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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 9

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 484▼ 87 vs year ago 367 · −23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 50▼ 38 vs year ago 85 · −44.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 87▲ 17 vs year ago 15 · +113.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5 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 $434.10/cwt on 15 head, down $30.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +50.99 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$434.10

▼ 30.87 vs prior sale

15 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$36.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.41

vs AR average

−56.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	450.97	2,431	8thin
Medium and Large 2	536	414.83	2,223	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.13/cwt here — about $207 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 sale15 hd

434.10

—

AR average9 barns · 286 hd

466.51

−32.41

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−56.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+50.99

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	1,724	228.33	3,935	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	189.40	2,618	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	179.58	2,137	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	160.90	1,632	5thin

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)	1,000	$3,190	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$3,111	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,116	$3,097	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,658	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,620	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$4,450	1thin

Every lot

61 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	684.36/cwt	665.00–710.00	2,183	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	576.74/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,863	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	625.05/cwt	590.00–645.00	2,294	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	558.33/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,205	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	528.02/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,207	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	448.53/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,924	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	483.28/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,199	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	448.67/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,145	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,498	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	470.80/cwt	449.00–495.00	2,443	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	418.47/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,205	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	431.13/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,410	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,319	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	386.65/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,583	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	369.07/cwt	350.00–389.00	2,491	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,435	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	315.05/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,609	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,673	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,075	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,924	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	488.74/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,018	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	441.20/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,924	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	432.59/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,089	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	429.03/cwt	395.00–465.00	2,240	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	409.86/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,344	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	381.20/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,184	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	353.82/cwt	330.00–373.00	2,204	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,362	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	365.85/cwt	350.00–389.00	2,455	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	350.11/cwt	330.00–361.00	2,510	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,644	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,050	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,814	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	440.49/cwt	403.00–480.00	2,106	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	229.75/cwt	229.00–231.00	3,936	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	238.54/cwt	235.00–242.00	4,563	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	157.37/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,635	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	182.58/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,101	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	175.59/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,181	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	192.10/cwt	191.00–193.00	2,618	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,613	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	3,111.29/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,111	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,189.75/head	2,850.00–3,450.00	3,190	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	3,096.64/head	2,550.00–3,700.00	3,097	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,657.74/head	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,658	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 484Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 50Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 87Year ago 15

Compared last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	665.00–710.00	684.36
3	350–400	367	590.00–645.00	625.05
7	400–450	418	515.00–560.00	528.02
3	450–500	455	455.00–505.00	483.28
4	500–550	519	449.00–495.00	470.80
4	550–600	559	415.00–440.00	431.13
4	650–700	668	370.00–399.00	386.65
2	700–750	738	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	828	300.00–330.00	315.05
1	950–1000	965	277.00	277.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	550.00–600.00	576.74
3	350–400	395	540.00–570.00	558.33
4	400–450	429	435.00–465.00	448.53
5	450–500	478	435.00–480.00	448.67
6	500–550	527	400.00–435.00	418.47
1	550–600	590	393.00	393.00
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	675	350.00–389.00	369.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	580.00	580.00
1	450–500	485	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	413	475.00–515.00	488.74
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
13	500–550	522	395.00–465.00	429.03
7	550–600	572	395.00–435.00	409.86
2	600–650	630	370.00–380.00	374.88
5	650–700	671	350.00–389.00	365.85
3	700–750	717	330.00–361.00	350.11
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	915	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	436	425.00–470.00	441.20
5	450–500	483	420.00–460.00	432.59
4	550–600	573	355.00–395.00	381.20
4	600–650	623	330.00–373.00	353.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	395.00	395.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	550.00	550.00
2	450–500	478	403.00–480.00	440.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	815	323.00	323.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,039	156.00–159.00	157.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,363	191.00–193.00	192.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	179.00–184.00	182.58
3	—	1,242	173.00–178.00	175.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	235.00–242.00	238.54
3	—	1,713	229.00–231.00	229.75
2	—	1,550	216.00	216.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	2,850.00–3,450.00	3,189.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,116	2,550.00–3,700.00	3,096.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,657.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,111.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	4,450.00	4,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,620	5,000.00	5,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.