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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 2

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

484 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 517▲ 257 vs year ago 227 · +113.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 69▲ 13 vs year ago 37 · +35.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 37▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 20.00 higher with some instances reaching 40.00 higher, while Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 10.00 higher, with slaughter bulls trading 20.00 higher.

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 $464.97/cwt on 29 head, up $19.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +81.86 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$464.97

▲ 19.81 vs prior sale

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$40.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

vs AR average

−18.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	483.33	2,575	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	442.37	2,435	13thin

One grade step is worth $40.97/cwt here — about $140 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 sale29 hd

464.97

—

AR average9 barns · 214 hd

462.20

+2.77

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−18.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+81.86

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	1,674	227.65	3,811	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	186.73	2,646	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	174.85	1,997	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	151.00	1,416	2thin

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)	1,040	$3,724	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$3,243	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$3,157	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$2,698	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,365	$4,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,890	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$4,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,359	$4,150	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,890	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,409	$3,854	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$3,075	2thin

Every lot

79 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	631.61/cwt	605.00–655.00	1,724	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	670.17/cwt	650.00–690.00	2,031	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	544.92/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,716	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	573.44/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,156	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	518.67/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,950	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	496.47/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,075	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	569.26/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,454	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	585.07/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,709	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	503.71/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,347	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	436.59/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,257	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	491.75/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,552	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	486.02/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,746	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	447.32/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,590	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	390.94/cwt	381.00–399.00	2,432	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	427.08/cwt	401.00–445.00	2,691	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,267	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	372.44/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,525	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	351.01/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,387	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	341.90/cwt	321.00–355.00	2,455	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	337.97/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,579	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,780	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,601	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,070	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	517.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,936	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	476.86/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,807	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	489.55/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,085	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	417.60/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,829	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	470.76/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,194	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	426.47/cwt	407.00–440.00	2,030	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	485	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,474	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	451.67/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,294	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	417.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,190	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	399.94/cwt	393.00–410.00	2,280	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	381.66/cwt	359.00–391.00	2,175	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	580	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,987	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	590	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,773	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	384.49/cwt	369.00–399.00	2,361	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	364.60/cwt	354.00–379.00	2,399	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,653	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	384.61/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,231	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	375.64/cwt	371.00–380.00	2,348	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,409	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	221.03/cwt	220.00–223.00	3,532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	237.59/cwt	235.00–240.00	4,248	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,330	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,503	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,997	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,053	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	185.59/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,658	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	194.01/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,796	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,890	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	4,033.88/head	3,550.00–4,600.00	4,034	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,300	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,310	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,389	3,818.99/head	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	3,995.50/head	3,050.00–4,800.00	3,996	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	3,889.52/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,890	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	3,157.02/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,157	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,723.56/head	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,724	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	3,242.56/head	2,400.00–4,300.00	3,243	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,698.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,698	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,765	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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 517Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 69Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	374	500.00–530.00	517.58
10	400–450	426	465.00–515.00	489.55
11	450–500	466	450.00–500.00	470.76
3	500–550	508	445.00–460.00	451.67
6	550–600	570	393.00–410.00	399.94
5	600–650	614	369.00–399.00	384.49
3	650–700	658	354.00–379.00	364.60
1	700–750	715	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	510.00	510.00
1	550–600	580	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
6	350–400	379	450.00–495.00	476.86
2	400–450	438	400.00–435.00	417.60
8	450–500	476	407.00–440.00	426.47
7	500–550	524	410.00–430.00	417.94
4	550–600	570	359.00–391.00	381.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	315	540.00–550.00	544.92
8	350–400	376	505.00–545.00	518.67
14	400–450	418	475.00–525.00	496.47
14	450–500	466	475.00–525.00	503.71
6	500–550	517	415.00–455.00	436.59
7	550–600	579	430.00–465.00	447.32
3	600–650	622	381.00–399.00	390.94
3	650–700	680	350.00–353.00	351.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	635	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	605.00–655.00	631.61
2	300–350	303	650.00–690.00	670.17
4	350–400	376	540.00–600.00	573.44
5	400–450	431	535.00–585.00	569.26
3	450–500	463	580.00–590.00	585.07
11	500–550	519	470.00–515.00	491.75
4	550–600	565	470.00–520.00	486.02
12	600–650	630	401.00–445.00	427.08
4	650–700	678	365.00–380.00	372.44
6	700–750	718	321.00–355.00	341.90
2	750–800	763	335.00–341.00	337.97
1	800–850	820	339.00	339.00
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	900	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	370.00–400.00	384.61
2	600–650	625	371.00–380.00	375.64
2	750–800	760	317.00	317.00
1	800–850	805	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	159.00	159.00
1	—	930	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	161.00	161.00
4	—	1,441	193.00–195.00	194.01
3	—	1,432	179.00–189.00	185.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,142	170.00–180.00	174.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	220.00–223.00	221.03
2	—	1,788	235.00–240.00	237.59

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	4,350.00	4,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,415	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,889.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	4,900.00	4,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,253	3,550.00–4,600.00	4,033.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,389	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,818.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,398	3,050.00–4,800.00	3,995.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	5,000.00	5,000.00

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)	2	—	1,253	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,698.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,157.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,723.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,176	2,400.00–4,300.00	3,242.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	285.00	285.00

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	—	1,890	4,000.00	4,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	4,300.00	4,300.00

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.