Hope Livestock Auction market report — October 22, 2026

Hope, AR · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

804

Last week 1,146 (−342)
Last year —

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$376.33 /cwt

$2,090 per head · 25 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$318.84 /cwt

$2,353 per head · 10 hd
vs last week —

No market trend do to an absence in report last week. Link to video sale;https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf
USDA Market News reporter, October 22, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 22

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	8	351 lb	$458.95	$1,611	—	—	$409.95 (7 hd)
400–499 lb	12	441 lb	$422.20	$1,863	—	—	$368.02 (6 hd)
500–599 lb	25	555 lb	$376.33	$2,090	—	—	$342.65 (18 hd)
600–699 lb	22	646 lb	$337.45	$2,180	—	—	$318.41 (8 hd)
700–799 lb	10	738 lb	$318.84	$2,353	—	—	$295.00 (1 hd)†
800–899 lb	1	885 lb	$275.00†	$2,434	—	—	—
900–999 lb	1	950 lb	$285.00†	$2,708	—	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 22

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	1	340 lb	$405.00†	$1,377	—	—	$353.00 (2 hd)†
400–499 lb	12	455 lb	$359.70	$1,638	—	—	$340.22 (6 hd)
500–599 lb	20	544 lb	$327.11	$1,780	—	—	—
600–699 lb	12	638 lb	$308.33	$1,969	—	—	$288.50 (2 hd)†
700–799 lb	4	746 lb	$285.44†	$2,128	—	—	$253.00 (1 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 22

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	1	1,135 lb	$138.00	$138.00–$138.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	2	1,280 lb	$131.42	$130.00–$133.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	1	1,260 lb	$121.00	$121.00–$121.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	4	1,371 lb	$144.33	$143.00–$147.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	6	1,411 lb	$136.20	$133.00–$140.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	1	1,340 lb	$121.00	$121.00–$121.00
Lean 85-90%	High	2	1,115 lb	$116.56	$116.00–$117.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	9	1,177 lb	$110.33	$105.00–$115.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	5	1,029 lb	$99.37	$96.00–$101.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $376.33/cwt
4-week average: $364.75
13-week average: $359.44
4-week vs 13-week: +1.5%

52-wk low $325.99high $498.49

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $318.84/cwt
4-week average: $322.88
13-week average: $317.15
4-week vs 13-week: +1.8%

52-wk low $296.25high $380.00

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $327.11/cwt
4-week average: $336.13
13-week average: $340.84
4-week vs 13-week: −1.4%

52-wk low $318.33high $443.64

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Feb and lowest in Oct and Sep.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+4.7%	100%	6
Feb	+7.3%	100%	7
Mar	+7.7%	100%	7
Apr	+4.1%	83%	6
May	+2.1%	67%	6
Jun	−1.4%	33%	6
Jul	−1.1%	50%	6
Aug	−3.1%	43%	7
Sep	−4.4%	17%	6
Oct	−8.4%	0%	6
Nov	−3.9%	0%	6
Dec	−0.1%	50%	6

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Jul and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+1.0%	67%	6
Feb	+2.8%	86%	7
Mar	+3.5%	86%	7
Apr	−0.6%	83%	6
May	−1.8%	50%	6
Jun	+1.5%	50%	6
Jul	+3.5%	83%	6
Aug	+2.0%	71%	7
Sep	−0.2%	50%	6
Oct	−4.0%	0%	6
Nov	−2.7%	0%	6
Dec	−1.9%	33%	6

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 22	804	$376.33	$318.84	$327.11
Thu Oct 8	1,146	$364.04	$322.09	$340.75
Thu Oct 1	903	$353.87	$327.72	$340.51
Thu Sep 24	743	$362.03	$325.00	$330.76
Thu Sep 17	594	$368.69	$303.51	$346.68
Thu Sep 10	250	$332.75	$296.25	$318.33
Thu Sep 3	467	$349.51	$309.78	$334.43
Thu Aug 27	523	$325.99	$302.94	$320.61
Thu Aug 20	289	$356.42	$309.75	$335.54
Thu Aug 13	407	$367.49	$326.79†	$354.00
Thu Aug 6	399	$392.48	$339.31	$375.02
Thu Jul 30	267	$363.67	$323.85	$366.35
Thu Jul 23	258	$380.04	$330.10	$330.57

Video sales

Hope Livestock Auction also sells cattle by video for delivery now or later. $/cwt, all delivery dates; the video page has prices by delivery month. Video sales are not in this page's weekly trend.
Video auction	Last sale	Head reported	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	Sales, 12 months
Hope Livestock Video Auction	Oct 22	260	—	—	—	20

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Arkansas sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
County Line Sale, Ratcliff	115 mi	Oct 21	$383.50	$327.00†
Benton County Sale Barn, Siloam Springs	182 mi	Oct 22	$402.94	$330.00†
Green Forest Stockyards, Green Forest	184 mi	Oct 21	$358.83	—
Ash Flat Livestock Auction, Ash Flat	210 mi	Oct 16	$411.75	$337.00†

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Thursday	October 22, 2026	804	41	AMS_2058

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR” (AMS_2058). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.