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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 14, 2022

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $194.32/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 424 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.08/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 570 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.94/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 617 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 416 1,016 858
Feeder cattle 309 832 682
Slaughter cattle 87 144 147
Replacement cattle 20 40 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain. Light receipts and wet conditions had some buyer reluctant to buy many cattle this week. Market was softer on most classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 363 3 197.00–200.00 $198.38 $720 -0.57
400–440 418 7 180.00–200.00 $186.45 $779 -5.17
425–440 value added 432 6 192.00–220.00 $203.51 $879 +1.51
450–475 value added 463 4 187.00–191.00 $189.05 $875 -4.52
455–485 471 7 171.00–193.00 $181.68 $856 +1.17
510–520 value added 515 4 180.00–188.00 $183.96 $947 -7.47
515–540 526 6 165.00–180.00 $171.11 $900 -1.30
550–575 563 4 160.00–171.00 $165.20 $930 -1.46
570 value added 570 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,037 +7.00
600–610 605 2 148.00–152.00 $149.98 $907 +1.54
655–695 675 3 150.00–155.00 $152.69 $1,031 +3.69
710–735 718 3 140.00–147.00 $144.01 $1,034 -0.99
810–840 825 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $544 -8.85
360–370 365 2 155.00 $155.00 $566 -10.00
445 445 2 155.00 $155.00 $690 +1.27
450–475 463 5 141.00–150.00 $146.41 $678 -8.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 165.00–170.00 $167.56 $566 -3.90
350–385 374 5 165.00–169.00 $166.43 $622 -3.45
410–425 415 5 150.00–165.00 $155.98 $647 -2.79
475–495 485 2 145.00 $145.00 $703 -4.05
500–535 521 5 140.00–143.00 $141.20 $736 -4.30
525 value added 525 1 148.00 $148.00 $777 -7.00
550–565 557 5 134.00–143.00 $138.01 $769 -36.99
570–590 value added 580 7 142.00–148.00 $144.99 $841 -6.01
605–625 615 2 135.00–141.00 $138.05 $849 +2.55
600–640 value added 618 9 145.00–148.00 $146.47 $905 -0.88
665 value added 665 2 146.00 $146.00 $971 —
715 715 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,015 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $492 —
355–385 370 2 130.00 $130.00 $481 -8.27
440–445 443 2 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $587 -2.49
450–475 463 2 127.00–130.00 $128.54 $595 +0.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 473 2 158.00–160.00 $158.98 $752 -2.64
580 580 1 155.00 $155.00 $899 +5.00
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 +7.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1535–1750 1653 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,902.82 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1070 1047 80-85% 6 50.00–55.00 $51.68 $541 +0.16
1045–1255 1151 80-85% 5 60.00–70.00 $64.62 $744 —
1295–1300 1298 80-85% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.50 $1,071 -6.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $236 —
925–1050 996 85-90% 7 50.00–57.00 $53.15 $529 +3.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,309 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1390 1370 2 70.00–72.00 $71.01 $973 —
1585–2035 1776 4 92.00–99.00 $96.91 $1,721 +3.99
1895 1895 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,895 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1065 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $839.94
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1115–1360 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,086.56 -40.04
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1625 1625 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.