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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 18, 2022

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.25/cwt ≈ $1,096/hd at 640 lb · 78 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.75/cwt ≈ $1,182/hd at 680 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.31/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 564 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 801 616 1,446
Feeder cattle 689 539 1,220
Slaughter cattle 97 77 211
Replacement cattle 15 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower; over 500 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality was average. All classes of cattle were in strong demand. Sold 2 loads of precondtioned cattle on video at a premium.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 value added 640 78 171.25 $171.25 $1,096 —
680 value added 680 73 173.75 $173.75 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 316 5 188.00–198.00 $193.94 $613 -0.88
350–385 364 4 185.00–195.00 $190.25 $693 -6.26
420 value added 420 2 205.00 $205.00 $861 —
400–445 423 4 177.00–190.00 $181.92 $770 -1.71
455–485 479 14 173.00–185.00 $176.30 $844 —
505–545 522 6 165.00–176.00 $171.47 $895 -2.10
550–590 567 10 164.00–175.00 $168.59 $956 +0.52
610–620 620 22 162.00–169.00 $162.63 $1,008 +0.77
685 685 2 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $1,004 -8.43
700–725 720 11 146.00–149.00 $148.65 $1,070 +6.21
755–785 770 2 140.00–151.00 $145.39 $1,120 +3.76
840 840 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 160.00–165.00 $162.60 $509 +1.66
350–370 360 2 135.00–160.00 $147.85 $532 -7.75
425 425 2 150.00–157.00 $153.50 $652 +7.71
525–540 535 3 140.00–145.00 $142.66 $763 -0.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 322 6 170.00–182.00 $176.20 $567 +18.71
350–390 367 11 165.00–177.00 $170.04 $624 +7.10
405–440 423 12 160.00–170.00 $163.85 $693 +5.86
450–495 462 17 157.00–167.00 $160.73 $743 +9.51
500–545 521 13 148.00–159.00 $154.24 $804 +3.92
550–590 564 27 148.00–160.00 $154.31 $870 +7.71
600–640 615 22 141.00–155.00 $151.11 $929 +6.86
655–690 669 7 140.00–150.00 $146.18 $978 +8.18
705–735 725 4 135.00–141.00 $137.52 $997 +5.58
760 760 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 —
815 815 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 6 145.00–150.00 $146.22 $474 +1.22
365–380 373 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $531 +0.02
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 +0.02
455–480 472 3 127.00–140.00 $134.80 $636 +2.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 469 5 160.00–165.00 $162.04 $760 +5.14
510 510 1 150.00 $150.00 $765 +1.15
555–560 558 2 155.00 $155.00 $865 +14.44
645 645 1 137.00 $137.00 $884 +6.95
730–740 735 2 127.00–130.00 $128.49 $944 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1080 1018 80-85% 4 58.00–61.00 $59.03 $601 +5.07
1025–1485 1196 80-85% 24 72.00–78.00 $75.52 $903 —
1100–1365 1250 80-85% 3 85.00 $85.00 $1,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–810 805 85-90% 2 39.00–46.00 $42.52 $342 —
925–1055 989 85-90% 9 61.00–70.00 $65.66 $649 +5.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1645 1394 75-80% 4 74.00–76.00 $74.70 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1840 1663 5 84.00–88.00 $86.97 $1,446 -6.22

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
990–1175 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 975.00–1,100.00 $1,015.00

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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
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.