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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 6, 2022

1,086 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.15/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 523 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.12/cwt -8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 473 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.49/cwt -5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 519 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,086 861 0
Feeder cattle 772 695 0
Slaughter cattle 269 146 0
Replacement cattle 45 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. All classes of cattle were softer. Fleshy new crop calves made up the majority of the offering. Very few larger cattle. Dry conditions and the normal October temperature swings have slowed buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 10 170.00–200.00 $181.91 $578 -8.09
350–385 368 16 170.00–195.00 $178.46 $657 -1.33
400–445 425 8 165.00–179.00 $170.01 $723 -5.08
450–475 466 13 158.00–177.00 $166.72 $777 -3.63
500–545 519 14 148.00–167.00 $155.70 $808 -5.81
505–525 value added 520 4 157.00–160.00 $159.27 $828 —
550–585 575 11 142.00–152.00 $146.31 $841 -11.33
600–645 617 8 140.00–149.00 $144.10 $889 -3.40
615–625 value added 620 4 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $905 -10.74
665 665 2 147.00 $147.00 $978 +4.97
700–735 716 7 137.00–143.00 $139.57 $999 -9.02
755 755 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,012 -17.00
775 value added 775 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,209 -4.86
805 805 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,071 -15.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 381 5 145.00–157.00 $150.71 $574 -3.32
410–435 427 3 138.00–145.00 $140.24 $599 -11.81
455–460 458 4 133.00–145.00 $138.97 $636 -0.58
525–535 531 7 125.00–130.00 $128.56 $683 -2.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 13 151.00–167.00 $158.79 $519 -7.84
350–395 374 8 150.00–160.00 $154.88 $579 -7.29
400–435 415 16 145.00–153.00 $149.10 $619 -5.25
450–495 473 21 140.00–150.00 $146.12 $691 -8.21
500–545 523 23 132.00–148.00 $142.15 $743 -4.18
550 value added 550 2 143.00 $143.00 $786 -6.72
550–590 574 13 130.00–147.00 $136.69 $785 -6.41
600–620 610 5 131.00–137.00 $134.78 $822 -1.51
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 -10.76
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 4 127.00–135.00 $131.70 $435 —
425 425 4 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $536 -5.53
455–460 458 3 122.00–125.00 $122.99 $563 -15.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 478 8 145.00–150.00 $146.75 $701 -6.62
520–545 533 10 130.00–145.00 $136.46 $727 -6.01
550–595 572 10 123.00–135.00 $129.13 $739 -9.97
600–610 608 4 115.00–130.00 $121.21 $737 -13.87
655 655 2 117.00 $117.00 $766 -15.00
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1100 1064 80-85% 14 50.00–55.00 $52.61 $560 -2.40
1010–1525 1212 80-85% 48 60.00–72.00 $65.43 $793 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–875 823 85-90% 4 30.00–35.00 $33.06 $272 —
900–1100 999 85-90% 20 47.00–62.00 $54.70 $546 -3.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1495 1458 75-80% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.46 $896 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1450 1355 3 73.00–74.00 $73.34 $994 —
1500–2035 1695 12 82.00–88.00 $85.29 $1,446 -2.30

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955 955 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 75.00 $75.00 $716
950–1020 994 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 73.00–75.00 $74.28 $738
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 75.00 $75.00 $772

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1055 fancy 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1045–1210 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 950.00–1,175.00 $1,054.39

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1100–1450 1219 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 950.00–1,150.00 $1,060.25 —
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1290–1525 1408 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,286.46 —
1705 1705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.