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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 28, 2022

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.75/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 570 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.47/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 519 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.43/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 614 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 559 1,289 758
Feeder cattle 436 1,039 665
Slaughter cattle 113 225 88
Replacement cattle 10 25 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Quality was average. All classes of cattle were steady to higher with lighter receipts this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 336 4 193.00–198.00 $194.25 $653 +0.95
355–375 365 4 180.00–193.00 $187.00 $683 -0.94
415–440 431 5 165.00–173.00 $168.96 $728 -2.53
460–475 470 4 162.00–173.00 $165.78 $779 +1.75
500–520 508 6 155.00–162.00 $157.51 $800 +1.40
550–595 578 9 150.00–159.00 $155.65 $900 +1.97
600–630 614 12 148.00–158.00 $152.43 $936 +1.51
655–685 671 7 140.00–157.00 $150.51 $1,010 +2.26
700–735 718 2 145.00–146.00 $145.51 $1,045 -0.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 152.00–157.00 $154.65 $507 +2.15
355–395 372 5 155.00–157.00 $155.40 $578 +4.87
420–445 435 5 145.00–150.00 $147.41 $641 +1.43
460–475 472 5 135.00–145.00 $141.98 $670 +1.34
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 6 151.00–172.00 $162.16 $527 +6.83
350–395 370 8 150.00–170.00 $156.69 $580 +5.96
405–445 431 10 150.00–159.00 $154.02 $664 +5.21
455–490 474 10 142.00–156.00 $149.96 $711 +2.34
500–545 519 12 137.00–156.00 $147.47 $765 +2.16
550–595 570 19 138.00–154.00 $144.75 $825 +7.07
600–640 622 11 130.00–149.00 $141.33 $879 +3.33
655–675 662 5 135.00–147.00 $141.40 $936 +6.40
710–715 713 2 124.00–130.00 $127.01 $906 -0.95
845 845 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 ±0.00
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 -5.00
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 -5.00
535 535 2 121.00–129.00 $125.00 $669 +6.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 +6.26
545 545 1 139.00 $139.00 $758 +1.45
575–585 582 3 135.00–147.00 $139.02 $809 +3.57
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1075 1051 80-85% 5 44.00–50.00 $46.00 $483 +0.62
1000–1430 1137 80-85% 25 50.00–74.00 $59.98 $682 —
1065–1575 1322 80-85% 15 66.00–76.00 $70.30 $929 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $226 +1.24
845–995 916 85-90% 12 35.00–52.00 $43.56 $399 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1560 1450 75-80% 2 62.00–66.00 $63.85 $926 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 66.00 $66.00 $848 —
1430–1865 1649 7 80.00–92.00 $83.72 $1,381 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00

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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
1100–1125 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.