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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 1, 2022

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.58/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 470 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.09/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 523 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.30/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 614 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 579 657 909
Feeder cattle 478 551 830
Slaughter cattle 91 86 67
Replacement cattle 10 20 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Slaughter cattle market was strong. Buyers weren't quite as aggressive this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 317 10 195.00–225.00 $213.00 $675 +4.48
350–385 357 5 190.00–205.00 $197.51 $705 -6.85
400–440 422 12 180.00–203.00 $187.87 $793 -0.01
455 value added 455 2 190.00 $190.00 $864 —
450–490 465 6 180.00–189.00 $183.42 $853 -4.76
505–525 514 4 173.00–182.00 $176.00 $905 -4.27
550–590 563 5 163.00–165.00 $164.40 $926 -6.35
600–625 617 3 160.00–163.00 $161.66 $997 -9.81
650–685 671 4 153.00–158.00 $155.73 $1,045 -5.60
720 720 2 152.00–156.00 $154.00 $1,109 +2.48
770 770 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 312 3 160.00–170.00 $164.97 $515 +1.22
355–395 371 5 160.00–170.00 $164.92 $612 +1.21
450–490 470 2 150.00 $150.00 $705 -0.12
500–525 513 4 140.00–143.00 $140.98 $723 -7.28
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
350–395 379 10 170.00–190.00 $181.44 $688 +1.80
410–445 426 19 162.00–173.00 $166.70 $710 +1.60
450–490 469 19 157.00–168.00 $163.55 $767 +3.78
470–475 value added 473 4 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $802 —
500–545 523 22 153.00–166.00 $158.09 $827 +0.37
550–555 553 4 155.00 $155.00 $857 -0.08
605–610 value added 608 4 153.00–155.00 $154.00 $936 —
600–640 615 16 140.00–158.00 $150.63 $926 +2.03
655–675 665 4 133.00–144.00 $138.42 $920 -6.31
705 705 1 135.00 $135.00 $952 -6.00
770 770 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 -2.01
355–395 375 6 148.00–157.00 $149.80 $562 -1.78
425 425 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $584 -4.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 473 8 155.00–167.00 $161.59 $764 -2.26
500–540 524 7 150.00–155.00 $152.72 $800 -4.37
555–580 568 2 140.00–146.00 $142.93 $812 -4.08
600–635 624 7 134.00–150.00 $142.84 $891 +2.23
655–690 676 4 130.00–142.00 $135.67 $917 —
725–740 733 2 135.00–138.00 $136.52 $1,001 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1040 1025 80-85% 3 60.00–64.00 $62.31 $639 —
1020–1475 1225 80-85% 21 75.00–87.00 $81.53 $999 —
1100–1545 1297 80-85% 11 90.00–96.00 $92.96 $1,206 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–820 802 85-90% 3 42.00–45.00 $43.98 $353 —
855–1030 943 85-90% 13 55.00–73.00 $67.19 $634 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1740 1597 75-80% 3 77.00–85.00 $81.77 $1,306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 70.00 $70.00 $945 —
1505–1700 1606 4 89.00–93.00 $91.23 $1,465 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1045 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,074.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $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.