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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 24

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

632 head

▲ 210 vs last sale 422▲ 632 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 83▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 89▲ 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 under 600lbs traded unevenly steady while feeder steers over 600lbs traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a market trend for feeder heifers. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $358.83/cwt on 45 head, down $1.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −24.28 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$358.83

▼ 1.15 vs prior sale

45 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.54

vs AR average

−46.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	362.03	2,001	31
Medium and Large 2	539	351.74	1,896	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.28/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale45 hd

358.83

—

AR average8 barns · 425 hd

386.37

−27.54

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−46.58

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−24.28

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	1,765	176.94	3,123	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	145.51	1,996	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	135.91	1,692	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	125.07	1,310	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)	975	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,930	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	523.80/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,671	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	475.69/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,751	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	429.06/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,600	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	443.21/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,848	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	410.60/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,741	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	412.30/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,925	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	378.17/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,804	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	381.50/cwt	369.00–410.00	1,969	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	359.85/cwt	348.00–367.00	1,875	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	351.32/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,013	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	331.48/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,936	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	327.84/cwt	309.00–339.00	2,023	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	346.85/cwt	330.00–359.00	2,161	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	345.58/cwt	341.00–351.00	2,322	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	325.89/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,301	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	323.41/cwt	319.00–329.00	2,513	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,528	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	300.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,611	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	437.50/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,203	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	454.88/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,401	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	419.51/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,569	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	384.88/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,459	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	413.78/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,717	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	370.31/cwt	353.00–391.00	1,578	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	339.37/cwt	328.00–349.00	1,609	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	355.35/cwt	339.00–375.00	1,699	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	495	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,475	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	334.86/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,741	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	326.98/cwt	311.00–339.00	1,857	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	318.31/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,954	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	308.36/cwt	297.00–326.00	2,103	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,301	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,993	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,126	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	288.00/cwt	285.00–291.00	2,146	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,355	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,304	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	156.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	190.54/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,392	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	122.83/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,236	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	129.54/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,464	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,520	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	136.73/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,698	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,657	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	143.87/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,926	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,016	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	156.03/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,390	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,929.70/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,930	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Sep 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 422Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 89Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00–460.00	437.50
2	300–350	308	440.00–470.00	454.88
12	350–400	374	400.00–440.00	419.51
4	400–450	415	405.00–425.00	413.78
6	450–500	478	339.00–375.00	355.35
12	500–550	520	329.00–350.00	334.86
13	550–600	568	311.00–339.00	326.98
8	600–650	614	310.00–324.00	318.31
3	650–700	682	297.00–326.00	308.36
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	780	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	500	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	379	370.00–395.00	384.88
10	400–450	426	353.00–391.00	370.31
8	450–500	474	328.00–349.00	339.37
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	309.00	309.00
1	650–700	650	327.00	327.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	815	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	745	285.00–291.00	288.00
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	850	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	373	410.00–450.00	429.06
7	400–450	424	390.00–425.00	410.60
9	450–500	477	360.00–395.00	378.17
10	500–550	521	348.00–367.00	359.85
4	550–600	584	328.00–337.00	331.48
5	600–650	617	309.00–339.00	327.84
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	319	500.00–545.00	523.80
5	350–400	368	450.00–495.00	475.69
11	400–450	417	425.00–465.00	443.21
16	450–500	467	400.00–440.00	412.30
11	500–550	516	369.00–410.00	381.50
20	550–600	573	341.00–365.00	351.32
10	600–650	623	330.00–359.00	346.85
3	650–700	672	341.00–351.00	345.58
9	700–750	706	320.00–335.00	325.89
5	750–800	777	319.00–329.00	323.41
1	800–850	800	316.00	316.00
2	850–900	870	290.00–310.00	300.11

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	—	945	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,929.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	144.00	144.00
7	—	1,242	133.00–140.00	136.73
2	—	1,178	127.00–131.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	155.00–157.00	156.03
11	—	1,339	141.00–147.00	143.87
1	—	1,255	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	116.00–126.00	122.83
2	—	1,130	129.00–130.00	129.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	155.00–158.00	156.54
3	—	1,780	189.00–194.00	190.54

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.