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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 24, 2024

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.71/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 473 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $240.94/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 680 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.28/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 567 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 803 1,029
Feeder cattle 694 679 857
Slaughter cattle 85 114 162
Replacement cattle 10 10 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to no report last week. Slaughter cows would be softer this week. Light calves were still in good demand. Quality was average with some attractive calf crops.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,140 —
300–345 322 9 325.00–370.00 $343.38 $1,106 -11.76
370 fancy 370 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,397 —
355–380 373 4 300.00–347.50 $317.91 $1,186 -30.43
400–435 411 12 270.00–327.50 $293.05 $1,204 -8.07
450–490 474 8 265.00–277.50 $271.55 $1,287 -7.02
500–540 514 11 250.00–272.50 $257.61 $1,324 -6.90
525 value added 525 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,418 -2.60
555–590 568 13 240.00–265.00 $250.47 $1,423 -7.79
600–630 609 6 235.00–242.50 $238.65 $1,453 -4.24
625 value added 625 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 —
650–695 680 13 230.00–242.00 $236.79 $1,610 -2.91
665–690 value added 680 6 247.50–255.00 $249.94 $1,700 —
710–715 712 3 225.00–235.00 $231.65 $1,649 -1.35
700–735 value added 713 10 236.00–245.00 $240.58 $1,715 +2.58
755–790 767 6 220.00–233.00 $226.68 $1,739 +2.67
765–795 value added 773 6 230.00–235.00 $231.65 $1,791 —
805–810 value added 807 3 233.00–238.00 $236.33 $1,907 —
820 820 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,870 +10.00
855–870 value added 863 2 225.00–227.00 $226.01 $1,950 —
865 865 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,929 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 329 5 265.00–290.00 $279.82 $921 -4.15
355–385 368 9 270.00–275.00 $273.26 $1,006 -1.54
415–445 425 8 250.00–260.00 $253.71 $1,078 -4.79
480–485 481 4 235.00–238.00 $235.76 $1,134 -6.78
520–525 523 3 225.00–235.00 $231.69 $1,212 +1.69
580 580 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,305 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 371 10 260.00–282.50 $269.49 $1,000 -16.58
400–445 428 9 247.50–282.50 $262.17 $1,122 +4.25
425–445 fancy 435 2 285.00–292.50 $288.66 $1,256 —
460–465 fancy 463 2 270.00–275.00 $272.49 $1,262 —
450–495 474 27 237.00–265.00 $249.10 $1,181 +2.09
500–545 521 9 230.00–247.50 $233.06 $1,214 -1.89
550 fancy 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 —
550–595 568 16 218.00–247.00 $232.23 $1,319 +0.57
600–630 609 9 215.00–235.00 $220.26 $1,341 -3.38
640 value added 640 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 —
660 660 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 -7.44
730 730 4 210.00–215.00 $213.75 $1,560 +15.04
755 755 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,601 +23.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 6 235.00–238.00 $235.52 $763 -1.27
370–385 380 3 235.00–240.00 $236.62 $899 -0.19
400–425 417 3 225.00–228.00 $227.04 $947 -10.96
450–485 463 7 219.00–245.00 $231.77 $1,073 —
510 510 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,086 -4.95
550 550 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,128 —
600 600 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,198 -7.94
505–545 534 7 227.00–240.00 $235.78 $1,259 -0.25
550–595 577 10 225.00–235.00 $229.46 $1,324 -0.89
620 620 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 -5.37
680 680 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,482 —
760 760 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,634 +24.87

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1065 1045 80-85% 6 95.00–105.00 $99.97 $1,045 —
1100–1455 1220 80-85% 21 108.00–122.00 $112.88 $1,377 -7.27
1235 1235 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,630 +11.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1010 961 85-90% 10 95.00–103.00 $100.15 $962 -4.69
1050 1050 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,144 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1445 1443 75-80% 2 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $1,645 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1555 1470 2 115.00–120.00 $117.64 $1,729 —
1550–1675 1643 4 125.00–130.00 $126.98 $2,086 —
1830 1830 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,599 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–945 896 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 155.00–167.50 $161.22 $1,445

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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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.