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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 19

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 501▲ 463 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 95▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 38▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing less than 500 traded 15.00- 30.00 higher, heavy weights sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 20.00- 30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady. 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 $462.00/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +78.90 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$462.00

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$43.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.34

vs AR average

−25.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	474.30	2,567	20
Medium and Large 2	556	431.26	2,396	8thin

One grade step is worth $43.05/cwt here — about $171 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 sale28 hd

462.00

—

AR average8 barns · 226 hd

472.35

−10.34

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−25.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+78.90

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

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	—	Low	1,620	190.44	3,085	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	154.50	1,737	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	135.30	1,162	6thin

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)	1,070	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,563	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,539	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,938	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,105	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	619.77/cwt	605.00–645.00	2,045	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	562.01/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,871	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	614.03/cwt	585.00–640.00	2,333	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	564.27/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,167	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	595.69/cwt	570.00–630.00	2,514	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	542.14/cwt	525.00–565.00	2,353	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,697	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	500.01/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,365	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	533.96/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,542	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	452.05/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,328	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	520	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,756	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	490.06/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,588	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	450.06/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,565	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	418.78/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,429	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	434.73/cwt	410.00–442.00	2,639	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	394.02/cwt	393.00–395.00	2,482	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	392.12/cwt	379.00–420.00	2,643	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	379.78/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,583	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,562	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	734	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,749	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	352.06/cwt	346.00–359.00	2,718	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	346.09/cwt	339.00–348.00	2,834	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	322.67/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,778	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	880	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,684	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	331.90/cwt	326.00–338.00	3,037	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	930	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,837	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,015	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,893	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	557.62/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,757	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	484.79/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,610	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	592.35/cwt	570.00–615.00	2,209	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	493.07/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,844	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	515.50/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,150	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	465.07/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,944	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Replacement	425	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,550	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,262	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	444.94/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,118	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	495.00/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,401	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	430.77/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,214	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	447.05/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,320	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	435.13/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,515	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	352.69/cwt	342.00–367.00	2,187	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	331.63/cwt	315.00–348.00	2,172	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,299	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,369	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	467.57/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,165	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,622	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,178	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	376.55/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,542	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,771	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,449	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	171.87/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,544	4
Bulls	—	—	1,922	212.34/cwt	210.00–217.00	4,081	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	826	137.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,133	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,827	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,292	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	142.93/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,601	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	153.71/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,788	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,562.68/head	1,950.00–3,200.00	2,563	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	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 →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu Feb 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 501Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 38Year 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	425	600.00	600.00
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	550.00–565.00	557.62
2	350–400	373	570.00–615.00	592.35
1	400–450	435	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	485	480.00–510.00	495.00
5	500–550	519	435.00–470.00	447.05
2	550–600	578	425.00–445.00	435.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	470.00–500.00	484.79
5	350–400	374	465.00–515.00	493.07
5	400–450	417	495.00–530.00	515.50
5	450–500	476	435.00–475.00	444.94
5	500–550	514	420.00–450.00	430.77
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	620	342.00–367.00	352.69
2	650–700	655	315.00–348.00	331.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	450.00–475.00	465.07
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	605.00	605.00
1	400–450	440	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	463	455.00–480.00	467.57
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	600	363.00	363.00
2	650–700	675	370.00–383.00	376.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	515.00	515.00
1	500–550	535	490.00	490.00
1	700–750	705	393.00	393.00
1	750–800	780	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	690.00	690.00
1	450–500	465	580.00	580.00
1	500–550	520	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	570.00	570.00
5	300–350	333	550.00–575.00	562.01
6	350–400	384	540.00–590.00	564.27
5	400–450	434	525.00–565.00	542.14
10	450–500	473	485.00–510.00	500.01
3	500–550	515	450.00–455.00	452.05
5	550–600	580	400.00–440.00	418.78
2	600–650	630	393.00–395.00	394.02
2	650–700	680	365.00–395.00	379.78
1	1000–1050	1,015	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	850–900	880	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	930	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	680.00	680.00
3	300–350	330	605.00–645.00	619.77
7	350–400	380	585.00–640.00	614.03
3	400–450	422	570.00–630.00	595.69
12	450–500	476	510.00–565.00	533.96
12	500–550	528	465.00–515.00	490.06
6	550–600	570	430.00–475.00	450.06
12	600–650	607	410.00–442.00	434.73
4	650–700	674	379.00–420.00	392.12
1	700–750	730	351.00	351.00
3	750–800	772	346.00–359.00	352.06
15	800–850	819	339.00–348.00	346.09
5	850–900	861	315.00–337.00	322.67
2	900–950	915	326.00–338.00	331.90
1	1150–1200	1,150	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	700–750	734	374.50	374.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,950.00–3,200.00	2,562.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,500.00	3,500.00

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	—	1,055	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	826	130.00–140.00	137.16
1	—	1,025	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	139.00–147.00	142.93
1	—	1,015	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,163	150.00–159.00	153.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	167.00–177.00	171.87
1	—	1,275	199.00	199.00
3	—	1,922	210.00–217.00	212.34

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.