Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 12, 2022

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.13/cwt -7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 417 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.62/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.06/cwt -10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 372 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	723	586	810
Feeder cattle	543	446	511
Slaughter cattle	150	130	159
Replacement cattle	30	10	140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 7.00-15.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. 8.00-11.00 lower; over 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was plain. Market was softer on most classes of feeder cattle. Cattle futures have seen cheaper prices over last week or so and has bled down in the auction market. Buyer activity was more reluctant this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	3	188.00–200.00	$191.77	$610	-7.15
350–395	369	7	180.00–188.00	$183.11	$676	-21.63
405–445	424	8	170.00–178.00	$174.48	$740	-10.77
450–475	460	5	165.00–175.00	$170.39	$784	-8.57
500–545	520	9	160.00–172.00	$166.33	$865	-6.75
550–585	568	7	155.00–169.00	$160.57	$912	-2.86
600–635	611	4	145.00–153.00	$149.81	$915	-3.34
655–680	663	3	145.00–146.00	$145.34	$964	-0.29
705	705	1	140.00	$140.00	$987	-1.00
755	755	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	377	6	146.00–159.00	$154.62	$583	+4.62
400–435	422	5	145.00–153.00	$148.38	$626	-4.22
485–495	490	2	145.00–147.00	$146.01	$715	+6.01
500–525	513	2	140.00	$140.00	$718	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	9	155.00–167.00	$161.21	$524	-1.78
350–395	372	12	150.00–165.00	$156.06	$581	-10.95
400–435	417	17	145.00–163.00	$153.13	$639	-7.50
450–495	473	15	145.00–163.00	$152.62	$722	-1.32
510–540	526	7	145.00–160.00	$153.30	$806	+2.29
550–590	566	4	138.00–150.00	$145.02	$821	+2.22
685	685	1	133.00	$133.00	$911	+2.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	375	3	130.00–152.00	$139.11	$522	—
405–410	408	2	130.00	$130.00	$530	—
515–545	532	3	120.00–125.00	$122.30	$651	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	155.00	$155.00	$752	-6.75
505–545	525	3	150.00–155.00	$151.95	$798	+5.64
585–595	588	3	138.00–140.00	$139.33	$819	-0.67
630–645	638	2	140.00	$140.00	$893	+5.00
650–670	656	4	120.00–135.00	$130.52	$856	-1.48
700	700	1	127.00	$127.00	$889	-3.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1095	1044	80-85%	6	50.00–55.00	$52.36	$547	—
1025–1330	1179	80-85%	21	60.00–73.00	$67.42	$795	-3.88
1165–1415	1300	80-85%	10	75.00–82.00	$78.52	$1,021	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–855	809	85-90%	4	31.00–37.00	$35.05	$284	—
885–1055	983	85-90%	13	45.00–56.00	$52.87	$520	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1555	1351	4	68.00–75.00	$70.87	$957	-3.53
1610–2035	1722	5	86.00–93.00	$91.06	$1,568	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1000	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,125.58
1000–1185	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$850.39

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1255	1123	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,225.00–1,525.00	$1,406.61	—
930–1310	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	875.00–1,100.00	$1,014.65	—

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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.