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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 6

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

319 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 203▲ 319 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 39▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 25▲ 32 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 5.00- 10.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded 10.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady.

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 $387.20/cwt on 29 head, up $30.76 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +4.09 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$387.20

▲ 30.76 vs prior sale

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$38.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.42

vs AR average

−27.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	392.48	2,112	25
Medium and Large 2	550	354.17	1,946	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.31/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale29 hd

387.20

—

AR average8 barns · 259 hd

403.62

−16.42

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−27.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

+4.09

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	1,486	220.84	3,281	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	173.67	2,075	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	150.95	1,476	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$3,356	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	837	$2,765	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,014	$2,694	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	909	$3,551	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	473.32/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,515	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	476.67/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,764	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	471.24/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,965	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	435.73/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,856	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	449.14/cwt	435.00–469.00	2,084	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	403.74/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,938	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	397.05/cwt	383.00–423.00	2,041	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	371.54/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,980	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	336.80/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,906	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	385.63/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,214	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	372.71/cwt	349.00–383.00	2,307	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	365.64/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,432	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	344.30/cwt	337.00–351.00	2,451	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	334.33/cwt	329.00–341.00	2,541	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	404.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,288	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	457.27/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,509	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	485.06/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,804	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	420.01/cwt	419.00–421.00	1,924	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	378.04/cwt	377.00–379.00	1,807	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,013	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	374.47/cwt	361.00–385.00	1,981	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	353.96/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,922	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	375.58/cwt	357.00–389.00	2,133	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	580	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,436	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	337.01/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,961	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	340.10/cwt	323.00–355.00	2,092	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	334.51/cwt	331.00–338.00	2,218	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,988	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,949	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,740	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	214.64/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,016	3
Bulls	—	—	1,457	238.88/cwt	234.00–243.00	3,480	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	203.07/cwt	199.00–207.00	3,351	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	148.94/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,433	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,609	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	169.59/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,954	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	181.82/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,327	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	3,550.96/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,551	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	2,765.34/head	2,000.00–3,700.00	2,765	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	2,693.88/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,694	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	3,355.57/head	2,850.00–3,750.00	3,356	2

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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00- 10.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded 10.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	450.00–465.00	457.27
2	350–400	372	470.00–500.00	485.06
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	458	419.00–421.00	420.01
5	500–550	529	361.00–385.00	374.47
5	550–600	568	357.00–389.00	375.58
12	600–650	615	323.00–355.00	340.10
2	650–700	663	331.00–338.00	334.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	400.00–410.00	404.88
1	350–400	355	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	478	377.00–379.00	378.04
2	500–550	543	345.00–363.00	353.96
3	550–600	582	335.00–341.00	337.01
1	650–700	665	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	400.00–405.00	402.50
1	750–800	750	2,600.00	2,600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	580	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	380	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	455.00–490.00	473.32
3	350–400	370	465.00–495.00	476.67
10	400–450	417	455.00–500.00	471.24
7	450–500	464	435.00–469.00	449.14
15	500–550	514	383.00–423.00	397.05
10	550–600	574	375.00–397.00	385.63
13	600–650	619	349.00–383.00	372.71
10	650–700	665	350.00–383.00	365.64
3	700–750	712	337.00–351.00	344.30
3	750–800	760	329.00–341.00	334.33
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	426	420.00–445.00	435.73
3	450–500	480	395.00–415.00	403.74
2	500–550	533	370.00–373.00	371.54
2	550–600	566	325.00–349.00	336.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	615	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	443.00	443.00
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	940	259.00	259.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	909	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,550.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	837	2,000.00–3,700.00	2,765.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	2,850.00–3,750.00	3,355.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,014	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,693.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	179.00–185.00	181.82
6	—	1,152	165.00–173.00	169.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	157.00	157.00
3	—	962	144.00–153.00	148.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	199.00–207.00	203.07
3	—	1,457	234.00–243.00	238.88
3	—	1,405	211.00–219.00	214.64

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.