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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 25, 2023

843 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.67/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 420 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.01/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 371 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.45/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 471 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 843 1,162 749
Feeder cattle 580 737 475
Slaughter cattle 223 250 219
Replacement cattle 40 175 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Sold a load of heifers on video 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 value added 300 1 307.50 $307.50 $922 —
300–345 317 10 260.00–300.00 $279.04 $885 +9.49
350–395 366 9 238.00–275.00 $254.93 $933 +7.42
400–440 422 8 235.00–265.00 $245.63 $1,037 +13.04
450–475 465 4 237.50–245.00 $241.85 $1,125 +5.89
470 value added 470 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,163 —
505 value added 505 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,237 —
500–540 519 9 220.00–242.00 $228.13 $1,184 +4.29
550–580 value added 560 3 237.50–245.00 $242.41 $1,357 —
550–580 572 5 220.00–235.00 $229.53 $1,313 +9.41
620 value added 620 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,395 +6.30
630 630 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,329 -5.00
655–690 674 6 197.50–212.50 $205.80 $1,387 +1.16
700–725 713 2 186.00–188.00 $187.02 $1,333 -8.89
760–765 763 2 185.00–199.00 $192.02 $1,465 +5.02
840 840 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,470 -9.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 210.00 $210.00 $640 +10.00
375–385 382 3 210.00–215.00 $212.35 $811 —
410–445 431 5 195.00–200.00 $196.90 $849 +4.35
505–515 510 3 190.00–195.00 $193.32 $986 —
590 590 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,032 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 331 6 220.00–242.50 $229.94 $761 +2.18
350–395 371 15 220.00–240.00 $229.01 $850 -0.37
400–440 420 16 210.00–235.00 $218.67 $918 +0.89
450–490 471 13 212.50–225.00 $217.45 $1,024 +1.33
500–545 521 11 195.00–222.50 $208.00 $1,084 +6.91
530 value added 530 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,153 +10.86
555–565 558 3 195.00–200.00 $197.67 $1,103 -2.67
605–640 value added 617 3 190.00–195.00 $193.27 $1,192 -1.73
600–640 618 3 190.00–195.00 $192.70 $1,191 +1.20
630 630 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,102 -16.50
650–685 663 3 191.00–193.00 $191.69 $1,271 +4.69
735–745 740 2 160.00–163.00 $161.51 $1,195 -19.49
755 755 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,125 -8.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 4 195.00–200.00 $197.44 $622 +2.65
350 350 2 185.00 $185.00 $648 -5.00
450–475 463 3 180.00 $180.00 $833 -2.45
535–540 538 2 180.00 $180.00 $968 +2.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 457 5 215.00–225.00 $220.98 $1,010 —
500–545 522 7 200.00–217.50 $211.37 $1,103 +4.07
565–590 576 5 185.00–210.00 $203.30 $1,171 -1.63
630 630 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,197 —
660 660 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,155 —
705–715 712 3 167.00–175.00 $170.31 $1,213 -9.69
820–835 828 2 165.00–167.00 $165.99 $1,374 -4.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1095 1049 80-85% 9 77.00–85.00 $80.98 $849 —
1015–1450 1197 80-85% 36 88.00–98.00 $93.55 $1,120 —
1070–1335 1213 80-85% 10 101.00–108.00 $103.35 $1,254 +14.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–845 821 85-90% 5 63.00–70.00 $67.24 $552 +0.40
925–1100 1004 85-90% 18 78.00–89.00 $83.94 $843 +3.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1630 1490 75-80% 3 89.00–95.00 $91.78 $1,368 +0.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,218 -0.04
1400–2110 1707 9 98.00–110.00 $105.65 $1,803 —
1660–1980 1820 2 111.00–116.00 $113.72 $2,070 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
950–1290 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,342.41
1075–1255 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,475.00 $1,331.51

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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
1175–1285 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,550.21 -276.93
1050–1420 1244 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,418.10 -409.04
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 +53.60
1340 1340 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 -65.41

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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.