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Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 3

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

392 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 408▲ 392 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 68▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 47▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher on above average quality. While there wasn't enough comparable receipts for slaughter cattle to establish a market trend.

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 $344.19/cwt on 20 head, up $20.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −38.92 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.

Average price

$344.19

▲ 20.91 vs prior sale

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$22.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.18

vs AR average

−27.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	355.56	1,986	10thin
Medium and Large 2	542	332.83	1,805	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.73/cwt here — about $181 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 sale20 hd

344.19

—

AR average8 barns · 209 hd

360.37

−16.18

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−27.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

383.11

−38.92

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	1,473	192.75	2,838	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,195	161.23	1,927	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	135.97	1,679	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	122.15	1,218	11

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)	1,380	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,023	$1,984	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	913	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	439.65/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,253	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	488.86/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,613	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	441.12/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,663	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	431.66/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,796	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	389.49/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,640	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	339.67/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,613	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	374.64/cwt	361.00–393.00	1,795	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,044	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	340.29/cwt	329.00–349.00	1,770	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	344.07/cwt	328.00–363.00	1,961	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	321.64/cwt	308.00–340.00	1,853	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	307.05/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,888	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	333.32/cwt	324.00–359.00	2,053	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	322.02/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,167	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	318.54/cwt	300.00–328.00	2,258	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	298.11/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,287	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,379	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	412.61/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,168	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	397.50/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,371	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	366.48/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,385	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,615	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	354.10/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,678	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	339.39/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,755	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,733	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	329.47/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,878	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	298.03/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,827	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,230	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	272.50/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,771	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	288.37/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,903	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	271.70/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,945	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	264.51/cwt	260.00–267.00	2,018	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,841	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	304.52/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,906	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,469	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	283.93/cwt	269.00–293.00	2,044	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,185	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	935	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,846	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	122.30/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,181	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,125	163.96/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,845	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,514	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,248	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,076	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,784	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	133.71/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,653	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,915	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	1,984.47/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,984	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 408Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher on above average quality. While there wasn't enough comparable receipts for slaughter cattle to establish a market trend.

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	283	400.00–425.00	412.61
2	300–350	345	380.00–415.00	397.50
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	363.00	363.00
5	450–500	474	343.00–365.00	354.10
10	500–550	517	329.00–347.00	339.39
10	550–600	570	321.00–345.00	329.47
2	600–650	613	291.00–305.00	298.03
4	650–700	660	277.00–299.00	288.37
5	700–750	716	260.00–285.00	271.70
4	750–800	763	260.00–267.00	264.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	355.00–375.00	366.48
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	321.00	321.00
2	650–700	650	260.00–285.00	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	430.00–450.00	439.65
2	300–350	330	465.00–515.00	488.86
7	350–400	377	420.00–460.00	441.12
5	400–450	416	415.00–450.00	431.66
6	450–500	479	361.00–393.00	374.64
1	500–550	520	393.00	393.00
8	550–600	570	328.00–363.00	344.07
9	600–650	616	324.00–359.00	333.32
6	650–700	673	310.00–330.00	322.02
4	700–750	709	300.00–328.00	318.54
3	750–800	767	285.00–310.00	298.11
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	873	270.00–275.00	272.56
1	900–950	935	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	421	370.00–400.00	389.49
3	450–500	475	335.00–349.00	339.67
6	500–550	520	329.00–349.00	340.29
4	550–600	576	308.00–340.00	321.64
3	600–650	615	300.00–311.00	307.05
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	323.00	323.00
4	600–650	626	297.00–320.00	304.52
4	700–750	720	269.00–293.00	283.93
1	850–900	850	257.00	257.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,984.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	163.00–165.00	163.96
1	—	1,200	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,330	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,236	132.00–135.00	133.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	966	119.00–128.00	122.30
1	—	1,130	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,145	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,840	209.00	209.00
1	—	1,275	180.00	180.00

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.