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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 10, 2026

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $316.11/cwt -17.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 621 lb · 14 head
Hope, AR 6-weight steers sold at $315/cwt this week. Arkansas 6-weight steers are down $30 from their early August peak of $385/cwt, with 250 head offered. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 467 0
Feeder cattle 220 392 0
Slaughter cattle 22 61 0
Replacement cattle 8 14 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough receipts 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
280–290 285 2 420.00–430.00 $424.91 $1,211 -14.74
330–340 335 2 420.00–440.00 $429.85 $1,440 -59.01
350 350 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,470 -21.12
400 400 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,800 +18.34
455–485 471 7 370.00–410.00 $388.24 $1,829 +13.60
500–535 523 6 331.00–357.00 $340.23 $1,779 -52.77
560–590 574 5 317.00–337.00 $323.78 $1,858 -20.29
605–640 621 14 307.00–321.00 $316.11 $1,963 -17.21
650–690 669 9 308.00–319.00 $313.89 $2,100 -8.13
700–745 729 5 292.00–310.00 $300.73 $2,192 -17.81
755–795 775 3 270.00–300.00 $288.77 $2,238 -9.34
865–890 875 3 260.00–280.00 $272.89 $2,388 +0.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 ±0.00
410–420 417 3 335.00–350.00 $340.04 $1,418 -49.45
455–495 471 9 335.00–365.00 $352.80 $1,662 +13.13
525–540 533 4 315.00–320.00 $316.27 $1,686 -24.02
595 595 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,767 -24.64
630 630 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,796 -22.05
675 675 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,302 +22.50
365–370 368 2 415.00–425.00 $420.03 $1,546 +20.03
400–445 423 2 339.00–359.00 $349.53 $1,479 -13.47
430 430 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 +57.00
450–460 455 4 315.00–339.00 $331.07 $1,506 -23.03
505–535 520 3 375.00–377.00 $375.65 $1,953 +36.26
505–545 531 5 300.00–333.00 $319.39 $1,696 -20.00
550–595 569 7 307.00–336.00 $317.58 $1,807 -11.89
605–645 625 3 316.00–323.00 $319.30 $1,996 +21.27
655–675 665 2 300.00–311.00 $305.42 $2,031 +17.05
700 700 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,009 +15.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,328 —
415 415 1 326.00 $326.00 $1,353 -44.00
485 485 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,634 —
550 550 1 328.00 $328.00 $1,804 —
615–625 620 2 280.00–285.00 $282.48 $1,751 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,654 —
560–590 575 2 250.00–275.00 $262.83 $1,511 —
605 605 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,640 —
675 675 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,694 +35.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,528 —
560 560 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,831 +4.00
620–625 623 2 291.00–300.00 $295.52 $1,841 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,555 —
1055–1350 1245 80-85% 8 143.00–150.00 $146.85 $1,828 +13.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1270 1178 75-80% 2 158.00–160.00 $158.92 $1,872 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,613 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,291 -1.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
965–1385 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,850.00–2,050.00 $1,925.25

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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.