Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 26, 2023

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.52/cwt -17.08 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 426 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.14/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 526 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $197.28/cwt -22.88 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 419 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	492	722	1,051
Feeder cattle	359	532	907
Slaughter cattle	118	180	114
Replacement cattle	15	10	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00-15.00 instances 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 instances 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Market was considerably softer on all classes of feeder cattle. The wet conditions and scattered winter weather created light reciepts and limited buyer participation. Quality was average to plain. Sold three video loads. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	5	195.00–210.00	$203.25	$650	-16.39
350–385	374	6	188.00–205.00	$197.61	$739	-22.57
400–445	419	10	190.00–203.00	$197.28	$827	-20.37
450–490	463	8	185.00–190.00	$186.41	$863	-20.90
500–530	514	4	185.00–193.00	$188.31	$968	-16.27
560–580	570	3	172.00–175.00	$174.00	$992	-22.95
600–640	616	5	165.00–173.00	$169.16	$1,042	-13.70
700–740	720	2	153.00–156.00	$154.54	$1,113	-10.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	165.00	$165.00	$520	-15.50
355–385	375	3	170.00–175.00	$173.42	$650	+0.68
425	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	+0.18
505–510	507	3	155.00–158.00	$156.99	$796	—
585	585	1	145.00	$145.00	$848	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	325	7	185.00–195.00	$189.21	$615	-5.38
350–395	375	7	180.00–185.00	$183.24	$687	-5.96
400–445	425	11	168.00–183.00	$177.52	$754	-14.57
430 value added	430	2	184.00	$184.00	$791	-17.45
455–485	472	5	165.00–180.00	$175.39	$828	-3.32
500–540	515	5	160.00–170.00	$166.92	$860	-2.45
535 value added	535	6	175.00–180.00	$178.33	$954	—
550 value added	550	2	173.00	$173.00	$952	—
550–585	567	6	160.00–175.00	$164.79	$934	+5.13
610–615	613	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$947	-0.83
655–690 value added	669	5	155.00–160.00	$157.06	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	160.00	$160.00	$536	-7.25
400–435	420	4	144.00–155.00	$148.08	$622	-0.42
455–475	463	3	142.00–150.00	$145.63	$674	-1.83
510	510	1	138.00	$138.00	$704	-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
515–520	518	3	155.00–162.00	$159.68	$827	-11.95
585	585	2	150.00	$150.00	$878	-20.72
600–610	608	4	145.00–147.00	$146.51	$891	-4.99
650–685	668	2	142.00–145.00	$143.46	$958	—
730	730	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,051	-1.00
755	755	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,072	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1055	1012	80-85%	6	55.00–62.00	$58.46	$592	+2.08
1050–1285	1152	80-85%	22	65.00–75.00	$72.37	$834	—
1180–1285	1254	80-85%	5	77.00–78.00	$77.59	$973	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$335	—
900–1035	960	85-90%	11	57.00–72.00	$64.31	$617	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1365	1330	2	67.00–75.00	$70.89	$943	—
1775	1775	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,562	+1.76
1855–2050	1938	3	102.00–116.00	$108.01	$2,093	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
935–1075	1022	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	920.00–1,100.00	$990.71
935–1150	1043	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	810.00–825.00	$816.73
935–1200	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,090.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1230	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,151.61	—

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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.