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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.98/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 463 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.90/cwt +1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 518 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.75/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 623 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 805 1,326 0
Feeder cattle 650 1,078 0
Slaughter cattle 130 238 0
Replacement cattle 25 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; over 400 lbs. 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Sold a load of preconditioned cattle on video. see link for video auction ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 327 10 170.00–185.00 $177.66 $581 +3.12
350–395 366 4 173.00–178.00 $175.93 $644 -0.82
400–425 413 8 160.00–182.00 $167.13 $690 +4.37
455–495 476 11 155.00–170.00 $158.48 $754 -4.75
500–545 521 8 153.00–160.00 $155.08 $808 +3.23
555–580 564 10 150.00–156.00 $153.30 $865 +5.67
600–635 613 11 145.00–153.00 $149.79 $918 +5.57
650–670 658 12 138.00–153.00 $144.01 $948 +5.03
720–730 723 3 152.00–157.00 $153.68 $1,111 +10.19
755–765 762 3 133.00–151.00 $145.05 $1,105 +2.05
870 870 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 5 142.00–150.00 $146.97 $489 +1.04
355–395 375 5 140.00–148.00 $143.63 $539 +3.63
415–435 421 10 135.00–142.00 $139.39 $587 —
490 490 1 139.00 $139.00 $681 +0.53
500–535 518 4 130.00–133.00 $131.55 $681 -0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 336 7 150.00–157.00 $154.56 $519 -5.96
355–390 370 6 145.00–153.00 $150.13 $555 -2.71
405–440 418 9 145.00–150.00 $146.27 $611 +0.42
450–495 463 24 140.00–155.00 $145.98 $676 +2.42
500–535 518 20 135.00–147.00 $140.90 $730 +2.67
550–595 573 13 133.00–145.00 $137.33 $787 +2.18
605–640 623 15 130.00–138.00 $133.75 $833 +4.08
650–670 656 4 127.00–131.00 $129.23 $848 +4.45
705–745 725 2 122.00–125.00 $123.46 $895 +10.98
770 770 1 121.00 $121.00 $932 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 10 127.00–135.00 $128.68 $436 -3.88
355–390 367 6 130.00–133.00 $131.94 $484 —
400–410 403 3 120.00–125.00 $123.31 $497 -5.08
455–490 476 6 125.00–130.00 $126.48 $602 +4.48
505 505 2 122.00 $122.00 $616 —
585 585 2 115.00 $115.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 472 7 145.00–149.00 $146.10 $690 +0.19
510–535 520 4 130.00–140.00 $135.96 $707 +0.35
565–595 578 7 131.00–140.00 $135.39 $783 +9.60
625–645 640 4 127.00–137.00 $129.95 $832 +4.40
665–675 673 4 124.00 $124.00 $835 +7.71
710–740 725 3 121.00–127.00 $124.32 $901 +17.59
845 845 1 112.00 $112.00 $946 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1055 1035 80-85% 7 43.00–47.00 $44.45 $460 —
1000–1560 1186 80-85% 29 54.00–64.00 $58.99 $700 —
1140–1505 1338 80-85% 6 65.00–66.00 $65.53 $877 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1041 85-90% 6 45.00–53.00 $49.03 $510 +7.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1940 1638 5 80.00–87.00 $83.08 $1,361 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–950 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–950.00 $898.65
950–1030 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,219.07
1060–1285 1179 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,165.80

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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
1100–1365 1233 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,038.84 —
1205–1495 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,325.00 $1,258.06 —
1370 fancy 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
1605 1605 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.