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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 26

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

441 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 463▼ 85 vs year ago 526 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 42▼ 95 vs year ago 136 · −69.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 15▼ 19 vs year ago 50 · −38.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-20.00 higher; Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower on lesser quality. Feeders heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. The feeder market was altered by a couple of key buyers being absent. 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 $481.97/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 31 of 30 comparable sales and sits +98.87 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$481.97

22 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$45.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.11

vs AR average

−5.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	498.49	2,681	14thin
Medium and Large 2	565	453.07	2,559	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.43/cwt here — about $122 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 sale22 hd

481.97

—

AR average9 barns · 169 hd

467.86

+14.11

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−5.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+98.87

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	—	High	1,629	198.86	3,239	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	170.67	2,010	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	168.74	2,244	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	145.04	1,486	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,456	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$3,458	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,513	$3,496	3thin

Every lot

81 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	580.36/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,596	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	678.06/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,953	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	651.71/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,046	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	560.51/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,827	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	619.89/cwt	595.00–660.00	2,300	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	551.83/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,091	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	548.36/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,259	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	479.05/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,017	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	554.58/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,584	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	506.86/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,413	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	510.09/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,647	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,552	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	483.03/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,719	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	446.58/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,559	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	418.50/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,595	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	385.28/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,389	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	391.65/cwt	375.00–411.00	2,632	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	361.13/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,568	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	336.00/cwt	329.00–350.00	2,624	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,714	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,864	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	307.99/cwt	303.00–313.00	2,889	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,592	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	481.36/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,507	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	546.82/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,733	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	482.00/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,779	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	536.10/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,984	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	511.72/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,144	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	467.28/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,991	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	469.23/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,205	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	478.36/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,267	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	449.86/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,290	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	401.84/cwt	389.00–420.00	2,138	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	400.14/cwt	381.00–415.00	2,285	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	365.79/cwt	357.00–370.00	2,092	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	585	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,574	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	337.98/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,079	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	366.81/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,271	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	655	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,469	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	350.86/cwt	333.00–370.00	2,361	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	339.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,304	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	715	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,953	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	308.76/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,229	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	326.27/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,493	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	289.02/cwt	285.00–293.00	2,514	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,921	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	338.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,434	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,479	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,650	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	182.24/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,988	215.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	4,284	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,103	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	151.74/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,596	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,570	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,135	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	168.94/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,037	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	169.97/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,244	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,345	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	2,456.42/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,456	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	3,458.23/head	3,250.00–3,700.00	3,458	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,513	3,496.48/head	3,490.00–3,500.00	3,496	3

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 463Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 15Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	660.00–700.00	678.06
4	300–350	314	630.00–680.00	651.71
7	350–400	371	595.00–660.00	619.89
6	400–450	412	520.00–570.00	548.36
5	450–500	466	535.00–590.00	554.58
8	500–550	519	495.00–530.00	510.09
6	550–600	563	470.00–520.00	483.03
7	600–650	620	405.00–445.00	418.50
7	650–700	672	375.00–411.00	391.65
5	700–750	711	350.00–379.00	361.13
4	750–800	781	329.00–350.00	336.00
1	800–850	830	327.00	327.00
1	850–900	895	320.00	320.00
2	900–950	938	303.00–313.00	307.99
1	950–1000	960	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	560.00–600.00	580.36
6	300–350	326	540.00–590.00	560.51
8	350–400	379	535.00–585.00	551.83
6	400–450	421	460.00–500.00	479.05
5	450–500	476	495.00–530.00	506.86
2	500–550	540	470.00–475.00	472.52
6	550–600	573	435.00–465.00	446.58
4	600–650	620	350.00–400.00	385.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	465.00–500.00	481.36
7	350–400	369	475.00–495.00	482.00
9	400–450	426	450.00–495.00	467.28
5	450–500	470	440.00–480.00	469.23
7	500–550	532	389.00–420.00	401.84
3	550–600	572	357.00–370.00	365.79
2	600–650	615	335.00–341.00	337.98
2	650–700	678	330.00–350.00	339.82
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	870	285.00–293.00	289.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	440.00	440.00
3	650–700	655	377.00	377.00
1	700–750	715	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	530.00–565.00	546.82
4	350–400	370	515.00–550.00	536.10
8	400–450	419	495.00–540.00	511.72
7	450–500	474	450.00–500.00	478.36
4	500–550	509	430.00–465.00	449.86
4	550–600	571	381.00–415.00	400.14
7	600–650	619	350.00–383.00	366.81
7	650–700	673	333.00–370.00	350.86
5	700–750	722	300.00–325.00	308.76
4	750–800	764	310.00–337.00	326.27
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	885	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	740	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	655	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	718	335.00–345.00	338.96
1	750–800	755	351.00	351.00
1	900–950	905	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,052	150.00–153.00	151.74
1	—	1,090	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	169.00–171.00	169.97
1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,340	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,206	167.00–175.00	168.94
1	—	1,120	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,988	210.00–220.00	215.47
2	—	1,270	181.00–183.00	182.24

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,456.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	3,250.00–3,700.00	3,458.23

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	—	1,460	4,750.00	4,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,513	3,490.00–3,500.00	3,496.48

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.