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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 4, 2024

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.00/cwt +17.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,589/hd at 614 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 344 472
Feeder cattle 369 251 389
Slaughter cattle 87 78 73
Replacement cattle 10 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher; over 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Quality was average. Market was strong on a limited number of cattle. Numerous new crop calves starting to come to town. Had a video load of home raised calves; to view results 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
300–345 332 9 330.00–375.00 $352.41 $1,170 -4.93
365–395 378 5 340.00–370.00 $358.12 $1,354 +8.48
410 value added 410 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,414 +14.23
400–445 423 7 305.00–352.50 $316.20 $1,338 +5.67
450–480 468 4 285.00–310.00 $298.02 $1,395 +5.68
500–545 518 3 285.00–290.00 $287.52 $1,489 +1.15
550–580 566 4 275.00–300.00 $284.23 $1,609 -4.03
600–640 613 3 267.00–270.00 $268.96 $1,649 -13.62
685 685 2 260.00–265.00 $262.50 $1,798 -8.37
710–715 711 8 255.00–262.50 $255.94 $1,820 +0.94
760 760 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,824 —
820–840 830 2 234.00–246.00 $239.93 $1,991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 317 3 297.50–300.00 $299.21 $948 +2.58
365–395 375 4 285.00–300.00 $293.88 $1,102 +14.54
445 445 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,157 -7.87
465–475 470 2 265.00–270.00 $267.47 $1,257 +3.68
500–530 520 4 250.00–255.00 $251.77 $1,309 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 6 300.00–342.50 $317.88 $1,036 +11.84
350–395 367 8 295.00–330.00 $306.03 $1,123 +7.26
400–445 417 5 282.50–305.00 $291.75 $1,217 +9.21
450–495 469 4 270.00–277.00 $272.95 $1,280 +0.88
450–495 value added 473 4 287.50–305.00 $296.67 $1,403 —
500–540 515 5 265.00–277.50 $270.56 $1,393 +5.13
525 value added 525 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 -2.30
555–595 571 4 252.50–265.00 $258.52 $1,476 -3.64
575 value added 575 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,581 —
605–620 value added 613 4 270.00–272.50 $271.27 $1,663 —
600–630 614 7 240.00–260.00 $251.99 $1,547 +10.68
675 675 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,552 +6.69
705–745 718 4 199.00–213.00 $206.77 $1,485 —
855 855 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 360 4 260.00–275.00 $266.98 $961 +7.19
410–445 434 6 230.00–250.00 $240.91 $1,046 +5.91
465 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 +6.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 474 4 270.00–275.00 $272.49 $1,292 +6.09
510–535 520 3 270.00–275.00 $273.35 $1,421 —
575 575 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,581 +20.00
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 +7.63
650–675 660 3 230.00–240.00 $234.94 $1,551 —
700 700 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1065 1048 80-85% 6 100.00–117.00 $110.50 $1,158 +4.49
1125–1285 1183 80-85% 3 136.00–138.00 $136.63 $1,616 —
1030–1460 1189 80-85% 20 120.00–135.00 $127.73 $1,519 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1035 958 85-90% 9 105.00–119.00 $111.34 $1,067 +3.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1580 1530 75-80% 3 120.00–133.00 $128.61 $1,968 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,644 —
1515–1820 1623 6 130.00–144.00 $137.93 $2,239 —
2220 2220 1 146.00 $146.00 $3,241 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00

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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
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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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.