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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 5, 2022

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.62/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 518 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.63/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 426 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $178.96/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 474 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 586 566 674
Feeder cattle 446 435 480
Slaughter cattle 130 116 179
Replacement cattle 10 15 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 8 185.00–210.00 $198.92 $643 -16.95
355–395 380 12 190.00–215.00 $204.74 $778 +0.88
400–445 426 9 175.00–201.00 $185.25 $789 -4.04
450–495 474 13 173.00–185.00 $178.96 $848 +0.17
500–540 514 12 165.00–182.00 $173.08 $890 -1.57
560–595 574 7 159.00–175.00 $163.43 $938 -2.57
600 value added 600 3 163.00 $163.00 $978 -8.86
600–645 624 7 147.00–159.00 $153.15 $956 -2.55
650–685 673 8 142.00–150.00 $145.63 $980 +0.63
730 730 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,029 -4.34
745 value added 745 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,088 —
780 value added 780 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,154 —
800–815 808 2 140.00–146.00 $142.97 $1,155 —
800–835 value added 823 3 140.00–145.00 $141.62 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 -8.50
410–445 428 2 150.00–155.00 $152.60 $653 +1.91
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 324 6 160.00–169.00 $162.99 $528 -1.20
370–385 378 4 165.00–173.00 $167.01 $631 +2.29
400–445 426 13 155.00–170.00 $160.63 $684 +4.00
455–495 481 7 145.00–162.00 $153.94 $740 +0.59
500–545 517 16 141.00–161.00 $151.01 $781 -2.58
520–525 value added 523 5 155.00–162.00 $157.78 $825 -9.22
550–580 568 4 139.00–149.00 $142.80 $811 -5.16
600–640 624 5 130.00–143.00 $133.94 $836 -3.55
660 660 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,089 +27.51
655–685 670 2 129.00–132.00 $130.47 $874 -7.02
700–720 708 3 125.00–128.00 $126.02 $892 -4.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 463 5 160.00–163.00 $161.75 $749 +1.45
520–545 528 3 145.00–149.00 $146.31 $773 -5.35
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 -1.97
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 -1.61
665 665 1 132.00 $132.00 $878 +7.00
705–720 710 4 120.00–135.00 $130.28 $925 +5.28
770 770 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1045 996 80-85% 8 45.00–52.00 $49.53 $493 —
1085–1320 1187 80-85% 3 71.00–72.00 $71.30 $846 +4.34
1045–1610 1206 80-85% 28 59.00–68.00 $63.75 $769 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–810 760 85-90% 6 33.00–42.00 $38.35 $291 —
850–1045 932 85-90% 9 50.00–60.00 $56.09 $523 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1410 1380 75-80% 3 62.00–65.00 $63.65 $878 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1385 1355 2 70.00–79.00 $74.40 $1,008 +9.40
1605–1755 1676 5 85.00–95.00 $90.90 $1,523 +1.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1155–1425 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +98.37

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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.