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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 19

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

481 head

▲ 278 vs last sale 203▼ 41 vs year ago 522 · −7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 27▼ 79 vs year ago 106 · −74.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

248 head

▲ 236 vs last sale 12▲ 238 vs year ago 10 · +2,380.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend this week due to a light test of receipts last week.

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 $462.37/cwt on 34 head, up $3.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +79.26 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$462.37

▲ 3.26 vs prior sale

34 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$41.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.76

vs AR average

−9.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	473.40	2,568	25
Medium and Large 2	542	431.74	2,341	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.66/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd

462.37

—

AR average9 barns · 177 hd

452.61

+9.76

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−9.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+79.26

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	—	Average	1,456	195.06	2,841	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	180.00	2,241	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	179.00	2,238	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	150.00	1,395	1thin

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)	1,170	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,062	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$3,033	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,094	$2,809	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	802	$2,986	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	824	$2,801	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,655	$5,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,524	$4,720	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,999	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$3,984	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$3,631	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	978	$164	3thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,570	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,668	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	631.91/cwt	615.00–650.00	2,041	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	502.18/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,672	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	561.63/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,084	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	498.76/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,870	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	532.40/cwt	505.00–560.00	2,220	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	479.31/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,013	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	511.69/cwt	495.00–545.00	2,390	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	449.32/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,130	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	490.84/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,552	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	440.06/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,310	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	454.51/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,577	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	415.09/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,395	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	432.97/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,689	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	384.80/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,413	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	409.88/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,738	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,755	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,789	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	330.98/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,863	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	462.46/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,434	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	518.80/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,728	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,109	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,972	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	467.58/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,959	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	510.66/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,160	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	448.74/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,105	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	478.25/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,248	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	454.43/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,372	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	431.32/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,286	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	413.75/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,350	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	387.73/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,202	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	575	417.43/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,400	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	369.03/cwt	320.00–405.00	2,262	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	360.71/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,247	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	353.43/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,379	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	710	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,053	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	351.74/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,508	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	785	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,865	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	288.48/cwt	285.00–292.00	2,611	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,324	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,231	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,067	173.10/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,847	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,317	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	216.03/cwt	212.00–218.00	3,830	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,241	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,238	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,524	4,720.02/head	3,700.00–5,200.00	4,720	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,655	5,900.00/head	5,900.00–5,900.00	5,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	3,356.32/head	1,950.00–4,100.00	3,356	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	4,056.51/head	3,600.00–5,000.00	4,057	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	3,477.05/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,477	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	3,678.61/head	2,800.00–4,600.00	3,679	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,984.31/head	3,500.00–4,500.00	3,984	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,359	4,035.15/head	3,200.00–4,750.00	4,035	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	4,466.79/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,467	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	164.26/head	158.00–170.00	164	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,062.28/head	2,400.00–3,500.00	3,062	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	2,809.41/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,809	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	3,032.89/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,033	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	2,985.87/head	2,250.00–4,100.00	2,986	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	2,801.37/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,801	4

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 Mar 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 203Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 12Year ago 10

No market trend this week due to a light test of receipts last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	575.00	575.00
3	300–350	333	485.00–520.00	502.18
6	350–400	375	475.00–515.00	498.76
5	400–450	420	440.00–500.00	479.31
7	450–500	474	425.00–460.00	449.32
6	500–550	525	415.00–460.00	440.06
3	550–600	577	400.00–430.00	415.09
3	600–650	627	365.00–400.00	384.80
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	730.00	730.00
3	300–350	323	615.00–650.00	631.91
5	350–400	371	540.00–590.00	561.63
8	400–450	417	505.00–560.00	532.40
7	450–500	467	495.00–545.00	511.69
13	500–550	520	465.00–515.00	490.84
12	550–600	567	440.00–470.00	454.51
8	600–650	621	410.00–450.00	432.97
3	650–700	668	400.00–430.00	409.88
1	700–750	725	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	840	332.00	332.00
2	850–900	865	327.00–335.00	330.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	310	460.00–465.00	462.46
2	350–400	383	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	419	445.00–490.00	467.58
5	450–500	469	435.00–470.00	448.74
11	500–550	530	410.00–455.00	431.32
2	550–600	568	370.00–405.00	387.73
4	600–650	613	320.00–405.00	369.03
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	505.00–525.00	518.80
1	350–400	380	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	423	490.00–530.00	510.66
6	450–500	470	460.00–505.00	478.25
10	500–550	522	435.00–475.00	454.43
9	550–600	568	395.00–425.00	413.75
5	600–650	623	345.00–380.00	360.71
4	650–700	673	340.00–375.00	353.43
4	700–750	713	345.00–360.00	351.74
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
2	900–950	905	285.00–292.00	288.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	415.00–420.00	417.43
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	710	430.00	430.00
1	750–800	785	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	810	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	625	357.00	357.00
1	750–800	785	337.00	337.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,067	167.00–176.00	173.10
3	—	1,773	212.00–218.00	216.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	150.00	150.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,365	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,466.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,359	3,200.00–4,750.00	4,035.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	4,700.00	4,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,088	1,950.00–4,100.00	3,356.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	3,500.00–4,500.00	3,984.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,171	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,477.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,248	2,800.00–4,600.00	3,678.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,145	3,600.00–5,000.00	4,056.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	158.00–170.00	164.26

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	—	1,655	5,900.00	5,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,524	3,700.00–5,200.00	4,720.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,094	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,809.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,143	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,032.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,055	2,400.00–3,500.00	3,062.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	824	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,801.37
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	802	2,250.00–4,100.00	2,985.87

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.