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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 22

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Jan 15Jan 22Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

343 head

▼ 449 vs last sale 792▼ 20 vs year ago 363 · −5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 64▼ 46 vs year ago 85 · −54.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 64▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market lightly tested do to upcoming hazardous winter weather. However, Market was lower on all classes. link to video sale, https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

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 $411.64/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +28.53 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$411.64

30 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$33.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

vs AR average

−53.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	421.73	2,358	21
Medium and Large 2	560	388.08	2,172	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.66/cwt here — about $187 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 sale30 hd

411.64

—

AR average7 barns · 131 hd

415.19

−3.55

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−53.69

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+28.53

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	1,561	182.99	2,856	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	155.44	1,811	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	95.79	870	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$1,955	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	861	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,268	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	452.76/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,440	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	408.78/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,345	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	412.03/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,545	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	467.95/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,774	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	469.89/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,974	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	425.24/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,799	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	468.14/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,214	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	428.35/cwt	417.00–435.00	2,069	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	461.56/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,414	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	422.00/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,253	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	415.01/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,353	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	360.94/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,093	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	396.70/cwt	387.00–413.00	2,436	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	363.56/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,265	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	353.91/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,339	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	341.65/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,426	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,781	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,508	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,708	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	416.13/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,323	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	401.67/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,386	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	402.75/cwt	389.00–425.00	1,466	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	422.59/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,597	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	415.06/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,693	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	402.04/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,697	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	432.94/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,056	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	383.50/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,852	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	389.42/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,013	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	331.39/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,899	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	405.00/cwt	393.00–417.00	2,450	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	323.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,020	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	345.06/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,340	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	346.55/cwt	335.00–361.00	2,630	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	319.04/cwt	305.00–333.00	2,721	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,332	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,932	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	364.50/cwt	349.00–380.00	2,260	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	159.46/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	205.89/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	183.31/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,109	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	79.07/cwt	76.00–82.00	668	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	95.80/cwt	90.00–100.00	878	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,080	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	150.25/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,746	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	163.23/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,910	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,955.24/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,955	2

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 792Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 64Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 64Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Market lightly tested do to upcoming hazardous winter weather. However, Market was lower on all classes. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
5	300–350	318	395.00–435.00	416.13
6	350–400	378	405.00–445.00	422.59
9	400–450	422	395.00–420.00	402.04
5	450–500	475	415.00–455.00	432.94
5	500–550	517	370.00–405.00	389.42
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	605	393.00–417.00	405.00
2	650–700	678	330.00–360.00	345.06
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
5	750–800	759	335.00–361.00	346.55
2	850–900	853	305.00–333.00	319.04
1	1000–1050	1,000	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	345	385.00–415.00	401.67
8	350–400	364	389.00–425.00	402.75
2	400–450	408	405.00–425.00	415.06
5	450–500	483	370.00–405.00	383.50
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	573	323.00–340.00	331.39
3	600–650	625	320.00–330.00	323.25
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	890	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	600	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	349.00–380.00	364.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	400.00–435.00	408.78
6	350–400	375	400.00–435.00	412.03
7	400–450	423	400.00–445.00	425.24
8	450–500	483	417.00–435.00	428.35
4	500–550	534	415.00–435.00	422.00
5	550–600	580	350.00–375.00	360.94
4	600–650	623	355.00–370.00	363.56
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	880	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	285	440.00–450.00	444.91
4	300–350	318	440.00–470.00	452.76
7	350–400	379	445.00–485.00	467.95
13	400–450	420	445.00–490.00	469.89
16	450–500	473	445.00–490.00	468.14
4	500–550	523	440.00–475.00	461.56
16	550–600	567	395.00–435.00	415.01
6	600–650	614	387.00–413.00	396.70
4	650–700	661	335.00–365.00	353.91
3	700–750	710	335.00–350.00	341.65
1	800–850	830	335.00	335.00
1	950–1000	950	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	2,950.00	2,950.00

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)	1	—	1,235	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	2	—	1,073	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,955.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	201.00–210.00	205.89
4	—	1,696	180.00–187.00	183.31
2	—	1,220	155.00–163.00	159.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	845	76.00–82.00	79.07
3	—	917	90.00–100.00	95.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	148.00–154.00	150.25
2	—	1,170	161.00–165.00	163.23

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.