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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 20, 2026

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 407 0
Feeder cattle 237 334 0
Slaughter cattle 46 37 0
Replacement cattle 6 36 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough comparable receipts to establish a market trend. 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
325 325 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,544 -50.08
365 365 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,642 -13.06
440–445 443 2 387.00–401.00 $393.96 $1,745 -55.14
450–475 462 3 393.00–435.00 $414.55 $1,915 -0.09
500–540 520 9 349.00–373.00 $354.97 $1,846 -15.40
570–575 573 2 345.00–381.00 $362.92 $2,080 -1.93
640 640 1 336.00 $336.00 $2,150 -22.33
660–695 676 6 310.00–336.00 $319.67 $2,161 -19.84
705–735 724 9 300.00–325.00 $313.02 $2,266 -13.77
760–775 768 2 290.00–300.00 $295.05 $2,266 —
820 820 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 363.00–400.00 $381.34 $1,079 —
300 300 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,260 -37.56
435 435 2 341.00–360.00 $350.50 $1,525 -44.75
455–465 458 3 365.00–380.00 $372.61 $1,707 -7.39
515–540 525 3 315.00–330.00 $321.67 $1,689 -33.09
560–570 565 2 315.00–340.00 $327.39 $1,850 -11.91
630 630 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,796 -50.00
690 690 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,070 —
710 710 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,024 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,460 -23.76
410–430 418 3 380.00–400.00 $388.49 $1,624 +1.95
455–465 460 2 377.00–391.00 $384.08 $1,767 +11.18
500–540 523 6 333.00–353.00 $345.15 $1,805 -14.28
555–570 562 3 315.00–319.00 $316.33 $1,778 -87.95
570 fancy 570 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,280 +5.00
600–605 603 2 310.00–337.00 $323.56 $1,951 -5.25
660–680 669 4 270.00–300.00 $285.66 $1,911 -27.82
700–705 703 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,004 —
755 755 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,378 +34.00
800 800 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,080 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 350.00–353.00 $351.48 $1,177 —
355–380 373 4 357.00–385.00 $376.68 $1,405 -13.32
425–445 437 5 341.00–365.00 $354.38 $1,549 -8.82
475 475 1 363.00 $363.00 $1,724 +16.56
630 630 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,809 —
560–590 578 3 311.00–327.00 $317.51 $1,835 -27.70
650–685 668 3 275.00–315.00 $297.12 $1,985 -10.71
760 760 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,128 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,746 -20.88
600 600 2 270.00–285.00 $277.50 $1,665 —
720 720 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,052 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1185 1140 80-85% 2 160.00–164.00 $161.92 $1,846 —
1055–1485 1214 80-85% 8 150.00–158.00 $153.43 $1,863 -25.53
1065–1520 1320 80-85% 4 140.00–146.00 $144.79 $1,911 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1600 1499 75-80% 5 150.00–160.00 $151.85 $2,276 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
1105 1105 85-90% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,569 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1615 1615 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.