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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 18

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Jun 11Jun 18Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

427 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 382▲ 427 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 42▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 209 vs last sale 42▲ 251 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 5.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 higher, with slaughter bulls trading steady. Todays sale also included the Stocker Replacement sale, with several top notch stocker cows as well as a good selection of replacement heifers. 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 $399.76/cwt on 24 head, up $7.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +16.65 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$399.76

▲ 7.34 vs prior sale

24 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.39

vs AR average

−59.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	406.60	2,234	18thin
Medium and Large 2	554	379.26	2,102	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $132 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 sale24 hd

399.76

—

AR average7 barns · 304 hd

442.15

−42.39

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−59.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+16.65

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	1,787	219.09	3,915	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	186.73	2,527	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	176.18	2,011	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	153.33	1,582	3thin

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)	1,245	$4,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$3,422	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$3,383	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$3,026	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$2,979	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$5,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,469	$5,647	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,432	$5,573	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$5,095	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$4,822	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$3,863	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$310	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$300	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	585.22/cwt	545.00–605.00	1,662	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	499.80/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,914	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,195	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	464.96/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,804	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	497.14/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,088	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	459.50/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,934	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	451.33/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,112	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	409.19/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,931	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,350	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	407.32/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,090	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	416.55/cwt	403.00–440.00	2,149	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	365.23/cwt	359.00–371.00	2,100	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	393.29/cwt	373.00–413.00	2,273	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	402.00/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,484	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	349.19/cwt	335.00–367.00	2,207	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	358.75/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,422	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	344.73/cwt	339.00–350.00	2,489	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	327.54/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,466	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,455	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Replacement	415	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,407	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	425.74/cwt	423.00–430.00	1,865	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	411.02/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,907	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	470.03/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,200	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	490	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,622	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,425	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	402.84/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,059	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	3,439	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	364.64/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,922	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	467.51/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,585	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	349.36/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,995	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	377.95/cwt	365.00–396.00	2,203	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	344.38/cwt	330.00–359.00	2,149	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	322.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,135	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,507	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	299.69/cwt	298.00–301.00	2,332	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,495	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,162	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,080	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	325.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,188	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	208.44/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	217.04/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	228.25/cwt	225.00–233.00	4,401	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	153.33/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,582	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	174.71/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,840	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	166.43/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,847	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	184.65/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,364	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,344	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	186.80/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,507	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,842	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	3,025.67/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,026	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	3,422.09/head	2,400.00–4,000.00	3,422	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	3,383.44/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,383	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,979.24/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,979	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	5,094.69/head	4,400.00–5,700.00	5,095	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	4,921.25/head	4,100.00–5,800.00	4,921	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	5,305.21/head	4,650.00–5,750.00	5,305	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	4,618.52/head	4,000.00–5,100.00	4,619	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	3,591.65/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,339	4,758.64/head	4,200.00–5,300.00	4,759	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	4,391.97/head	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,392	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	5,700.00/head	5,700.00–5,700.00	5,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,432	5,573.11/head	5,300.00–5,800.00	5,573	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,469	5,646.53/head	4,900.00–5,900.00	5,647	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,486	4,945.65/head	4,450.00–6,000.00	4,946	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	310.31/head	290.00–330.00	310	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 382Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	580.00	580.00
1	450–500	490	535.00	535.00
1	500–550	500	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	380	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	468	465.00–475.00	470.03
8	500–550	511	380.00–415.00	402.84
3	550–600	583	365.00–396.00	377.95
4	600–650	624	330.00–359.00	344.38
1	650–700	665	377.00	377.00
3	750–800	778	298.00–301.00	299.69
1	800–850	840	297.00	297.00
1	1200–1250	1,240	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	438	423.00–430.00	425.74
9	450–500	464	400.00–420.00	411.02
3	500–550	527	355.00–370.00	364.64
4	550–600	571	337.00–365.00	349.36
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	663	310.00–330.00	322.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	655.00	655.00
2	550–600	553	465.00–470.00	467.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	545.00–605.00	585.22
1	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	383	490.00–510.00	499.80
4	400–450	420	480.00–530.00	497.14
7	450–500	468	430.00–470.00	451.33
7	500–550	516	403.00–440.00	416.55
10	550–600	578	373.00–413.00	393.29
2	600–650	618	385.00–420.00	402.00
2	650–700	675	350.00–367.00	358.75
3	700–750	722	339.00–350.00	344.73
2	750–800	753	315.00–340.00	327.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	570.00	570.00
1	500–550	500	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	388	440.00–480.00	464.96
7	400–450	421	445.00–475.00	459.50
6	450–500	472	380.00–420.00	409.19
2	500–550	513	395.00–420.00	407.32
4	550–600	575	359.00–371.00	365.23
3	600–650	632	335.00–367.00	349.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	610	341.00	341.00
2	650–700	673	320.00–330.00	325.13
1	850–900	880	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,295	181.00	181.00
6	—	1,342	185.00–190.00	186.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	173.00–176.00	174.71
3	—	1,280	184.00–185.00	184.65
2	—	1,110	165.00–168.00	166.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	151.00–155.00	153.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	215.00–220.00	217.04
3	—	1,928	225.00–233.00	228.25
2	—	1,675	208.00–209.00	208.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	960	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,171	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,383.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,096	2,400.00–4,000.00	3,422.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,253	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,979.24

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)	Open	7	—	1,486	4,450.00–6,000.00	4,945.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,469	4,900.00–5,900.00	5,646.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,391.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,286	4,650.00–5,750.00	5,305.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,047	4,400.00–5,700.00	5,094.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,339	4,200.00–5,300.00	4,758.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,318	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,591.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,432	5,300.00–5,800.00	5,573.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	5,700.00	5,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,051	4,100.00–5,800.00	4,921.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,305	4,000.00–5,100.00	4,618.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	917	290.00–330.00	310.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	300.00	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.