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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 1

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

741 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 632▲ 741 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 96▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 15▲ 54 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 sold 20.00 lower, while feeder steers over 600lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $349.72/cwt on 36 head, down $9.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −33.38 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$349.72

▼ 9.10 vs prior sale

36 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$19.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.39

vs AR average

−64.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	355.22	1,880	26
Medium and Large 2	561	335.43	1,881	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.80/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale36 hd

349.72

—

AR average8 barns · 369 hd

377.12

−27.39

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−64.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−33.38

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	1,734	189.90	3,293	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	140.83	1,965	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	132.06	1,770	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	118.96	1,303	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,816	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,508	$2,595	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$212	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$191	8

Every lot

86 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 1	270	465.94/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,258	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	421.84/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,202	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	469.10/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,557	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	452.86/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,712	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	422.21/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,604	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	426.06/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,781	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	373.09/cwt	363.00–387.00	1,623	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	391.03/cwt	373.00–413.00	1,869	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	355.77/cwt	339.00–367.00	1,704	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,945	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	355.91/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,851	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	347.42/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,956	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	336.03/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,905	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	341.64/cwt	332.00–367.00	2,118	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,083	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	329.52/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,214	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	329.16/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,386	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	326.00/cwt	324.00–329.00	2,523	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	317.32/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,608	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,604	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,697	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	462.01/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,238	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	389.41/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,258	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	419.90/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,398	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	407.34/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,458	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	391.16/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,475	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	391.14/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,639	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	361.78/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,541	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	359.20/cwt	351.00–377.00	1,663	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	344.72/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,606	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	320.05/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,642	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	343.90/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,799	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	335.99/cwt	329.00–351.00	1,888	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,139	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	325.01/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,869	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	323.76/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,004	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	346.06/cwt	331.00–367.00	2,156	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	640	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,438	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	316.76/cwt	299.00–332.00	2,106	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	288.77/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,958	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,882	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	340.50/cwt	334.00–347.00	2,452	2
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	763	305.56/cwt	299.00–312.00	2,331	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	270.01/cwt	269.00–271.00	2,093	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,336	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,266	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,420	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,114	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	265.91/cwt	260.00–273.00	2,452	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	345.46/cwt	344.00–347.00	1,831	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	336.78/cwt	333.00–341.00	1,940	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,810	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	332.35/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,034	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	304.06/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,068	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	290.02/cwt	287.00–293.00	2,117	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	740	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,398	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,079	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	187.59/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,992	202.18/cwt	199.00–208.00	4,027	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,095	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	119.95/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,357	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,581	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	132.81/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,786	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,869	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	140.01/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,001	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,815.50/head	2,150.00–3,250.00	2,816	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,508	2,594.61/head	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,595	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	212.01/head	195.00–235.00	212	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	191.28/head	163.00–260.00	191	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 632Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	375.00–410.00	389.41
3	350–400	377	385.00–399.00	391.16
8	400–450	426	350.00–375.00	361.78
4	450–500	466	333.00–349.00	344.72
4	500–550	513	310.00–331.00	320.05
3	550–600	575	323.00–328.00	325.01
8	600–650	619	315.00–330.00	323.76
4	650–700	678	281.00–296.00	288.77
1	700–750	705	267.00	267.00
3	750–800	775	269.00–271.00	270.01
1	800–850	830	273.00	273.00
1	900–950	915	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	455.00–470.00	462.01
3	300–350	333	400.00–440.00	419.90
2	350–400	358	400.00–415.00	407.34
8	400–450	419	385.00–400.00	391.14
7	450–500	463	351.00–377.00	359.20
12	500–550	523	335.00–357.00	343.90
9	550–600	562	329.00–351.00	335.99
3	600–650	623	331.00–367.00	346.06
11	650–700	665	299.00–332.00	316.76
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	763	299.00–312.00	305.56
1	800–850	800	292.00	292.00
1	850–900	855	283.00	283.00
3	900–950	922	260.00–273.00	265.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	575	372.00	372.00
1	600–650	640	381.00	381.00
2	700–750	720	334.00–347.00	340.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	500	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	405.00–435.00	421.84
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	380	405.00–430.00	422.21
4	400–450	435	363.00–387.00	373.09
13	450–500	479	339.00–367.00	355.77
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
9	550–600	567	330.00–339.00	336.03
1	600–650	635	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	450.00–485.00	465.94
5	300–350	332	455.00–480.00	469.10
4	350–400	378	440.00–475.00	452.86
9	400–450	418	415.00–450.00	426.06
6	450–500	478	373.00–413.00	391.03
19	500–550	520	345.00–369.00	355.91
6	550–600	563	342.00–357.00	347.42
12	600–650	620	332.00–367.00	341.64
16	650–700	672	320.00–338.00	329.52
6	700–750	725	325.00–336.00	329.16
5	750–800	774	324.00–329.00	326.00
3	800–850	822	312.00–320.00	317.32
1	850–900	895	291.00	291.00
1	900–950	930	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	530	344.00–347.00	345.46
5	550–600	576	333.00–341.00	336.78
3	600–650	612	331.00–333.00	332.35
3	650–700	680	295.00–310.00	304.06
4	700–750	730	287.00–293.00	290.02
1	800–850	825	252.00	252.00
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	580	312.00	312.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	324.00	324.00

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)	2	—	1,508	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,594.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,150.00–3,250.00	2,815.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	920	195.00–235.00	212.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,033	163.00–260.00	191.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	155.00	155.00
9	—	1,429	138.00–145.00	140.01
1	—	1,395	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,345	128.00–137.00	132.81
1	—	1,285	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
8	—	1,131	116.00–123.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,992	199.00–208.00	202.18
3	—	1,607	186.00–190.00	187.59
1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00

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.