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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 13, 2026

407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.70/cwt -22.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 573 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $375.26/cwt -21.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 526 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $364.85/cwt -20.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,083/hd at 571 lb · 12 head
Hope, AR 5-weight steers sold at $370/cwt, running $32/cwt below the AR average ($402) and $50/cwt under Siloam Springs, AR ($420). AR 5-weight steers are down $50/cwt from their late June peak of $452. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 407 399 0
Feeder cattle 334 319 0
Slaughter cattle 37 48 0
Replacement cattle 36 32 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 20.00- 30.00 lower, while feeder heifers also traded 20.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 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
240 240 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,200 —
310–320 315 2 520.00–530.00 $525.08 $1,654 +51.76
350–390 374 8 455.00–475.00 $463.06 $1,732 -13.61
400–420 411 5 425.00–470.00 $449.10 $1,846 -22.14
450–485 469 9 403.00–433.00 $414.64 $1,945 -34.50
505 thin fleshed 505 1 429.00 $429.00 $2,166 —
500–545 528 11 355.00–391.00 $370.37 $1,956 -26.68
550–595 571 12 345.00–381.00 $364.85 $2,083 -20.78
600–640 621 12 343.00–381.00 $358.33 $2,225 -14.38
655–695 673 9 325.00–358.00 $339.51 $2,285 -26.13
705–735 714 4 315.00–334.00 $326.79 $2,333 -17.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 450.00–465.00 $457.56 $1,455 -27.44
375–380 378 2 460.00–480.00 $469.93 $1,776 +24.93
410–440 420 5 380.00–420.00 $395.25 $1,660 -40.48
485 485 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 -23.74
515–540 528 2 345.00–365.00 $354.76 $1,873 -16.78
555–595 580 6 327.00–357.00 $339.30 $1,968 +2.50
630–640 635 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,127 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,072 —
350–375 363 4 420.00–430.00 $423.76 $1,538 -61.30
400–440 419 6 380.00–403.00 $386.54 $1,620 -48.46
450–490 469 4 352.00–391.00 $372.90 $1,749 -47.11
495 495 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,203 —
500–530 517 10 349.00–385.00 $359.43 $1,858 -15.04
530 530 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,882 -19.47
555–565 560 2 373.00–435.00 $404.28 $2,264 +28.70
550–595 575 10 328.00–359.00 $348.56 $2,004 -27.02
575 fancy 575 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,271 -25.00
605–640 625 3 316.00–338.00 $328.81 $2,055 -11.29
650–695 673 2 313.00–314.00 $313.48 $2,110 -21.03
765 765 1 281.00 $281.00 $2,150 —
815 815 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,282 —
900 900 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,475 —
1010 1010 1 249.00 $249.00 $2,515 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 -55.00
420–430 426 4 341.00–377.00 $363.20 $1,547 —
455–470 463 2 343.00–350.00 $346.44 $1,604 -31.60
540 540 3 320.00–330.00 $326.00 $1,760 -27.96
585 585 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,843 -22.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,958 —
570–590 577 3 335.00–351.00 $345.21 $1,992 +30.21
640 640 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,984 —
670–695 680 3 293.00–319.00 $307.83 $2,093 —
715–730 723 2 287.00–300.00 $293.57 $2,123 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,819 —
520 520 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,804 —
550–595 573 2 319.00–325.00 $321.88 $1,844 —
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1155 997 80-85% 3 160.00–169.00 $162.87 $1,624 —
795–1155 1002 80-85% 5 157.00–167.00 $163.01 $1,633 —
1030–1470 1227 80-85% 3 174.00–184.00 $178.96 $2,196 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,330 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1675 1460 2 190.00–200.00 $194.26 $2,836 -44.62
1470–2040 1669 5 213.00–219.00 $216.72 $3,617 +13.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1155 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 3,100.00–4,000.00 $3,570.48
1010–1205 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,650.00–3,800.00 $3,268.65
1090–1180 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,300.00 $2,083.92
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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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.