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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 27

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

408 head

▲ 171 vs last sale 237▲ 408 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 46▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 6▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers sold 10.00-20.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 10.00 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 $323.28/cwt on 28 head, down $22.99 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.83 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$323.28

▼ 22.99 vs prior sale

28 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$18.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.79

vs AR average

−47.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	325.99	1,837	24
Medium and Large 2	533	307.04	1,636	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about $201 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 sale28 hd

323.28

—

AR average8 barns · 170 hd

365.08

−41.79

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−47.72

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−59.83

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	1,427	195.75	2,793	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	151.65	2,184	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	142.48	1,909	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	127.77	1,321	8thin

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)	1,513	$3,605	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,657	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$227	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,029	$173	7

Every lot

73 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	446.67/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,175	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,534	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	463.45/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,747	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	374.01/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,593	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,536	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	328.49/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,537	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	335.50/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,637	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	329.55/cwt	318.00–347.00	1,724	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	314.39/cwt	307.00–326.00	1,657	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	324.80/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,874	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	325.29/cwt	319.00–332.00	2,020	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	295.10/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,838	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	313.67/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,114	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	308.80/cwt	300.00–331.00	2,214	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	296.35/cwt	287.00–307.00	2,294	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	259.81/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,014	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	290.93/cwt	283.00–299.00	2,511	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	283.02/cwt	271.00–295.00	2,590	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	279.68/cwt	267.00–291.00	2,713	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,544	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	271.88/cwt	265.00–279.00	2,781	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,073	268.51/cwt	266.00–271.00	2,881	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,100	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,739	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,140	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,964	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,264	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	368.44/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,345	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Replacement	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	311.26/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,338	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	341.97/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,505	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	333.15/cwt	322.00–343.00	1,569	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	324.44/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,690	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	528	366.92/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,937	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	317.87/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,812	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	292.12/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,671	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	303.62/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,867	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	304.55/cwt	285.00–308.00	2,080	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	274.50/cwt	269.00–280.00	2,031	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	270.03/cwt	267.00–273.00	2,047	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	288.95/cwt	285.00–293.00	2,355	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	306.30/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,755	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,036	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,939	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,219	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	181.70/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	208.17/cwt	206.00–210.00	3,299	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	124.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,188	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	132.95/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,553	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,984	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	142.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,909	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	154.84/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,202	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,211	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,633.26/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,657.17/head	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,657	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,513	3,604.96/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,605	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	172.81/head	142.00–191.00	173	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	227.00/head	227.00–227.00	227	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 237Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week; Feeder steers sold 10.00-20.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	440	335.00–350.00	341.97
4	450–500	471	322.00–343.00	333.15
5	500–550	521	314.00–330.00	324.44
7	550–600	570	310.00–331.00	317.87
3	600–650	615	300.00–310.00	303.62
9	650–700	683	285.00–308.00	304.55
2	700–750	740	269.00–280.00	274.50
2	750–800	758	267.00–273.00	270.03
2	800–850	815	285.00–293.00	288.95
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	375.00–380.00	377.46
2	350–400	365	367.00–370.00	368.44
2	400–450	430	300.00–322.00	311.26
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	572	285.00–307.00	292.12
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	528	350.00–385.00	366.92
1	700–750	715	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	302.00–310.00	306.30
1	600–650	615	331.00	331.00
1	750–800	785	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	870	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	349.00	349.00
2	450–500	468	327.00–330.00	328.49
3	500–550	527	307.00–326.00	314.39
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	623	290.00–300.00	295.10
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	775	250.00–270.00	259.81
1	950–1000	990	257.00	257.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	430.00–465.00	446.67
2	300–350	323	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	377	450.00–480.00	463.45
5	400–450	426	370.00–375.00	374.01
2	450–500	488	335.00–336.00	335.50
6	500–550	523	318.00–347.00	329.55
18	550–600	577	310.00–334.00	324.80
7	600–650	621	319.00–332.00	325.29
6	650–700	674	300.00–325.00	313.67
9	700–750	717	300.00–331.00	308.80
8	750–800	774	287.00–307.00	296.35
2	850–900	863	283.00–299.00	290.93
4	900–950	915	271.00–295.00	283.02
3	950–1000	970	267.00–291.00	279.68
2	1000–1050	1,023	265.00–279.00	271.88
2	1050–1100	1,073	266.00–271.00	268.51
1	1100–1150	1,140	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	335.00	335.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	1	—	1,110	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,513	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,604.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,657.17

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	1	—	1,100	227.00	227.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,029	142.00–191.00	172.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,422	152.00–157.00	154.84
2	—	1,585	139.00–140.00	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	140.00–147.00	142.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	132.00–134.00	132.95
5	—	953	120.00–127.00	124.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	180.00–184.00	181.70
1	—	1,465	199.00	199.00
2	—	1,585	206.00–210.00	208.17

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.