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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 6, 2024

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $285.25/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 569 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $260.27/cwt -1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,748/hd at 672 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.69/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 579 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 553 791
Feeder cattle 390 386 614
Slaughter cattle 81 157 177
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls no trend on light test. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 5 350.00–375.00 $361.96 $1,220 -3.20
350–390 376 10 325.00–375.00 $348.66 $1,311 -4.94
405–445 426 14 295.00–350.00 $317.93 $1,354 +2.62
450–495 473 8 280.00–317.50 $301.77 $1,427 -1.84
500–540 521 11 285.00–307.50 $291.07 $1,516 +2.14
565–595 569 26 270.00–305.00 $285.25 $1,623 +1.79
600–635 614 11 267.00–295.00 $276.56 $1,698 +12.62
615 value added 615 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,737 -8.14
670 value added 670 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,842 -2.98
650–680 672 19 245.00–275.00 $257.94 $1,733 +4.76
700–720 707 3 243.00–262.00 $253.69 $1,794 +0.75
760–765 763 3 240.00–250.00 $243.34 $1,857 —
800 800 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,820 +8.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 290.00 $290.00 $942 -8.70
385–395 388 3 285.00–295.00 $288.39 $1,119 +4.07
460 460 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,233 +9.10
505–535 518 6 235.00–255.00 $248.44 $1,287 +4.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 317.50 $317.50 $984 —
375–390 381 9 285.00–317.50 $301.36 $1,148 +2.48
405–440 421 11 265.00–310.00 $290.25 $1,222 +7.66
450–495 473 7 265.00–295.00 $281.41 $1,331 +10.80
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 -29.29
500–545 531 7 255.00–272.50 $262.09 $1,392 -7.20
570 value added 570 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,539 —
560–585 579 16 243.00–270.00 $246.69 $1,428 -2.00
595 595 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,755 +46.31
600–630 618 4 233.00–255.00 $240.76 $1,488 -45.10
670 value added 670 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,625 —
665–690 675 3 220.00–247.50 $232.38 $1,569 +12.38
700 700 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,942 +56.98
710–720 713 6 218.00–232.00 $228.14 $1,627 +7.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 260.00–268.00 $263.97 $826 —
365–375 370 4 250.00–260.00 $255.07 $944 +7.15
400–435 423 3 245.00–255.00 $249.45 $1,055 +13.08
450–490 466 8 235.00–245.00 $240.55 $1,121 —
525–540 535 3 225.00–230.00 $226.64 $1,213 +1.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,382 +6.42
505–530 511 4 260.00–275.00 $271.11 $1,385 +14.36
560–585 573 4 250.00–262.00 $256.13 $1,468 -1.04
600–645 623 2 220.00–237.00 $228.19 $1,422 -20.13
655–680 667 3 235.00–245.00 $239.06 $1,595 —
720–725 723 2 225.00–235.00 $230.02 $1,663 -4.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1090 1054 80-85% 4 110.00–111.00 $110.26 $1,162 -5.07
1040–1700 1283 80-85% 20 119.00–134.00 $125.11 $1,605 -17.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $628 —
910–1025 964 85-90% 10 105.00–116.00 $109.79 $1,058 —
945–1040 993 85-90% 2 119.00–120.00 $119.48 $1,186 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 75-80% 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,071 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1410 1398 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $1,622 +0.05
1895 1895 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,558 —

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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.