Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

1,326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.56/cwt -2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 476 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.85/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 426 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.23/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 523 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,326	1,086	1,420
Feeder cattle	1,078	772	1,155
Slaughter cattle	238	269	230
Replacement cattle	10	45	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 2.00-7.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 7.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Quality was average. Very few yearling or preconditioned cattle. Mostly all new crop and unweaned cattle. Very dry conditions in a widespread area is putting a damper on lighter cattle demand. Slaughter cattle were considerably cheaper this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	9	170.00–180.00	$174.54	$560	-7.37
350–385	369	8	170.00–182.00	$176.75	$652	-1.71
400–440	421	15	157.00–170.00	$162.76	$685	-7.25
450–475	462	19	155.00–173.00	$163.23	$754	-3.49
500–540	520	11	146.00–161.00	$151.85	$790	-3.85
550–590	561	22	140.00–155.00	$147.63	$828	+1.32
600–645	622	23	138.00–151.00	$144.22	$897	+0.12
650 value added	650	2	147.00	$147.00	$956	—
660–690	678	11	135.00–145.00	$138.98	$942	-8.02
700–715	707	8	133.00–150.00	$143.49	$1,014	+3.92
750–770	755	4	136.00–147.00	$143.00	$1,080	+9.00
800	800	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,160	+12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	5	145.00–150.00	$145.93	$480	—
355	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	-10.71
455–475	469	10	136.00–145.00	$138.47	$649	-0.50
525–545	533	5	130.00–135.00	$132.05	$704	+3.49
575–585	582	3	125.00	$125.00	$728	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	5	155.00–165.00	$160.52	$523	+1.73
350–395	369	8	150.00–158.00	$152.84	$564	-2.04
405–445	426	26	141.00–153.00	$145.85	$621	-3.25
450–495	476	29	138.00–148.00	$143.56	$683	-2.56
500–545	521	21	130.00–147.00	$138.23	$720	-3.92
530–540 value added	535	4	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$773	—
550–590	563	15	129.00–141.00	$135.15	$761	-1.54
610–645	628	6	127.00–135.00	$129.67	$814	-5.11
655–690	669	4	123.00–128.00	$124.78	$835	—
700–710	705	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$793	-7.52
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	320	5	122.00–135.00	$132.56	$424	+0.86
405–425	418	3	125.00–130.00	$128.39	$537	+2.39
465	465	2	122.00	$122.00	$567	-0.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	478	13	140.00–150.00	$145.91	$697	-0.84
505–545	528	8	130.00–142.00	$135.61	$716	-0.85
565–595	575	5	125.00–127.00	$125.79	$723	-3.34
610–645	622	10	120.00–130.00	$125.55	$781	+4.34
650–660	655	7	114.00–120.00	$116.29	$762	-0.71
710–720	713	3	100.00–120.00	$106.73	$761	-8.27
830	830	1	104.00	$104.00	$863	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1150	1072	80-85%	10	38.00–41.00	$39.59	$424	-13.02
1100–1505	1246	80-85%	56	47.00–57.00	$51.75	$645	-13.68

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–900	855	85-90%	4	24.00–27.00	$25.73	$220	—
950–1100	1008	85-90%	20	37.00–47.00	$41.81	$421	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1320	1310	75-80%	2	45.00–50.00	$47.48	$622	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1355	1353	2	65.00	$65.00	$879	-8.34
1625–1740	1683	3	84.00–89.00	$85.67	$1,442	+0.38

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–920	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	77.00–90.00	$80.69	$730

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1550	1550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.