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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 26, 2026

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.70/cwt ≈ $2,395/hd at 668 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 513 520 712
Feeder cattle 441 463 526
Slaughter cattle 41 42 136
Replacement cattle 31 15 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-20.00 higher; Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower on lesser quality. Feeders heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. The feeder market was altered by a couple of key buyers being absent. 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
280–295 288 3 660.00–700.00 $678.06 $1,953 -1.94
300–335 314 4 630.00–680.00 $651.71 $2,046 +31.94
360–390 371 7 595.00–660.00 $619.89 $2,300 +5.86
400–440 412 6 520.00–570.00 $548.36 $2,259 -47.33
450–495 466 5 535.00–590.00 $554.58 $2,584 +20.62
500–535 519 8 495.00–530.00 $510.09 $2,647 +20.03
550–585 563 6 470.00–520.00 $483.03 $2,719 +32.97
605–645 620 7 405.00–445.00 $418.50 $2,595 -16.23
650–695 672 7 375.00–411.00 $391.65 $2,632 -0.47
700–720 711 5 350.00–379.00 $361.13 $2,568 +10.13
780–785 781 4 329.00–350.00 $336.00 $2,624 -16.06
830 830 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,714 -19.09
895 895 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,864 +15.00
935–940 938 2 303.00–313.00 $307.99 $2,889 +2.99
960 960 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,592 —
1040 1040 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,465 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 560.00–600.00 $580.36 $1,596 +10.36
305–345 326 6 540.00–590.00 $560.51 $1,827 -1.50
355–395 379 8 535.00–585.00 $551.83 $2,091 -12.44
405–445 421 6 460.00–500.00 $479.05 $2,017 -63.09
455–495 476 5 495.00–530.00 $506.86 $2,413 +6.85
535–545 540 2 470.00–475.00 $472.52 $2,552 +20.47
560–590 573 6 435.00–465.00 $446.58 $2,559 +27.80
610–640 620 4 350.00–400.00 $385.28 $2,389 -8.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 317 3 530.00–565.00 $546.82 $1,733 -10.80
355–390 370 4 515.00–550.00 $536.10 $1,984 -56.25
400–445 419 8 495.00–540.00 $511.72 $2,144 -88.28
450–490 474 7 450.00–500.00 $478.36 $2,267 -16.64
500–520 509 4 430.00–465.00 $449.86 $2,290 -20.14
550–585 571 4 381.00–415.00 $400.14 $2,285 -34.99
585 585 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,574 +4.87
600–635 619 7 350.00–383.00 $366.81 $2,271 —
655 655 3 377.00 $377.00 $2,469 —
650–685 673 7 333.00–370.00 $350.86 $2,361 —
715 715 1 413.00 $413.00 $2,953 —
705–745 722 5 300.00–325.00 $308.76 $2,229 —
750–775 764 4 310.00–337.00 $326.27 $2,493 —
800 800 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 —
885 885 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 3 465.00–500.00 $481.36 $1,507 -3.43
355–395 369 7 475.00–495.00 $482.00 $1,779 -11.07
410–440 426 9 450.00–495.00 $467.28 $1,991 -48.22
455–495 470 5 440.00–480.00 $469.23 $2,205 +24.29
505–545 532 7 389.00–420.00 $401.84 $2,138 -28.93
555–590 572 3 357.00–370.00 $365.79 $2,092 +15.79
610–620 615 2 335.00–341.00 $337.98 $2,079 -14.71
665–690 678 2 330.00–350.00 $339.82 $2,304 +8.19
790 790 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,252 —
865–875 870 2 285.00–293.00 $289.02 $2,514 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,092 -65.00
655 655 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,424 —
710–725 718 3 335.00–345.00 $338.96 $2,434 -54.04
755 755 1 351.00 $351.00 $2,650 +37.00
905 905 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,444 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,200 —
740 740 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,479 —
780 780 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,340 —
875 875 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,056 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 80-85% 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,135 —
1120 1120 80-85% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,736 +12.07
1025–1435 1206 80-85% 5 167.00–175.00 $168.94 $2,037 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,102 —
985–1145 1052 85-90% 3 150.00–153.00 $151.74 $1,596 —
1090 1090 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,570 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1355 1320 75-80% 2 169.00–171.00 $169.97 $2,244 —
1340 1340 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,144 —
1340 1340 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,345 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1580 1270 2 181.00–183.00 $182.24 $2,314 -16.76
1800–2175 1988 2 210.00–220.00 $215.47 $4,284 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
905–965 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,650.00 $2,456.42
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00
900–1390 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,250.00–3,700.00 $3,458.23

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —
1460 1460 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,750.00 $4,750.00 —
1310–1630 1513 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,490.00–3,500.00 $3,496.48 —

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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.