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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 29

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Oct 22Oct 29latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

785 head

▲ 174 vs last sale 611▲ 785 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 105▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 88▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend on feeder heifers. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. There were a few key buyers absent affecting the feeder and slaughter markets.

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 $364.72/cwt on 43 head, up $0.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.48 against this barn's trailing median of $387.20.

Average price

$364.72

▲ 0.88 vs prior sale

43 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$23.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.42

vs AR average

−70.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	372.29	2,025	29
Medium and Large 2	546	349.03	1,904	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.27/cwt here — about $121 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 sale43 hd

364.72

—

AR average7 barns · 263 hd

374.14

−9.42

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−70.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

387.20

−22.48

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	1,515	160.34	2,429	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	129.35	1,879	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	117.25	1,405	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	105.98	1,151	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$2,805	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,312	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$2,252	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,125	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$1,844	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$230	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,159	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	494.91/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,326	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	482.78/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,574	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	378.58/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,242	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	454.83/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,706	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	454.89/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,924	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	428.45/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,859	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	423.08/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,959	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	396.02/cwt	380.00–409.00	1,869	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	383.85/cwt	363.00–401.00	1,985	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	353.15/cwt	345.00–373.00	1,836	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	361.51/cwt	347.00–383.00	2,057	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	344.90/cwt	335.00–369.00	1,969	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	340.18/cwt	321.00–355.00	2,116	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	324.17/cwt	313.00–337.00	2,052	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	335.38/cwt	324.00–349.00	2,244	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	303.54/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,088	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	327.62/cwt	310.00–339.00	2,365	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	316.33/cwt	309.00–324.00	2,410	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	280.88/cwt	267.00–295.00	2,564	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,116	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,960	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	429.77/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,195	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	442.97/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,418	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	411.43/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,514	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Replacement	370	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,257	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	352.38/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,336	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	378.79/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,602	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	344.95/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,487	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	341.30/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,590	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	332.59/cwt	327.00–341.00	1,596	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	317.79/cwt	303.00–328.00	1,646	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	336.33/cwt	331.00–347.00	1,766	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	324.30/cwt	310.00–341.00	1,849	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	578	408.09/cwt	377.00–440.00	2,359	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	317.03/cwt	307.00–329.00	1,991	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,135	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	299.66/cwt	287.00–305.00	2,035	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,047	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	272.95/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,957	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	297.52/cwt	291.00–309.00	2,136	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	247.24/cwt	235.00–260.00	2,047	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	217.55/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,901	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	220.16/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,025	2
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,654	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	364.18/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,868	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,131	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	333.84/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,886	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	330.24/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,031	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	310.63/cwt	305.00–317.00	2,106	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	269.47/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,989	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,044	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,411	152.33/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,149	7
Bulls	—	—	1,655	170.16/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,403	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	103.97/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,104	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,271	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,299	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,433	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,215	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,859	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	126.14/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,828	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	123.93/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,958	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,800.00/cwt	2,800.00–2,800.00	25,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	2,805.06/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,805	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	18,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	2,252.02/head	1,375.00–3,250.00	2,252	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,311.90/head	1,475.00–2,600.00	2,312	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	1,844.02/head	1,600.00–2,700.00	1,844	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,125.40/head	1,600.00–2,600.00	2,125	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	230.00/head	230.00–230.00	230	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 785Last week 611Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 88Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	278	425.00–435.00	429.77
2	300–350	320	435.00–450.00	442.97
3	350–400	368	400.00–430.00	411.43
5	400–450	423	370.00–395.00	378.79
4	450–500	466	330.00–351.00	341.30
15	500–550	525	331.00–347.00	336.33
13	550–600	570	310.00–341.00	324.30
6	600–650	628	307.00–329.00	317.03
6	650–700	679	287.00–305.00	299.66
3	700–750	718	291.00–309.00	297.52
2	800–850	828	235.00–260.00	247.24
4	850–900	874	205.00–225.00	217.55
2	900–950	920	210.00–230.00	220.16
1	1200–1250	1,215	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	379	340.00–370.00	352.38
9	400–450	431	330.00–365.00	344.95
5	450–500	480	327.00–341.00	332.59
4	500–550	518	303.00–328.00	317.79
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	301.00	301.00
3	700–750	717	270.00–277.00	272.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	610.00	610.00
1	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	578	377.00–440.00	408.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	339.00	339.00
3	500–550	513	350.00–385.00	364.18
2	550–600	565	328.00–340.00	333.84
2	600–650	615	315.00–345.00	330.24
3	650–700	678	305.00–317.00	310.63
2	700–750	738	260.00–279.00	269.47
1	750–800	760	269.00	269.00
1	850–900	855	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	515.00	515.00
2	250–300	268	485.00–505.00	494.91
4	300–350	326	465.00–505.00	482.78
7	350–400	375	430.00–475.00	454.83
6	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	454.89
8	450–500	463	410.00–455.00	423.08
14	500–550	517	363.00–401.00	383.85
15	550–600	569	347.00–383.00	361.51
16	600–650	622	321.00–355.00	340.18
12	650–700	669	324.00–349.00	335.38
7	700–750	722	310.00–339.00	327.62
3	750–800	762	309.00–324.00	316.33
2	900–950	913	267.00–295.00	280.88
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	328	365.00–400.00	378.58
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
7	400–450	434	415.00–440.00	428.45
6	450–500	472	380.00–409.00	396.02
7	500–550	520	345.00–373.00	353.15
7	550–600	571	335.00–369.00	344.90
3	600–650	633	313.00–337.00	324.17
2	650–700	688	300.00–307.00	303.54
1	900–950	920	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	975	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,209	115.00–122.00	118.50
1	—	1,145	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,580	123.00–125.00	123.93
4	—	1,449	123.00–131.00	126.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,062	99.00–108.00	103.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	167.00–173.00	170.16
1	—	1,820	187.00	187.00
7	—	1,411	149.00–157.00	152.33

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)	7	—	1,248	1,600.00–2,700.00	1,844.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,260	1,600.00–2,600.00	2,125.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	1,475.00–2,600.00	2,311.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,089	1,375.00–3,250.00	2,252.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,805.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	230.00	230.00

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	1	—	1,455	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.