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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 13

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

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Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 319▲ 334 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 48▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 32▲ 36 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 20.00- 30.00 lower, while feeder heifers also traded 20.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $363.33/cwt on 32 head, down $23.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.78 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$363.33

▼ 23.87 vs prior sale

32 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.02

vs AR average

−38.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	370.05	2,030	24
Medium and Large 2	567	343.17	1,946	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $84 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 sale32 hd

363.33

—

AR average9 barns · 290 hd

404.35

−41.02

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−38.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−19.78

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	1,609	210.30	3,384	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,062	167.32	1,777	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	147.00	1,330	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,570	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,269	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,084	2thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	525.08/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,654	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	457.56/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,455	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	463.06/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,732	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	469.93/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,776	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	449.10/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,846	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	395.25/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,660	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	414.64/cwt	403.00–433.00	1,945	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,166	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	370.37/cwt	355.00–391.00	1,956	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	354.76/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,873	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	364.85/cwt	345.00–381.00	2,083	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	339.30/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,968	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	358.33/cwt	343.00–381.00	2,225	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	339.51/cwt	325.00–358.00	2,285	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	326.79/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,333	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	423.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,538	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	386.54/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,620	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	363.20/cwt	341.00–377.00	1,547	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	346.44/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,604	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	372.90/cwt	352.00–391.00	1,749	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	359.43/cwt	349.00–385.00	1,858	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	326.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,760	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	560	404.28/cwt	373.00–435.00	2,264	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,271	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	348.56/cwt	328.00–359.00	2,004	10
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	625	328.81/cwt	316.00–338.00	2,055	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	313.48/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,110	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,150	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,475	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,515	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,819	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,804	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	321.88/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,844	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	345.21/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,992	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	307.83/cwt	293.00–319.00	2,093	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	293.57/cwt	287.00–300.00	2,123	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	194.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,836	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	216.72/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,617	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,330	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	997	162.87/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,624	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,002	163.01/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,633	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	178.96/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,196	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,570.48/head	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,570	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,268.65/head	2,650.00–3,800.00	3,269	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,083.92/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,084	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 319Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year 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	268	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	363	420.00–430.00	423.76
6	400–450	419	380.00–403.00	386.54
4	450–500	469	352.00–391.00	372.90
10	500–550	517	349.00–385.00	359.43
10	550–600	575	328.00–359.00	348.56
3	600–650	625	316.00–338.00	328.81
2	650–700	673	313.00–314.00	313.48
1	750–800	765	281.00	281.00
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	900	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	426	341.00–377.00	363.20
2	450–500	463	343.00–350.00	346.44
3	500–550	540	320.00–330.00	326.00
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	560	373.00–435.00	404.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	315	520.00–530.00	525.08
8	350–400	374	455.00–475.00	463.06
5	400–450	411	425.00–470.00	449.10
9	450–500	469	403.00–433.00	414.64
11	500–550	528	355.00–391.00	370.37
12	550–600	571	345.00–381.00	364.85
12	600–650	621	343.00–381.00	358.33
9	650–700	673	325.00–358.00	339.51
4	700–750	714	315.00–334.00	326.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	450.00–465.00	457.56
2	350–400	378	460.00–480.00	469.93
5	400–450	420	380.00–420.00	395.25
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	528	345.00–365.00	354.76
6	550–600	580	327.00–357.00	339.30
2	600–650	635	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	429.00	429.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	387.00	387.00
1	500–550	520	347.00	347.00
2	550–600	573	319.00–325.00	321.88
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
3	550–600	577	335.00–351.00	345.21
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	680	293.00–319.00	307.83
2	700–750	723	287.00–300.00	293.57

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,083.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,110	2,650.00–3,800.00	3,268.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,050	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,570.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,002	157.00–167.00	163.01
3	—	1,227	174.00–184.00	178.96
3	—	997	160.00–169.00	162.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	190.00–200.00	194.26
5	—	1,669	213.00–219.00	216.72

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.