Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher on above average quality. While there wasn't enough comparable receipts for slaughter cattle to establish a market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.19/cwt on 20 head, up $20.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −71.72 against this barn's trailing median of $415.92.

Average price

$344.19

▲ 20.91 vs prior sale

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$22.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.18

vs AR average

−27.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	355.56	1,986	10thin
Medium and Large 2	542	332.83	1,805	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.73/cwt here — about $181 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.97, low $323.28, median $415.92 across 30 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 sale20 hd

344.19

—

AR average8 barns · 209 hd

360.37

−16.18

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−27.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

415.92

−71.72

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	1,473	192.75	2,838	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,195	161.23	1,927	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	135.97	1,679	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	122.15	1,218	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,023	$1,984	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	298.11/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	339.39/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	397.50/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	288.37/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	333.32/cwt	324.00–359.00	2,053	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,984.47/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	264.51/cwt	260.00–267.00	2,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	354.10/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	271.70/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	374.64/cwt	361.00–393.00	1,795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	298.03/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	329.47/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	431.66/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	441.12/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	412.61/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	439.65/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	488.86/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	318.54/cwt	300.00–328.00	2,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	344.07/cwt	328.00–363.00	1,961	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	304.52/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	283.93/cwt	269.00–293.00	2,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	322.02/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	366.48/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	307.05/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	321.64/cwt	308.00–340.00	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	340.29/cwt	329.00–349.00	1,770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,185	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,076	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,915	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	122.30/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,181	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,514	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	339.67/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,613	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	272.50/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	389.49/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	163.96/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,845	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	133.71/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,653	4
Bulls	—	—	935	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,846	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,295	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

Thu Sep 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 408Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher on above average quality. While there wasn't enough comparable receipts for slaughter cattle to establish a market trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	430.00–450.00	439.65
2	300–350	330	465.00–515.00	488.86
7	350–400	377	420.00–460.00	441.12
5	400–450	416	415.00–450.00	431.66
6	450–500	479	361.00–393.00	374.64
1	500–550	520	393.00	393.00
8	550–600	570	328.00–363.00	344.07
9	600–650	616	324.00–359.00	333.32
6	650–700	673	310.00–330.00	322.02
4	700–750	709	300.00–328.00	318.54
3	750–800	767	285.00–310.00	298.11
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	873	270.00–275.00	272.56
1	900–950	935	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	421	370.00–400.00	389.49
3	450–500	475	335.00–349.00	339.67
6	500–550	520	329.00–349.00	340.29
4	550–600	576	308.00–340.00	321.64
3	600–650	615	300.00–311.00	307.05
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	323.00	323.00
4	600–650	626	297.00–320.00	304.52
4	700–750	720	269.00–293.00	283.93
1	850–900	850	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	400.00–425.00	412.61
2	300–350	345	380.00–415.00	397.50
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	363.00	363.00
5	450–500	474	343.00–365.00	354.10
10	500–550	517	329.00–347.00	339.39
10	550–600	570	321.00–345.00	329.47
2	600–650	613	291.00–305.00	298.03
4	650–700	660	277.00–299.00	288.37
5	700–750	716	260.00–285.00	271.70
4	750–800	763	260.00–267.00	264.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	355.00–375.00	366.48
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	321.00	321.00
2	650–700	650	260.00–285.00	272.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,984.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,330	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,125	163.00–165.00	163.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	966	119.00–128.00	122.30
1	—	1,130	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,145	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,236	132.00–135.00	133.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,840	209.00	209.00
1	—	1,275	180.00	180.00

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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