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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 8

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

626 head

▲ 282 vs last sale 344▲ 626 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 96▲ 194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 297 vs last sale 359▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to auction not recently reported.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.02/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +38.91 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$422.02

22 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

vs AR average

−44.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	426.15	2,375	17thin
Medium and Large 2	543	407.96	2,215	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $160 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

422.02

—

AR average7 barns · 319 hd

423.60

−1.58

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−44.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+38.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.97, low $323.28, median $383.11 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,590	173.34	2,755	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	159.20	2,141	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,103	147.14	1,623	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	134.62	1,248	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,631	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,617	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$2,062	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,865	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,057	$2,949	3thin

Every lot

72 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	390.39/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,241	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	482.01/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,581	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	513.21/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,966	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	466.77/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,956	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	516.66/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,191	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	490.22/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,294	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	451.61/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,168	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	463.05/cwt	445.00–505.00	2,426	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	409.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,214	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	413.58/cwt	398.00–425.00	2,378	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	580	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,523	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	411.50/cwt	387.00–425.00	2,543	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	401.84/cwt	383.00–415.00	2,676	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	367.93/cwt	349.00–387.00	2,679	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	339.82/cwt	329.00–351.00	2,593	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	317.05/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,559	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,821	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	494.93/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,772	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	432.38/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,595	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	432.84/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,796	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	470.94/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,978	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	448.88/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,110	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	423.50/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,046	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	422.21/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,191	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	389.05/cwt	383.00–395.00	2,264	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	365.14/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,278	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	333.28/cwt	319.00–348.00	2,216	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,553	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	307.94/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,408	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	476.36/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,020	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	437.32/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,121	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	440.07/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,236	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,092	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,757	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,582	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,536	166.39/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,556	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	191.70/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,230	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,084	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	131.28/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,203	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	145.03/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,379	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	150.73/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,619	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	161.81/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,817	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	140.28/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,582	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	151.44/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,935	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	165.41/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,312	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,865	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	2,630.98/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,631	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,062.19/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,062	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	2,617.30/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,617	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	2,699.11/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,699	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 344Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 359Year ago 0

No market trend due to auction not recently reported.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	460.00–485.00	476.36
2	450–500	485	420.00–455.00	437.32
2	500–550	508	425.00–455.00	440.07
1	550–600	555	377.00	377.00
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	705	391.00	391.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	820	310.00–320.00	314.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	545	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	485.00–505.00	494.93
4	400–450	420	460.00–485.00	470.94
5	450–500	470	435.00–460.00	448.88
9	500–550	519	410.00–435.00	422.21
5	550–600	582	383.00–395.00	389.05
7	600–650	624	350.00–383.00	365.14
2	650–700	665	319.00–348.00	333.28
1	700–750	715	357.00	357.00
3	750–800	782	300.00–317.00	307.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
6	350–400	369	425.00–440.00	432.38
5	400–450	415	405.00–445.00	432.84
4	450–500	483	410.00–440.00	423.50
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	450.00–500.00	482.01
6	350–400	383	490.00–530.00	513.21
6	400–450	424	495.00–530.00	516.66
10	450–500	468	470.00–520.00	490.22
5	500–550	524	445.00–505.00	463.05
11	550–600	575	398.00–425.00	413.58
10	600–650	618	387.00–425.00	411.50
7	650–700	666	383.00–415.00	401.84
2	700–750	728	349.00–387.00	367.93
2	750–800	763	329.00–351.00	339.82
3	800–850	807	305.00–332.00	317.05
1	900–950	910	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	380.00–400.00	390.39
1	350–400	350	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	419	440.00–480.00	466.77
6	450–500	480	425.00–465.00	451.61
2	500–550	540	400.00–420.00	409.91
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	435.00	435.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,617.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,062.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,630.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,699.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,865	3,800.00	3,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	143.00–146.00	145.03
2	—	900	119.00–122.00	120.46
4	—	916	130.00–133.00	131.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	157.00–167.00	161.81
9	—	1,074	147.00–155.00	150.73
9	—	1,128	135.00–144.00	140.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	150.00–156.00	151.44
5	—	1,398	164.00–168.00	165.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	187.00–198.00	191.70
1	—	1,625	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,536	163.00–172.00	166.39

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.