Cattle Market Pulse

Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 3, 2026

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.39/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 517 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.47/cwt +11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 570 lb · 10 head
Hope, AR 5-weight heifers sold at $334/cwt, $10/cwt below the AR average ($344) and $20/cwt under Siloam Springs, AR ($354). AR 5-weight heifers are down $46/cwt from their early August peak of $385. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 467 523 0
Feeder cattle 392 408 0
Slaughter cattle 61 68 0
Replacement cattle 14 47 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher on above average quality. While there wasn't enough comparable receipts for slaughter cattle to establish a market trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 430.00–450.00 $439.65 $1,253 -7.02
315–345 330 2 465.00–515.00 $488.86 $1,613 +13.86
350 thin fleshed 350 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,820 —
355–395 377 7 420.00–460.00 $441.12 $1,663 -22.33
400–445 416 5 415.00–450.00 $431.66 $1,796 +57.65
460–490 479 6 361.00–393.00 $374.64 $1,795 +39.14
505 thin fleshed 505 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,070 —
520 520 1 393.00 $393.00 $2,044 +63.45
550–590 570 8 328.00–363.00 $344.07 $1,961 +19.27
600–645 616 9 324.00–359.00 $333.32 $2,053 +8.03
655–695 673 6 310.00–330.00 $322.02 $2,167 +8.35
700–715 709 4 300.00–328.00 $318.54 $2,258 +9.74
750–790 767 3 285.00–310.00 $298.11 $2,287 +1.76
830 830 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,366 —
850–895 873 2 270.00–275.00 $272.56 $2,379 -18.37
935 935 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,431 -23.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 415.00 $415.00 $913 —
260 260 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,040 —
335 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 —
390 390 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 +10.00
400–445 421 7 370.00–400.00 $389.49 $1,640 +40.49
455–495 475 3 335.00–349.00 $339.67 $1,613 +11.18
500–545 520 6 329.00–349.00 $340.29 $1,770 +25.90
555–595 576 4 308.00–340.00 $321.64 $1,853 +36.64
605–630 615 3 300.00–311.00 $307.05 $1,888 +11.95
735 735 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,095 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 400.00–425.00 $412.61 $1,168 -22.39
345 345 2 380.00–415.00 $397.50 $1,371 —
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 +35.00
445 445 1 363.00 $363.00 $1,615 +21.03
460–490 474 5 343.00–365.00 $354.10 $1,678 +20.95
500–545 517 10 329.00–347.00 $339.39 $1,755 +14.95
550–595 570 10 321.00–345.00 $329.47 $1,878 +11.60
610–615 613 2 291.00–305.00 $298.03 $1,827 -5.59
650 fancy 650 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,230 —
650–675 660 4 277.00–299.00 $288.37 $1,903 -16.18
705–730 716 5 260.00–285.00 $271.70 $1,945 -73.30
750–790 763 4 260.00–267.00 $264.51 $2,018 -5.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 378 3 355.00–375.00 $366.48 $1,385 -1.96
410 410 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,517 +58.74
540 540 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,733 +6.00
650 650 2 260.00–285.00 $272.50 $1,771 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 323.00 $323.00 $1,841 +16.70
600–645 626 4 297.00–320.00 $304.52 $1,906 -26.48
700–745 720 4 269.00–293.00 $283.93 $2,044 —
850 850 1 257.00 $257.00 $2,184 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,469 —
715 715 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,859 +30.00
770 770 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,002 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1145 966 85-90% 9 119.00–128.00 $122.30 $1,181 -2.36
1130 1130 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,514 —
1145 1145 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,248 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,784 —
1170–1285 1236 80-85% 4 132.00–135.00 $133.71 $1,653 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1175 1125 75-80% 2 163.00–165.00 $163.96 $1,845 —
1200 1200 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,076 —
1330 1330 75-80% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,915 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,618 —
1275 1275 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,295 -1.70
1785–1895 1840 2 209.00 $209.00 $3,846 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1100 1023 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,100.00 $1,984.47
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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.