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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 22

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Oct 8Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

611 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 905▲ 611 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 138▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 103▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend do to an absence in report last week. 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 $363.84/cwt on 44 head, up $4.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −23.36 against this barn's trailing median of $387.20.

Average price

$363.84

▲ 4.61 vs prior sale

44 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$35.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.34

vs AR average

−75.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	378.51	2,099	26
Medium and Large 2	547	342.65	1,873	18thin

One grade step is worth $35.86/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale44 hd

363.84

—

AR average5 barns · 164 hd

381.17

−17.34

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−75.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

387.20

−23.36

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	—	Average	1,496	175.78	2,630	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	137.77	1,915	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	130.46	1,616	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	107.68	1,209	16

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)	1,086	$2,317	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,791	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	620	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,624	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$2,348	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	705	$225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$190	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	315	418.33/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,318	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	465.23/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,526	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	452.66/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,693	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	403.66/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,530	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,631	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	438.62/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,855	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	399.22/cwt	389.00–411.00	1,864	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	354.58/cwt	341.00–369.00	1,677	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	403.88/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,088	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	350.96/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,836	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	535	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,317	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	332.26/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,914	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	360.83/cwt	345.00–383.00	2,082	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	318.41/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,984	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	346.94/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,172	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	326.07/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,185	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	321.24/cwt	310.00–331.00	2,323	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	313.24/cwt	293.00–324.00	2,421	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,434	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,708	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,201	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	386.90/cwt	383.00–395.00	1,617	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	351.02/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,537	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	346.10/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,641	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	334.82/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,594	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	335.76/cwt	320.00–351.00	1,743	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	316.54/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,820	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,129	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	306.39/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,887	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,825	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	311.04/cwt	303.00–332.00	2,084	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	292.44/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,114	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,935	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	278.44/cwt	272.00–285.00	2,138	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,771	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,731	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	344.55/cwt	332.00–361.00	1,830	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	321.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,864	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,618	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,676	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	312.71/cwt	301.00–324.00	2,105	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,496	175.78/cwt	155.00–193.00	2,630	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	99.37/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,023	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	116.56/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,300	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,566	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	110.33/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,299	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,525	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	131.42/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,682	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,621	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,371	144.33/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,979	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	136.20/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,922	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	190.23/head	145.00–240.00	190	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	1,624.12/head	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,624	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	2,317.17/head	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,317	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,791.31/head	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,791	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	2,321.93/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,322	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 905Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 138Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 103Year ago 0

No market trend do to an absence in report last week. Link to video sale;https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,280	130.00–133.00	131.42
1	—	1,135	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	121.00	121.00
4	—	1,371	143.00–147.00	144.33
6	—	1,411	133.00–140.00	136.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,177	105.00–115.00	110.33
2	—	1,115	116.00–117.00	116.56
5	—	1,029	96.00–101.00	99.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	155.00–193.00	175.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	380	316.00	316.00
2	400–450	438	347.00–355.00	351.02
4	450–500	476	320.00–349.00	334.82
1	600–650	625	292.00	292.00
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	418	383.00–395.00	386.90
8	450–500	474	335.00–359.00	346.10
11	500–550	519	320.00–351.00	335.76
9	550–600	575	300.00–330.00	316.54
7	600–650	616	300.00–313.00	306.39
5	650–700	670	303.00–332.00	311.04
2	700–750	723	290.00–295.00	292.44
2	750–800	768	272.00–285.00	278.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	357.00	357.00
1	550–600	580	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	690	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	369.00	369.00
4	500–550	531	332.00–361.00	344.55
3	550–600	580	315.00–330.00	321.35
1	600–650	605	277.00	277.00
2	650–700	673	301.00–324.00	312.71
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	405.00–425.00	418.33
4	350–400	379	400.00–415.00	403.66
2	400–450	413	390.00–400.00	394.91
4	450–500	473	341.00–369.00	354.58
10	500–550	523	330.00–365.00	350.96
8	550–600	576	325.00–340.00	332.26
8	600–650	623	300.00–330.00	318.41
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	455.00–475.00	465.23
4	350–400	374	435.00–465.00	452.66
7	400–450	423	415.00–460.00	438.62
5	450–500	467	389.00–411.00	399.22
9	500–550	517	395.00–415.00	403.88
16	550–600	577	345.00–383.00	360.83
12	600–650	626	330.00–363.00	346.94
10	650–700	670	320.00–331.00	326.07
7	700–750	723	310.00–331.00	321.24
3	750–800	773	293.00–324.00	313.24
1	850–900	885	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	950	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	433.00	433.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	225.00	225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	830	145.00–240.00	190.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,110	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,791.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,086	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,317.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,028	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,624.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	620	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	—	1,160	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,321.93

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.