Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 10, 2022

772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.38/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 467 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.19/cwt -10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 565 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $174.25/cwt -9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 475 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	772	1,102	1,286
Feeder cattle	680	946	1,163
Slaughter cattle	92	141	123
Replacement cattle	—	15	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was plain to average. Buyer participation was limited. Higher grain and fuel prices have put a somber tone in the market over the last week. All classes of feeder cattle were cheaper. Sold two video loads of preconditioned cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	325	6	190.00–200.00	$194.08	$631	-15.65
350–385	366	8	180.00–205.00	$191.51	$701	-13.59
400–435	419	9	175.00–193.00	$180.41	$756	-12.00
420–445 value added	433	4	185.00–190.00	$187.43	$812	-10.25
470 value added	470	2	190.00	$190.00	$893	-7.00
455–490	476	13	155.00–180.00	$171.83	$818	-9.60
500 value added	500	2	185.00	$185.00	$925	+0.67
505–535	524	7	162.00–170.00	$166.98	$875	-7.57
550–590 value added	564	14	162.00–174.00	$168.68	$951	-7.88
555–575	568	6	138.00–165.00	$150.37	$854	-19.45
600–625	613	5	147.00–155.00	$151.45	$928	-6.09
650–680	663	3	140.00–145.00	$143.29	$950	—
695 value added	695	2	143.50	$143.50	$997	-21.50
700	700	1	138.00	$138.00	$966	-5.61
885 value added	885	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	165.00	$165.00	$561	-3.36
375	375	1	160.00	$160.00	$600	-8.99
405–440	423	3	148.00–155.00	$152.57	$645	-2.12
480–490	485	2	147.00–150.00	$148.48	$720	-1.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	312	3	170.00–181.00	$173.82	$542	+5.36
360–395	378	2	168.00–171.00	$169.57	$641	+4.45
400–445	421	7	150.00–167.00	$158.85	$669	-4.73
450–485 value added	466	17	160.00–167.00	$162.66	$758	-5.27
455–485	470	7	149.00–163.00	$154.85	$728	-4.25
520	520	3	145.00	$145.00	$754	-7.02
525–530 value added	528	5	151.00–155.00	$153.41	$810	-6.33
550–585	570	3	137.00–140.00	$138.36	$789	-7.43
575 value added	575	4	144.00	$144.00	$828	-16.00
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	-6.52
650–680	665	2	130.00–139.00	$134.60	$895	-0.40
740	740	1	120.00	$120.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	3	136.00–140.00	$137.96	$451	-2.04
375–390	383	2	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$526	-4.82
405–425	420	4	125.00–135.00	$129.94	$546	-10.06
450	450	1	125.00	$125.00	$562	-11.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	461	5	155.00–165.00	$159.60	$736	-6.56
525	525	1	151.00	$151.00	$793	-3.84
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	-0.96
615–635	625	3	133.00–145.00	$137.68	$860	-2.24
665	665	1	133.00	$133.00	$884	—
755–785	770	2	123.00–125.00	$124.02	$955	-8.98
825	825	1	118.00	$118.00	$974	—
860	860	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,006	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1075	1058	80-85%	3	52.00–57.00	$54.02	$572	—
1025–1430	1204	80-85%	18	72.00–82.00	$78.47	$945	—
1160–1495	1295	80-85%	4	85.00–94.00	$91.41	$1,184	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–805	790	85-90%	4	35.00–45.00	$40.25	$318	—
935–1100	1023	85-90%	6	59.00–64.00	$62.04	$635	+1.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515	1515	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,167	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1385	1307	3	70.00–76.00	$72.55	$948	—
1685–1915	1763	3	95.00–100.00	$98.08	$1,729	+3.47
1715–1900	1812	3	107.00–111.00	$108.40	$1,964	—

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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.