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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 27, 2023

646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.63/cwt -6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 518 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.33/cwt -6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 421 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.50/cwt -6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 646 1,010 559
Feeder cattle 479 615 436
Slaughter cattle 152 320 113
Replacement cattle 15 75 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was plain to average. Hot temperatures have slowed some of the demand for fleshy new crops. Very few yearling cattle on offer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 260.00–300.00 $280.60 $940 +6.88
350–375 360 7 260.00–285.00 $275.05 $990 +4.61
415–445 430 4 250.00–262.50 $256.31 $1,102 -9.34
470–485 476 4 225.00–249.00 $235.96 $1,123 -18.58
510–545 529 7 232.50–245.00 $236.99 $1,254 -2.72
540 540 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,215 -14.71
575–595 585 2 227.50–237.00 $232.33 $1,359 -1.11
610–620 615 2 232.50–237.50 $235.02 $1,445 +0.67
655–680 668 4 225.00–237.50 $229.32 $1,532 -6.41
715 715 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,537 -12.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 316 6 210.00–225.00 $217.88 $689 -2.12
375 375 1 220.00 $220.00 $825 -4.25
400–412 407 3 210.00–218.00 $214.33 $872 -1.91
500–535 520 3 190.00–210.00 $200.22 $1,041 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 321 4 225.00–242.50 $236.24 $758 -8.18
350–365 358 3 225.00–242.50 $233.21 $835 -5.33
400–445 421 16 220.00–247.50 $230.33 $970 -6.11
455–495 473 12 217.50–241.00 $227.50 $1,076 -4.78
515 515 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 -17.24
500–545 519 17 217.00–233.00 $222.51 $1,155 -4.73
550–595 566 11 208.00–229.00 $218.16 $1,235 -0.12
600–625 613 2 200.00–201.00 $200.51 $1,229 -5.92
655–695 675 6 195.00–205.00 $200.98 $1,357 +0.71
735 735 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 -1.55
775 775 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,418 -6.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 200.00–211.00 $205.46 $705 -6.86
350 350 1 204.00 $204.00 $714 -6.00
415–440 430 3 190.00–205.00 $198.47 $853 -1.53
450–490 473 4 185.00–190.00 $187.59 $887 -7.41
520–525 524 4 185.00–195.00 $188.75 $989 +13.75
565 565 1 175.00 $175.00 $989 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 470 5 219.00–230.00 $223.77 $1,052 -2.07
500–540 523 10 212.50–225.00 $215.71 $1,128 -3.62
550–585 566 7 202.00–217.00 $209.83 $1,188 -6.40
605 605 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,264 +2.52
665–670 668 3 196.00–209.00 $201.35 $1,345 -1.15
735 735 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,488 +7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–840 739 85-90% 10 63.00–77.00 $70.94 $524 —
885–1010 920 85-90% 18 84.00–92.00 $87.72 $807 —
875–985 936 85-90% 4 94.00–96.00 $95.01 $889 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1100 1018 80-85% 6 85.00–89.00 $86.85 $884 +2.08
1000–1330 1171 80-85% 17 94.00–105.00 $98.97 $1,159 +2.48
1230–1260 1245 80-85% 2 107.00–108.00 $107.49 $1,338 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,205 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1540 1500 2 92.00–95.00 $93.46 $1,402 —
1555–1640 1603 3 105.00–109.00 $107.71 $1,727 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,177
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,378
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 +192.58
1190–1350 1298 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,600.00–1,725.00 $1,687.83 +151.48
1230–1375 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00–1,875.00 $1,766.88 +103.34
1410 fancy 1410 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —
1495 1495 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.