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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 17, 2022

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.68/cwt +6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 418 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.17/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 421 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.89/cwt -7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 465 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 695 772 802
Feeder cattle 610 680 753
Slaughter cattle 75 92 39
Replacement cattle 10 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Sold on video two loads of #1 steers weighing 690 lbs. for 168.35 for immediate delivery.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 329 4 200.00–215.00 $203.94 $671 +9.86
360 value added 360 2 220.00 $220.00 $792 —
355–395 370 8 190.00–215.00 $198.58 $735 +7.07
405–410 value added 407 5 200.00–210.00 $204.03 $830 +16.60
400–445 422 15 175.00–195.00 $183.56 $775 +3.15
450–490 470 12 175.00–185.00 $179.22 $842 +7.39
500–530 513 4 170.00–173.00 $170.73 $876 +3.75
555 555 1 173.00 $173.00 $960 +22.63
600–610 605 3 157.00–159.00 $157.67 $954 +6.22
625 value added 625 4 161.00–166.00 $163.50 $1,022 —
700–730 715 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $1,019 +4.45
750–770 760 2 136.00–142.00 $138.96 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 3 160.00–170.00 $166.76 $567 +1.76
365–375 370 3 158.00–165.00 $160.98 $596 +0.98
400–445 419 6 152.00–160.00 $157.65 $661 +5.08
450–475 467 3 145.00–150.00 $147.63 $689 -0.85
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 307 5 168.00–175.00 $172.22 $529 -1.60
355–380 370 8 160.00–168.00 $163.21 $604 -6.36
400–445 421 19 150.00–165.00 $158.17 $666 -0.68
450 value added 450 3 155.00 $155.00 $698 -7.66
450–495 468 16 146.00–160.00 $152.49 $714 -2.36
500–545 520 6 140.00–155.00 $149.13 $775 +4.13
525–545 value added 537 6 155.00–157.00 $155.67 $836 +2.26
555 555 1 175.00 $175.00 $971 +36.64
555–565 value added 561 5 155.00–161.00 $157.37 $883 +13.37
550–595 569 5 135.00–151.00 $143.24 $815 +4.88
615 615 1 133.00 $133.00 $818 -2.00
625 value added 625 2 151.00 $151.00 $944 —
655 655 1 137.00 $137.00 $897 +2.40
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $435 +4.50
355–375 367 3 140.00 $140.00 $514 +2.55
425–440 433 4 130.00–136.00 $133.51 $578 +3.57
475–485 480 2 130.00 $130.00 $624 +5.00
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 470 5 157.00–165.00 $161.00 $757 +1.40
525–545 538 3 148.00–157.00 $151.60 $816 +0.60
575 575 2 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $860 -0.50
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 -2.68
700–745 730 3 120.00–130.00 $125.92 $919 —
755–785 770 2 120.00–132.00 $126.12 $971 +2.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 80-85% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.50 $571 —
1050–1490 1191 80-85% 13 71.00–86.00 $78.79 $938 —
1325–1545 1406 80-85% 5 88.00–93.00 $89.98 $1,265 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–950 841 85-90% 7 37.00–48.00 $41.78 $351 —
1025–1100 1063 85-90% 2 60.00 $60.00 $638 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,185 +2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,099 —
1660–1755 1718 3 101.00–106.00 $102.70 $1,764 —
1510–2045 1778 2 89.00–95.00 $92.45 $1,644 -5.63

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1109 1109 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1295–1395 1332 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,276.88 —

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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.