Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 20.00 lower, while feeder steers over 600lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.72/cwt on 36 head, down $9.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.04 against this barn's trailing median of $399.76.

Average price

$349.72

▼ 9.10 vs prior sale

36 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$19.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.39

vs AR average

−65.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	355.22	1,880	26
Medium and Large 2	561	335.43	1,881	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.80/cwt here — about −$1 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.97, low $323.28, median $399.76 across 31 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

349.72

—

AR average8 barns · 369 hd

377.12

−27.39

National average179 barns · 17,467 hd

414.98

−65.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.76

−50.04

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	1,734	189.90	3,293	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	140.83	1,965	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,340	132.06	1,770	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	118.96	1,303	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,816	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,508	$2,595	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$212	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$191	8

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	500–550	523	343.90/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	426.06/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	341.64/cwt	332.00–367.00	2,118	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	465.94/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	265.91/cwt	260.00–273.00	2,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	329.52/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,214	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	355.91/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,851	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	407.34/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	740	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	305.56/cwt	299.00–312.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	317.32/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	452.86/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	419.90/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	346.06/cwt	331.00–367.00	2,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	316.76/cwt	299.00–332.00	2,106	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	469.10/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	347.42/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	329.16/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	345.46/cwt	344.00–347.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	340.50/cwt	334.00–347.00	2,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	332.35/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	304.06/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	421.84/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	389.41/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	326.00/cwt	324.00–329.00	2,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	391.03/cwt	373.00–413.00	1,869	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,869	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	140.01/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,001	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	119.95/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,357	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	320.05/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	288.77/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,958	4
Bulls	—	—	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	187.59/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,992	202.18/cwt	199.00–208.00	4,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	132.81/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,786	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	361.78/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	323.76/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	336.03/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	355.77/cwt	339.00–367.00	1,704	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	391.16/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.01/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	270.01/cwt	269.00–271.00	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	344.72/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,266	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	422.21/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	373.09/cwt	363.00–387.00	1,623	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	191.28/head	163.00–260.00	191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	359.20/cwt	351.00–377.00	1,663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	391.14/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	336.78/cwt	333.00–341.00	1,940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,815.50/head	2,150.00–3,250.00	2,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	290.02/cwt	287.00–293.00	2,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	212.01/head	195.00–235.00	212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	335.99/cwt	329.00–351.00	1,888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	462.01/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	2,594.61/head	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,595	2

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 632Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 15Year ago 0

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	268	455.00–470.00	462.01
3	300–350	333	400.00–440.00	419.90
2	350–400	358	400.00–415.00	407.34
8	400–450	419	385.00–400.00	391.14
7	450–500	463	351.00–377.00	359.20
12	500–550	523	335.00–357.00	343.90
9	550–600	562	329.00–351.00	335.99
3	600–650	623	331.00–367.00	346.06
11	650–700	665	299.00–332.00	316.76
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	763	299.00–312.00	305.56
1	800–850	800	292.00	292.00
1	850–900	855	283.00	283.00
3	900–950	922	260.00–273.00	265.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	575	372.00	372.00
1	600–650	640	381.00	381.00
2	700–750	720	334.00–347.00	340.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	375.00–410.00	389.41
3	350–400	377	385.00–399.00	391.16
8	400–450	426	350.00–375.00	361.78
4	450–500	466	333.00–349.00	344.72
4	500–550	513	310.00–331.00	320.05
3	550–600	575	323.00–328.00	325.01
8	600–650	619	315.00–330.00	323.76
4	650–700	678	281.00–296.00	288.77
1	700–750	705	267.00	267.00
3	750–800	775	269.00–271.00	270.01
1	800–850	830	273.00	273.00
1	900–950	915	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	450.00–485.00	465.94
5	300–350	332	455.00–480.00	469.10
4	350–400	378	440.00–475.00	452.86
9	400–450	418	415.00–450.00	426.06
6	450–500	478	373.00–413.00	391.03
19	500–550	520	345.00–369.00	355.91
6	550–600	563	342.00–357.00	347.42
12	600–650	620	332.00–367.00	341.64
16	650–700	672	320.00–338.00	329.52
6	700–750	725	325.00–336.00	329.16
5	750–800	774	324.00–329.00	326.00
3	800–850	822	312.00–320.00	317.32
1	850–900	895	291.00	291.00
1	900–950	930	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	405.00–435.00	421.84
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	380	405.00–430.00	422.21
4	400–450	435	363.00–387.00	373.09
13	450–500	479	339.00–367.00	355.77
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
9	550–600	567	330.00–339.00	336.03
1	600–650	635	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	500	389.00	389.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	324.00	324.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	530	344.00–347.00	345.46
5	550–600	576	333.00–341.00	336.78
3	600–650	612	331.00–333.00	332.35
3	650–700	680	295.00–310.00	304.06
4	700–750	730	287.00–293.00	290.02
1	800–850	825	252.00	252.00
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	580	312.00	312.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	134.00	134.00
9	—	1,429	138.00–145.00	140.01
1	—	1,095	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,131	116.00–123.00	119.95
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	123.00	123.00
12	—	1,345	128.00–137.00	132.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,607	186.00–190.00	187.59
3	—	1,992	199.00–208.00	202.18

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,150.00–3,250.00	2,815.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,508	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,594.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,033	163.00–260.00	191.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	920	195.00–235.00	212.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	3,050.00	3,050.00

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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