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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 8

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

905 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 741▲ 905 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 108▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 54▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 20.00- 30.00 higher reaching instances of 60.00 higher, while feeder steers over 500lbs traded 5.00- 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00- 10.00 lower.

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 $359.22/cwt on 51 head, up $9.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −27.97 against this barn's trailing median of $387.20.

Average price

$359.22

▲ 9.50 vs prior sale

51 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$16.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs AR average

−71.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	364.04	1,993	36
Medium and Large 2	532	347.67	1,851	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.37/cwt here — about $141 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 sale51 hd

359.22

—

AR average7 barns · 296 hd

370.08

−10.86

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−71.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

387.20

−27.97

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.97, low $323.28, median $387.20 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	—	High	1,504	172.71	2,598	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,491	140.79	2,099	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	126.60	1,635	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	107.30	1,139	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,116	$2,638	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$2,357	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,147	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$1,978	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$3,004	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	838	$252	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$235	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$204	5

Every lot, as filed

83 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,011	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	502.45/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,181	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	530.77/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,460	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	466.63/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,456	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	508.36/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,596	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	484.41/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,768	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	440.88/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,680	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	444.25/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,861	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	400.91/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,720	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	382.23/cwt	363.00–400.00	1,808	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	423.32/cwt	401.00–445.00	2,011	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	381.13/cwt	369.00–409.00	1,970	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	350.39/cwt	332.00–365.00	1,847	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,874	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	351.83/cwt	336.00–369.00	2,002	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	321.00/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,952	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	344.25/cwt	328.00–363.00	2,131	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	335.92/cwt	327.00–348.00	2,241	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	294.33/cwt	279.00–310.00	2,010	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	325.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,355	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	316.42/cwt	309.00–324.00	2,452	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	296.04/cwt	289.00–303.00	2,309	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,130	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,836	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	465.18/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,265	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	451.72/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,418	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	419.93/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,407	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	448.18/cwt	430.00–463.00	1,667	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	409.36/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,523	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	412.63/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,717	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	364.89/cwt	349.00–385.00	1,547	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	355.88/cwt	341.00–381.00	1,683	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	335.65/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,628	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	342.77/cwt	327.00–363.00	1,769	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	323.55/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,718	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	337.62/cwt	326.00–359.00	1,918	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	320.13/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,828	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	309.59/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,916	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	357.29/cwt	348.00–366.00	2,215	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	297.53/cwt	289.00–300.00	2,026	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,249	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,066	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,902	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,943	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,750	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	295.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,104	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	260.55/cwt	251.00–270.00	2,306	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	162.27/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,163	5
Bulls	—	—	1,663	178.32/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,965	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	190.41/cwt	188.00–193.00	3,224	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	90.23/cwt	89.00–91.00	802	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	113.89/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,255	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	118.74/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,443	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	126.00/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,615	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	120.28/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,566	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	134.72/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,765	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	151.24/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,037	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	130.75/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,926	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	138.53/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,194	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	2,357.45/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,357	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	2,637.84/head	1,875.00–3,500.00	2,638	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,977.71/head	1,475.00–2,550.00	1,978	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	2,146.86/head	1,525.00–2,950.00	2,147	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	252.43/head	241.00–260.00	252	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	235.25/head	191.00–259.00	235	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	203.91/head	160.00–233.00	204	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	3,003.67/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,004	2

How this sale compares

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 Oct 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 741Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 54Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	129.00–133.00	130.75
3	—	1,347	149.00–155.00	151.24
5	—	1,584	136.00–144.00	138.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	134.00–135.00	134.72
9	—	1,282	123.00–130.00	126.00
3	—	1,302	120.00–121.00	120.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	889	89.00–91.00	90.23
6	—	1,102	112.00–116.00	113.89
4	—	1,215	118.00–121.00	118.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	188.00–193.00	190.41
3	—	1,663	174.00–181.00	178.32
5	—	1,333	156.00–166.00	162.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	312	460.00–475.00	466.63
13	350–400	381	410.00–455.00	440.88
5	400–450	429	390.00–415.00	400.91
22	450–500	473	363.00–400.00	382.23
13	500–550	527	332.00–365.00	350.39
2	550–600	568	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	608	318.00–325.00	321.00
2	650–700	683	279.00–310.00	294.33
2	750–800	780	289.00–303.00	296.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	500.00–505.00	502.45
6	250–300	275	500.00–550.00	530.77
5	300–350	314	490.00–540.00	508.36
8	350–400	365	465.00–510.00	484.41
9	400–450	419	425.00–470.00	444.25
11	450–500	475	401.00–445.00	423.32
15	500–550	517	369.00–409.00	381.13
21	550–600	569	336.00–369.00	351.83
19	600–650	619	328.00–363.00	344.25
12	650–700	667	327.00–348.00	335.92
11	700–750	723	320.00–330.00	325.69
7	750–800	775	309.00–324.00	316.42
1	1100–1150	1,130	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	335	415.00–425.00	419.93
9	350–400	372	390.00–425.00	409.36
5	400–450	424	349.00–385.00	364.89
4	450–500	485	325.00–343.00	335.65
7	500–550	531	320.00–328.00	323.55
7	550–600	571	310.00–325.00	320.13
6	600–650	619	300.00–317.00	309.59
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	450.00–475.00	465.18
5	300–350	314	435.00–470.00	451.72
9	350–400	372	430.00–463.00	448.18
11	400–450	416	395.00–430.00	412.63
12	450–500	473	341.00–381.00	355.88
14	500–550	516	327.00–363.00	342.77
9	550–600	568	326.00–359.00	337.62
2	600–650	620	348.00–366.00	357.29
7	650–700	681	289.00–300.00	297.53
1	700–750	705	319.00	319.00
2	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	570	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	349.00	349.00
1	550–600	560	347.00	347.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	713	290.00–300.00	295.09
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	885	251.00–270.00	260.55
1	900–950	910	226.00	226.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,217	1,525.00–2,950.00	2,146.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,153	1,475.00–2,550.00	1,977.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,116	1,875.00–3,500.00	2,637.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,357.45

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	5	—	1,022	160.00–233.00	203.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	241.00–260.00	252.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	971	191.00–259.00	235.25

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	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,398	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,003.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.