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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 20

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

237 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 334▲ 237 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 37▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 36▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable receipts to establish a market trend. 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 $346.27/cwt on 16 head, down $17.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −36.84 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$346.27

▼ 17.06 vs prior sale

16 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$32.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.24

vs AR average

−50.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	356.42	1,888	11thin
Medium and Large 2	541	323.96	1,753	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.46/cwt here — about $135 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 sale16 hd

346.27

—

AR average7 barns · 171 hd

383.51

−37.24

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−50.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−36.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	152.17	1,877	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	151.85	2,276	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	131.00	1,202	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,615	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	381.34/cwt	363.00–400.00	1,079	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	350.50/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,525	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	393.96/cwt	387.00–401.00	1,745	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	372.61/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,707	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	414.55/cwt	393.00–435.00	1,915	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	354.97/cwt	349.00–373.00	1,846	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	321.67/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,689	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	327.39/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,850	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	362.92/cwt	345.00–381.00	2,080	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,150	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	319.67/cwt	310.00–336.00	2,161	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	313.02/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,266	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,266	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	351.48/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,177	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	376.68/cwt	357.00–385.00	1,405	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	388.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,624	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	354.38/cwt	341.00–365.00	1,549	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	384.08/cwt	377.00–391.00	1,767	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,724	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	345.15/cwt	333.00–353.00	1,805	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	316.33/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,778	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	323.56/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,951	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	285.66/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,911	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,004	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	317.51/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,835	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,746	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,665	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	297.12/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,985	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,569	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	161.92/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,846	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	153.43/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,863	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	144.79/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,911	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	151.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,276	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,615	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 334Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 36Year ago 0

Not enough comparable receipts to establish a market trend. Link to video sale;https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

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	—	1,195	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	3,000.00	3,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	443	387.00–401.00	393.96
3	450–500	462	393.00–435.00	414.55
9	500–550	520	349.00–373.00	354.97
2	550–600	573	345.00–381.00	362.92
1	600–650	640	336.00	336.00
6	650–700	676	310.00–336.00	319.67
9	700–750	724	300.00–325.00	313.02
2	750–800	768	290.00–300.00	295.05
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	363.00–400.00	381.34
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	435	341.00–360.00	350.50
3	450–500	458	365.00–380.00	372.61
3	500–550	525	315.00–330.00	321.67
2	550–600	565	315.00–340.00	327.39
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	578	311.00–327.00	317.51
3	650–700	668	275.00–315.00	297.12
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	301.00	301.00
2	600–650	600	270.00–285.00	277.50
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	350.00–353.00	351.48
4	350–400	373	357.00–385.00	376.68
5	400–450	437	341.00–365.00	354.38
1	450–500	475	363.00	363.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	418	380.00–400.00	388.49
2	450–500	460	377.00–391.00	384.08
6	500–550	523	333.00–353.00	345.15
3	550–600	562	315.00–319.00	316.33
2	600–650	603	310.00–337.00	323.56
4	650–700	669	270.00–300.00	285.66
2	700–750	703	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,105	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	150.00–160.00	151.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	160.00–164.00	161.92
4	—	1,320	140.00–146.00	144.79
8	—	1,214	150.00–158.00	153.43

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.