Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable receipts to establish a market trend. 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 $346.27/cwt on 16 head, down $17.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −75.02 against this barn's trailing median of $421.29.

Average price

$346.27

▼ 17.06 vs prior sale

16 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$32.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.24

vs AR average

−42.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	356.42	1,888	11thin
Medium and Large 2	541	323.96	1,753	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.46/cwt here — about $135 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 sale16 hd

346.27

—

AR average7 barns · 171 hd

383.51

−37.24

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−42.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

421.29

−75.02

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	152.17	1,877	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	151.85	2,276	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	131.00	1,202	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,615	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	300–350	335	351.48/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	372.61/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	354.38/cwt	341.00–365.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	313.02/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,266	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	323.56/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	297.12/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	316.33/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	388.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	345.15/cwt	333.00–353.00	1,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	317.51/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	285.66/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	384.08/cwt	377.00–391.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	362.92/cwt	345.00–381.00	2,080	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,615	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	393.96/cwt	387.00–401.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	354.97/cwt	349.00–373.00	1,846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	319.67/cwt	310.00–336.00	2,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	350.50/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	381.34/cwt	363.00–400.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	321.67/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	327.39/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	414.55/cwt	393.00–435.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	376.68/cwt	357.00–385.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,569	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	151.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,276	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	161.92/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,846	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	144.79/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	153.43/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,863	8

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 237Last week 334Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 36Year ago 0

Not enough comparable receipts to establish a market trend. Link to video sale;https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	350.00–353.00	351.48
4	350–400	373	357.00–385.00	376.68
5	400–450	437	341.00–365.00	354.38
1	450–500	475	363.00	363.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	418	380.00–400.00	388.49
2	450–500	460	377.00–391.00	384.08
6	500–550	523	333.00–353.00	345.15
3	550–600	562	315.00–319.00	316.33
2	600–650	603	310.00–337.00	323.56
4	650–700	669	270.00–300.00	285.66
2	700–750	703	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	363.00–400.00	381.34
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	435	341.00–360.00	350.50
3	450–500	458	365.00–380.00	372.61
3	500–550	525	315.00–330.00	321.67
2	550–600	565	315.00–340.00	327.39
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	443	387.00–401.00	393.96
3	450–500	462	393.00–435.00	414.55
9	500–550	520	349.00–373.00	354.97
2	550–600	573	345.00–381.00	362.92
1	600–650	640	336.00	336.00
6	650–700	676	310.00–336.00	319.67
9	700–750	724	300.00–325.00	313.02
2	750–800	768	290.00–300.00	295.05
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	578	311.00–327.00	317.51
3	650–700	668	275.00–315.00	297.12
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	301.00	301.00
2	600–650	600	270.00–285.00	277.50
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,105	142.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	150.00–160.00	151.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	160.00–164.00	161.92
4	—	1,320	140.00–146.00	144.79
8	—	1,214	150.00–158.00	153.43

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle