Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 20.00- 30.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Not enough comparable data to establish a trend on slaughter cattle. Replacement cattle sold strong with high demand as this week was the stock cow special. 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 $359.98/cwt on 32 head, up $33.58 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.54 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$359.98

▲ 33.58 vs prior sale

32 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$27.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.72

vs AR average

−43.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	368.69	2,010	22
Medium and Large 2	549	340.81	1,871	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.88/cwt here — about $139 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 $406.52 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 sale32 hd

359.98

—

AR average9 barns · 291 hd

378.70

−18.72

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−43.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.52

−46.54

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	—	High	1,596	182.03	2,906	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	156.33	2,246	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	142.41	1,745	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	127.25	1,299	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$2,578	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,314	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,992	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$3,112	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$2,930	5
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	813	$2,836	21

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	—	—	1,805	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,465	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	161.72/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,442	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	140.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,658	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,579	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	3,023.21/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	352.86/cwt	343.00–381.00	2,004	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,991.80/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,992	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	377.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,812.21/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	300.32/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	341.17/cwt	329.00–361.00	2,115	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	387.69/cwt	370.00–403.00	2,008	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	296.51/cwt	293.00–300.00	2,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	303.25/cwt	285.00–316.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	367.46/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	346.62/cwt	345.00–349.00	1,837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	304.78/cwt	290.00–316.00	2,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	333.78/cwt	316.00–341.00	1,899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	328.43/cwt	316.00–342.00	2,040	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	129.54/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,558	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	126.34/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,198	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	150.94/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,059	4
Bulls	—	—	1,589	181.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,314.29/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	2,578.38/head	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,578	4
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	2,835.73/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,836	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	379.97/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	440.38/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	398.55/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	335.00/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	420.59/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	330.54/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	431.34/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	339.74/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	376.79/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	434.11/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	373.21/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	301.39/cwt	289.00–310.00	2,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	401.23/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	542.11/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,778	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 →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Sep 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 220Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	196.00	196.00
1	—	1,425	173.00	173.00
5	—	1,589	175.00–185.00	181.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	159.00–169.00	161.72
4	—	1,364	149.00–154.00	150.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	135.00–145.00	140.29
2	—	1,388	155.00–156.00	155.51
1	—	1,205	131.00	131.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	129.00–130.00	129.54
5	—	948	124.00–128.00	126.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,023.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,219	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,812.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,225	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,991.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,314.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,249	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,578.38
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	21	—	813	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,835.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	570	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	410.00–430.00	420.59
3	400–450	437	365.00–390.00	373.21
2	450–500	468	370.00–385.00	377.54
3	500–550	513	355.00–390.00	376.79
7	550–600	569	316.00–341.00	333.78
9	600–650	621	316.00–342.00	328.43
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	379	390.00–415.00	398.55
1	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	527	325.00–347.00	339.74
1	550–600	555	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	328	520.00–560.00	542.11
4	350–400	383	415.00–455.00	440.38
7	400–450	421	415.00–450.00	434.11
4	450–500	465	420.00–440.00	431.34
10	500–550	518	370.00–403.00	387.69
12	550–600	568	343.00–381.00	352.86
13	600–650	620	329.00–361.00	341.17
5	650–700	669	327.00–337.00	330.54
5	700–750	718	290.00–316.00	304.78
3	750–800	778	289.00–310.00	301.39
2	800–850	813	293.00–300.00	296.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	375	400.00–405.00	401.23
2	400–450	438	365.00–370.00	367.46
4	450–500	478	375.00–395.00	379.97
5	500–550	530	345.00–349.00	346.62
5	550–600	568	329.00–339.00	335.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	314.00	314.00
4	600–650	626	285.00–316.00	303.25
7	650–700	673	285.00–315.00	300.32
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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