5	650–700	665	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,739.25
1	750–800	755	3,100.00	3,100.00
1	950–1000	970	2,750.00	2,750.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	378	395.00–420.00	405.35
2	400–450	420	390.00–395.00	392.53
3	450–500	490	330.00–350.00	339.97
3	500–550	517	330.00	330.00
10	550–600	575	325.00–357.00	342.08
11	600–650	627	310.00–337.00	326.16
9	650–700	667	310.00–341.00	324.54
1	700–750	700	337.00	337.00
2	750–800	763	295.00–315.00	304.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	590	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	635	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	660	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	507	380.00–395.00	390.07
3	550–600	565	335.00–347.00	339.86
5	600–650	617	328.00–351.00	339.22
6	650–700	662	320.00–339.00	328.23
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	760	319.00	319.00
1	800–850	840	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	309.00–330.00	319.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	620.00	620.00
1	350–400	370	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
1	700–750	705	379.00	379.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	332	515.00–535.00	524.65
5	350–400	378	450.00–500.00	475.66
8	400–450	421	420.00–460.00	443.61
5	450–500	470	390.00–465.00	417.16
14	500–550	523	383.00–417.00	403.56
11	550–600	571	385.00–405.00	396.08
15	600–650	630	356.00–389.00	370.34
9	650–700	671	345.00–383.00	362.75
11	700–750	718	333.00–339.00	336.18
9	750–800	766	307.00–341.00	330.11
1	800–850	835	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	875	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	945	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	390	420.00–430.00	425.00
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	490	357.00–383.00	371.67
8	500–550	522	350.00–375.00	360.74
3	550–600	592	355.00–373.00	364.31
2	600–650	628	330.00–347.00	338.74
3	650–700	677	337.00–338.00	337.66
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	167.00	167.00
6	—	1,016	156.00–160.00	157.40
1	—	1,000	149.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	177.00–187.00	182.51
11	—	1,398	190.00–197.00	192.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	160.00–167.00	163.33
3	—	1,123	187.00–196.00	190.49
9	—	1,122	169.00–177.00	174.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	221.00–227.00	223.70
2	—	1,760	239.00–243.00	241.15

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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