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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 19, 2026

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $373.56/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,741/hd at 734 lb · 25 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $346.09/cwt -23.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,834/hd at 819 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $537.50/cwt +32.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,554/hd at 475 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 634 0
Feeder cattle 463 501 0
Slaughter cattle 42 95 0
Replacement cattle 15 38 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing less than 500 traded 15.00- 30.00 higher, heavy weights sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 20.00- 30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady. Link to video sale; https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,938 +35.00
305 thin fleshed 305 1 690.00 $690.00 $2,104 —
325–340 330 3 605.00–645.00 $619.77 $2,045 +12.93
370–395 380 7 585.00–640.00 $614.03 $2,333 +84.03
400–440 422 3 570.00–630.00 $595.69 $2,514 +65.97
465 thin fleshed 465 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,697 —
460–490 476 12 510.00–565.00 $533.96 $2,542 +29.14
520 thin fleshed 520 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,756 —
515–545 528 12 465.00–515.00 $490.06 $2,588 +8.62
550 550 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,062 -83.59
555–585 570 6 430.00–475.00 $450.06 $2,565 -8.53
600–635 607 12 410.00–442.00 $434.73 $2,639 +3.14
650–695 674 4 379.00–420.00 $392.12 $2,643 -20.79
730 730 1 351.00 $351.00 $2,562 -21.81
734 value added 734 24 374.50 $374.50 $2,749 —
755–780 772 3 346.00–359.00 $352.06 $2,718 -13.12
800–830 819 15 339.00–348.00 $346.09 $2,834 -23.91
850–880 861 5 315.00–337.00 $322.67 $2,778 -12.33
880 880 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,684 -30.00
900–930 915 2 326.00–338.00 $331.90 $3,037 —
930 930 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,836 —
1150 1150 1 300.00 $300.00 $3,450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,539 —
310–345 333 5 550.00–575.00 $562.01 $1,871 +32.01
380–395 384 6 540.00–590.00 $564.27 $2,167 +31.60
420–445 434 5 525.00–565.00 $542.14 $2,353 +50.21
450–495 473 10 485.00–510.00 $500.01 $2,365 +34.96
500–530 515 3 450.00–455.00 $452.05 $2,328 +10.49
560–595 580 5 400.00–440.00 $418.78 $2,429 +2.64
620–640 630 2 393.00–395.00 $394.02 $2,482 +13.02
670–690 680 2 365.00–395.00 $379.78 $2,583 +9.78
1015 1015 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,893 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 332 5 470.00–500.00 $484.79 $1,610 -37.53
355–390 374 5 465.00–515.00 $493.07 $1,844 +10.62
400–445 417 5 495.00–530.00 $515.50 $2,150 +74.70
460–495 476 5 435.00–475.00 $444.94 $2,118 -28.36
500–540 514 5 420.00–450.00 $430.77 $2,214 +30.18
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 -27.60
600–645 620 3 342.00–367.00 $352.69 $2,187 +42.69
650–660 655 2 315.00–348.00 $331.63 $2,172 -29.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 550.00–565.00 $557.62 $1,757 +30.20
370–375 373 2 570.00–615.00 $592.35 $2,209 +71.11
425 425 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,550 +113.86
435 435 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,262 +33.86
485 485 2 480.00–510.00 $495.00 $2,401 +41.36
505 505 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,374 +52.29
505–525 519 5 435.00–470.00 $447.05 $2,320 +29.34
570–585 578 2 425.00–445.00 $435.13 $2,515 +27.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 418 5 450.00–475.00 $465.07 $1,944 —
455 455 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 —
535 535 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,140 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 605.00 $605.00 $2,299 —
440 440 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,156 —
460–465 463 2 455.00–480.00 $467.57 $2,165 —
540 540 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,322 —
600 600 1 363.00 $363.00 $2,178 -12.00
670–680 675 2 370.00–383.00 $376.55 $2,542 +1.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,369 +20.00
535 535 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,622 —
705 705 1 393.00 $393.00 $2,771 —
780 780 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,449 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–1110 826 85-90% 5 130.00–140.00 $137.16 $1,133 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,292 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,827 —
1100–1140 1120 80-85% 2 139.00–147.00 $142.93 $1,601 —
970–1390 1163 80-85% 3 150.00–159.00 $153.71 $1,788 +3.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,537 —
1090–1640 1480 4 167.00–177.00 $171.87 $2,544 —
1850–1990 1922 3 210.00–217.00 $212.34 $4,081 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
995–1035 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,950.00–3,200.00 $2,562.68
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.