Cattle Market Pulse

Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 8, 2022

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Hope Livestock Auction report →

light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $207.87/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 318 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.81/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 470 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.54/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 320 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 579 1,123
Feeder cattle 621 478 979
Slaughter cattle 107 91 119
Replacement cattle 10 10 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Lighter weight calves were in high demand. Sold two loads of preconditioned cattle on video, see link for video auction ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 17 185.00–227.00 $207.87 $661 -5.13
360–395 376 5 190.00–210.00 $199.97 $752 +2.46
400–440 423 8 183.00–193.00 $186.87 $790 -1.00
460–495 480 11 175.00–188.00 $180.60 $867 -2.82
500 value added 500 2 180.00 $180.00 $900 —
505–515 508 3 175.00 $175.00 $889 -1.00
550–590 573 4 165.00–169.00 $166.98 $957 +2.58
630–635 633 2 155.00–164.00 $159.52 $1,010 -2.14
635 value added 635 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,080 —
685 685 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,075 +1.27
755 755 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,140 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 4 158.00–165.00 $162.05 $535 -2.92
365–395 385 4 155.00–165.00 $161.38 $621 -3.54
415–420 418 2 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $667 —
455–485 472 5 150.00–155.00 $151.38 $715 +1.38
500–545 519 6 140.00–150.00 $144.93 $752 +3.95

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 12 165.00–180.00 $174.54 $559 -0.46
355–390 378 9 165.00–185.00 $172.60 $652 -8.84
400–440 421 9 159.00–177.00 $168.34 $709 +1.64
450–490 470 15 155.00–167.00 $161.81 $761 -1.74
505–545 524 7 153.00–162.00 $156.68 $821 -1.41
550–585 572 5 145.00–157.00 $152.93 $875 -2.07
605–625 618 3 142.00–148.00 $146.04 $903 -4.59
645 value added 645 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 —
665 665 1 142.00 $142.00 $944 +3.58
680 value added 680 2 145.00 $145.00 $986 —
705–735 720 2 135.00–137.00 $136.02 $979 +1.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 152.00 $152.00 $540 +2.20
425 425 2 145.00 $145.00 $616 +7.50

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 473 3 159.00–167.00 $162.69 $770 +1.10
500–540 523 6 140.00–155.00 $150.10 $785 -2.62
555–585 568 9 135.00–152.00 $143.89 $817 +0.96
605–625 615 2 137.00–142.00 $139.46 $858 -3.38
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 -5.67

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1030 1026 80-85% 5 50.00–55.00 $52.80 $542 -9.51
1050–1400 1184 80-85% 13 72.00–84.00 $77.70 $920 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–875 824 85-90% 11 30.00–40.00 $34.62 $285 -9.36
985–1055 1019 85-90% 4 55.00–64.00 $60.84 $620 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $995 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1395 1375 2 75.00–79.00 $77.03 $1,059 +7.03
1745–2045 1895 2 85.00–94.00 $89.86 $1,703 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1230 1122 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 950.00–1,175.00 $1,024.67

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.