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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 6, 2026

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $397.05/cwt +20.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 514 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $372.71/cwt +50.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,307/hd at 619 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.10/cwt +27.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 615 lb · 12 head
Hope, AR 5-weight steers sold at $392/cwt, $16/cwt below the AR average ($408) and $24/cwt under Siloam Springs, AR ($416). AR 5-weight steers are down $54 from the late June peak of $459. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 267 0
Feeder cattle 319 203 0
Slaughter cattle 48 39 0
Replacement cattle 32 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00- 10.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded 10.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,740 —
305–335 320 2 455.00–490.00 $473.32 $1,515 -6.68
370 370 3 465.00–495.00 $476.67 $1,764 -18.33
380 thin fleshed 380 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,976 —
400–440 417 10 455.00–500.00 $471.24 $1,965 +73.77
450–475 464 7 435.00–469.00 $449.14 $2,084 +69.14
500–530 514 15 383.00–423.00 $397.05 $2,041 +20.20
550–595 574 10 375.00–397.00 $385.63 $2,214 +35.15
600–645 619 13 349.00–383.00 $372.71 $2,307 +50.00
650–690 665 10 350.00–383.00 $365.64 $2,432 +40.79
705–720 712 3 337.00–351.00 $344.30 $2,451 +19.54
750–775 760 3 329.00–341.00 $334.33 $2,541 +11.69
805 805 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,576 +5.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,600 —
350 350 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,558 +40.20
405–445 426 8 420.00–445.00 $435.73 $1,856 +62.76
465–490 480 3 395.00–415.00 $403.74 $1,938 +38.74
520–545 533 2 370.00–373.00 $371.54 $1,980 +22.21
556–575 566 2 325.00–349.00 $336.80 $1,906 +16.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 450.00–465.00 $457.27 $1,509 +14.77
370–373 372 2 470.00–500.00 $485.06 $1,804 +60.01
415 415 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,805 +40.00
455–460 458 2 419.00–421.00 $420.01 $1,924 -1.79
500 500 2 400.00–405.00 $402.50 $2,012 +22.86
505 fancy 505 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,070 —
505–545 529 5 361.00–385.00 $374.47 $1,981 -5.17
555–590 568 5 357.00–389.00 $375.58 $2,133 +49.12
580 fancy 580 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,436 +42.50
600–640 615 12 323.00–355.00 $340.10 $2,092 +27.98
660–665 663 2 331.00–338.00 $334.51 $2,218 +29.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 400.00–410.00 $404.88 $1,288 +24.88
355 355 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,580 —
460–495 478 2 377.00–379.00 $378.04 $1,807 -6.96
540–545 543 2 345.00–363.00 $353.96 $1,922 +29.06
575–585 582 3 335.00–341.00 $337.01 $1,961 +29.48
665 665 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,988 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 443.00 $443.00 $1,949 —
580 580 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,827 -20.00
795 795 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,988 —
940 940 1 259.00 $259.00 $2,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,720 —
615 615 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1290 1152 80-85% 6 165.00–173.00 $169.59 $1,954 -1.69
1195–1385 1280 80-85% 3 179.00–185.00 $181.82 $2,327 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1060 962 85-90% 3 144.00–153.00 $148.94 $1,433 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,609 +17.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1535 1405 3 211.00–219.00 $214.64 $3,016 —
930–1750 1457 3 234.00–243.00 $238.88 $3,480 —
1620–1680 1650 2 199.00–207.00 $203.07 $3,351 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–1110 837 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00–3,700.00 $2,765.34
100–1295 1014 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,550.00–2,900.00 $2,693.88
905–1160 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,850.00–3,750.00 $3,355.57

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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
870–945 909 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 3,500.00–3,650.00 $3,550.96 —

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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.