Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 1, 2022

1,134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.93/cwt +8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 421 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.08/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 520 lb · 31 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.24/cwt +11.44 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 371 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,134	1,059	1,506
Feeder cattle	848	918	1,264
Slaughter cattle	266	141	222
Replacement cattle	20	—	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Lighter weight cattle were in high demand. Sold a load of preconditioned cattle on video click link to see results. (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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	337	14	195.00–220.00	$205.48	$692	-2.63
350–395	374	13	191.00–222.50	$203.94	$763	+1.67
400–445	419	20	180.00–215.00	$195.75	$820	+4.91
450–485	465	23	175.00–201.00	$186.72	$868	+7.28
500–510	505	12	170.00–180.00	$176.42	$891	+4.90
550–585	566	6	160.00–183.00	$169.14	$957	+1.38
600–635	616	14	147.00–158.00	$153.19	$944	-3.67
705–720	710	6	143.00–145.00	$144.34	$1,025	-6.14
830	830	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,162	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	5	157.00–170.00	$162.30	$532	+1.04
350–390	370	13	155.00–167.00	$163.13	$604	+4.32
415–445	427	10	150.00–158.00	$153.94	$657	+3.10
465–495	480	9	145.00–156.00	$152.23	$731	+5.50
500–525	520	10	135.00–149.00	$141.53	$736	+2.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	6	167.00–187.50	$176.23	$587	+10.36
350–395	371	24	155.00–190.00	$173.24	$643	+11.44
400–445	421	32	155.00–192.00	$170.93	$720	+11.13
450–490	462	21	155.00–175.00	$164.51	$760	+12.40
505	505	1	175.00	$175.00	$884	+25.86
500–535	520	30	145.00–170.00	$157.52	$819	+8.38
555–590	576	15	145.00–165.00	$153.17	$882	+10.42
605–635	616	11	138.00–153.00	$145.76	$898	+8.55
655	655	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,081	+35.00
710–730	723	3	130.00–140.00	$136.39	$986	+7.91
760	760	1	123.00	$123.00	$935	-7.00
820	820	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,033	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	8	140.00–155.00	$143.51	$475	+1.81
350–385	374	10	140.00–150.00	$145.32	$543	+6.51
400–445	424	10	130.00–147.00	$140.81	$597	+6.04
470	470	1	135.00	$135.00	$634	+1.70
525–530	528	3	125.00–134.00	$127.98	$676	+1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	467	17	154.00–167.00	$160.91	$751	-1.42
500–535	524	6	140.00–150.00	$146.60	$768	+3.20
550–590	572	10	137.00–150.00	$142.94	$818	+1.08
600–620	613	3	135.00–145.00	$141.74	$869	+7.42
655–695	674	9	125.00–138.00	$131.99	$890	+4.99
745	745	1	120.00	$120.00	$894	-15.00
790	790	1	117.00	$117.00	$924	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1100	1060	80-85%	16	43.00–52.00	$47.66	$505	+1.84
1045–1420	1241	80-85%	36	58.00–72.00	$64.10	$795	+2.98
1095–1485	1299	80-85%	15	70.00–75.00	$71.81	$933	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–875	802	85-90%	9	28.00–37.00	$32.07	$257	+2.79
900–1150	1012	85-90%	18	42.00–53.00	$47.65	$482	+1.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1455	1420	75-80%	2	67.00–68.00	$67.51	$959	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1520	1410	3	65.00–74.00	$68.94	$972	—
1540–1820	1701	4	85.00–89.00	$87.47	$1,488	+5.62
1900	1900	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,767	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–910	882	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	65.00–85.00	$76.83	$678

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1050	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–950.00	$917.21
1000–1100	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–850.00	$842.13
1050–1100	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–760.00	$742.09

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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.