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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 30

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 196▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 57▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 5▲ 25 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 10.00-20.00 Lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 10.00-20.00 lower

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.62/cwt on 14 head, up $16.35 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −15.90 against this barn's trailing median of $369.51.

Average price

$353.62

▲ 16.35 vs prior sale

14 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$52.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.64

vs AR average

−6.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	368.58	2,019	10thin
Medium and Large 2	552	316.22	1,744	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.36/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

353.62

—

AR average7 barns · 120 hd

365.25

−11.64

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−6.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

369.51

−15.90

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.07, low $320.69, median $369.51 across 31 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	1,387	207.62	2,880	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	183.60	2,460	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	173.79	2,121	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	146.68	1,644	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$3,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,387	$2,643	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,324	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$260	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$200	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	404.80/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,538	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	397.47/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,697	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	372.97/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,593	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,716	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	376.85/cwt	367.00–400.00	1,914	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	349.33/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,792	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	350.48/cwt	339.00–373.00	2,001	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	322.71/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,994	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	324.85/cwt	313.00–337.00	2,209	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	324.76/cwt	323.00–326.00	2,348	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	322.64/cwt	319.00–326.00	2,475	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	314.84/cwt	305.00–321.00	2,560	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,765	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,115	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,372	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	425.05/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,607	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	421.80/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,982	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,657	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	379.64/cwt	360.00–397.00	2,001	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,152	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	326.46/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,920	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	307.53/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,824	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	312.12/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,945	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,960	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,022	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	690	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	302.72/cwt	289.00–320.00	2,174	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	735	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,525	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,773	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	327.00/cwt	323.00–331.00	1,995	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	319.99/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,186	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,734	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	316.98/cwt	315.00–319.00	2,403	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	205.37/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,772	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	3,791	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,462	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	171.28/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,989	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	153.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,836	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	177.96/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,349	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	183.60/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,460	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	259.72/head	225.00–305.00	260	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	3,349.62/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,387	2,642.91/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,643	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,324.03/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,324	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 Jul 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-20.00 Lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 10.00-20.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
6	400–450	427	380.00–420.00	397.47
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	508	367.00–400.00	376.85
4	550–600	571	339.00–373.00	350.48
3	600–650	618	320.00–324.00	322.71
4	650–700	680	313.00–337.00	324.85
4	700–750	723	323.00–326.00	324.76
3	750–800	767	319.00–326.00	322.64
3	800–850	813	305.00–321.00	314.84
1	850–900	875	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	970	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	400.00–415.00	404.80
3	400–450	427	350.00–385.00	372.97
2	450–500	470	350.00–380.00	365.00
3	500–550	513	343.00–355.00	349.33
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	310	440.00–445.00	442.50
5	350–400	378	410.00–440.00	425.05
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
6	450–500	470	405.00–450.00	421.80
6	500–550	527	360.00–397.00	379.64
2	550–600	588	323.00–330.00	326.46
6	600–650	623	300.00–330.00	312.12
2	650–700	663	300.00–310.00	304.94
3	700–750	718	289.00–320.00	302.72
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	2,600.00	2,600.00
1	900–950	905	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	690	2,950.00	2,950.00
1	700–750	735	2,550.00	2,550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	510	320.00–330.00	324.90
2	550–600	593	300.00–315.00	307.53
1	650–700	660	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	375.00–380.00	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	230.00–245.00	237.50
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	505	351.00	351.00
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	610	323.00–331.00	327.00
2	650–700	683	319.00–321.00	319.99
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	758	315.00–319.00	316.98
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	225.00–305.00	259.72

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,387	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,642.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,415	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,324.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,349.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	169.00–174.00	171.28
3	—	1,320	176.00–179.00	177.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	180.00–187.00	183.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	150.00–158.00	153.87
2	—	1,048	139.00–140.00	139.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	200.00–208.00	205.37
1	—	1,325	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,560	243.00	243.00

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.