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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 19, 2023

722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.16/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 625 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.60/cwt +13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 415 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $220.16/cwt +11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 420 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 722 1,225 1,051
Feeder cattle 532 1,070 907
Slaughter cattle 180 140 114
Replacement cattle 10 15 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was strong on most classes of calves. Buyers were aggressive on most weights of feeder steers. Sold five loads of video cattle . To view information click this link (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
300–345 321 11 210.00–232.00 $219.64 $705 -6.53
350–395 376 10 210.00–247.00 $220.18 $828 +3.96
400–430 413 8 195.00–235.00 $217.65 $899 +16.22
430 value added 430 6 222.00–225.00 $223.50 $961 -2.87
465 value added 465 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,000 +5.15
455–490 469 9 193.00–225.00 $207.31 $972 +8.95
505–535 value added 517 5 208.00–210.00 $209.17 $1,081 +6.79
505–545 528 9 185.00–215.00 $204.58 $1,080 +11.93
550–585 568 8 187.50–213.00 $196.95 $1,119 +12.93
550–590 value added 574 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,148 +6.39
605–640 value added 623 6 185.00–188.00 $186.54 $1,162 +1.14
600–645 626 11 175.00–207.00 $182.86 $1,145 +4.48
650–675 658 6 165.00–185.00 $174.71 $1,150 -8.74
700–710 705 2 157.00–173.00 $165.06 $1,164 +5.78
775 775 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,341 +17.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 324 9 175.00–185.00 $180.50 $585 —
355–395 371 8 170.00–180.00 $172.74 $641 -1.64
400–440 424 8 165.00–175.00 $169.82 $720 +2.95
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 -5.56
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 327 7 185.00–205.00 $194.59 $636 +4.79
350–395 371 7 180.00–200.00 $189.20 $702 -0.25
400–425 value added 413 6 200.00–203.00 $201.45 $832 —
400–445 416 10 185.00–209.00 $192.09 $799 +10.18
450–480 460 11 165.00–193.00 $178.71 $822 +5.63
500–525 513 7 165.00–175.00 $169.37 $869 +4.34
550–590 567 11 156.00–165.00 $159.66 $905 -1.84
600–645 609 5 150.00–161.00 $155.33 $946 -2.13
675–680 676 4 144.00–158.00 $154.48 $1,044 +1.19
710–735 723 3 137.00–147.00 $143.33 $1,036 +6.55
750 750 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 6 160.00–170.00 $167.25 $557 +4.83
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 -5.00
445 445 4 147.00–150.00 $148.50 $661 +3.52
455–470 463 2 145.00–150.00 $147.46 $683 +2.46
525 525 3 135.00–147.00 $139.00 $730 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 465 3 175.00–180.00 $178.26 $829 +0.20
505–545 532 3 167.00–175.00 $171.63 $913 +2.21
575–590 583 3 165.00–177.00 $170.72 $995 +5.92
600–645 623 6 145.00–167.00 $151.50 $944 -11.01
700–735 718 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1050 1018 80-85% 5 53.00–60.00 $56.38 $574 +0.05
1100–1490 1248 80-85% 26 65.00–73.50 $69.13 $863 —
1410 1410 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,100 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–855 820 85-90% 5 35.00–40.00 $38.05 $312 +1.42
950–1055 1017 85-90% 9 55.00–63.00 $60.44 $615 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1675 1583 75-80% 6 64.00–73.00 $69.55 $1,101 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,189 —
1525–1905 1759 4 84.00–87.50 $86.24 $1,517 —

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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
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1395 1395 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.