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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

785 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.62/cwt +22.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 470 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.56/cwt +26.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 420 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.33/cwt -8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 566 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 785 798 1,059
Feeder cattle 703 652 871
Slaughter cattle 72 131 178
Replacement cattle 10 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to no sale last week. Lightweight calves were in high demand. 300-500 lb. calves were bringing figures not seen before. Slaughter cattle were a tick higher than the holiday week. Quality was average. Buyers were aggressive on all classes. Sold 3 video loads; 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
300–335 fancy 318 2 437.50–455.00 $446.73 $1,421 —
300–345 320 10 350.00–407.50 $380.02 $1,216 +28.25
350–395 374 11 335.00–405.00 $376.64 $1,409 +30.49
375 fancy 375 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 +22.50
400–435 415 11 310.00–360.00 $337.50 $1,401 +28.56
425 value added 425 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 —
450–495 471 13 270.00–330.00 $303.32 $1,429 +7.11
475–485 value added 481 5 320.00–322.50 $321.51 $1,546 +14.01
500–540 520 11 262.00–317.50 $289.08 $1,503 +4.89
525–530 value added 528 4 285.00–286.50 $285.75 $1,509 -7.46
550 value added 550 4 280.00–282.50 $281.25 $1,547 -12.64
550–595 570 17 270.00–305.00 $280.11 $1,597 -0.03
600–620 610 3 260.00–272.50 $264.10 $1,611 +4.28
655–690 677 5 247.50–265.00 $254.02 $1,720 +13.76
700 700 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 +7.42
780–795 787 3 230.00–240.00 $233.37 $1,837 +3.37
805–815 810 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 5 300.00–310.00 $304.64 $1,021 +16.59
355–390 375 11 285.00–302.00 $294.04 $1,103 +19.05
410–425 418 5 268.00–275.00 $271.56 $1,135 +8.81
465–495 473 7 240.00–270.00 $258.33 $1,222 +8.41
510–540 525 5 230.00–265.00 $249.11 $1,308 +11.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 8 308.00–347.50 $333.83 $1,078 +54.64
360–395 383 9 300.00–337.50 $315.33 $1,208 +28.60
400–440 419 22 275.00–322.50 $298.93 $1,253 +23.38
425 value added 425 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,328 —
435 fancy 435 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,468 —
450–475 value added 464 8 287.50–310.00 $299.49 $1,390 —
450–495 472 25 265.00–307.50 $283.82 $1,340 +18.57
500–520 value added 509 8 270.00–275.00 $272.52 $1,387 +8.79
500–540 518 6 257.00–277.50 $267.52 $1,386 +11.99
560 value added 560 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 +7.50
550–585 570 8 240.00–255.00 $246.90 $1,407 +5.33
610–645 629 8 230.00–245.00 $238.51 $1,500 +8.10
655 value added 655 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,592 —
695 695 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,640 —
750–770 758 5 210.00–222.00 $214.00 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 374 5 245.00–270.00 $260.46 $974 +12.14
420–425 423 2 235.00–250.00 $242.46 $1,026 +2.56
465–485 478 6 230.00–240.00 $233.11 $1,114 +1.67
595 595 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,368 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 468 7 270.00–282.00 $278.00 $1,301 +15.26
500–545 527 9 240.00–270.00 $258.60 $1,363 +7.40
555–595 574 7 240.00–265.00 $255.92 $1,469 +16.01
625 625 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,488 —
730 730 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,679 +12.32
815 815 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,744 +14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1055 1038 80-85% 7 90.00–94.00 $92.26 $958 +7.37
1065–1255 1115 80-85% 14 110.00–125.00 $116.79 $1,302 —
1255 1255 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,757 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $546 —
910–1010 968 85-90% 16 90.00–102.00 $95.25 $922 +4.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,414 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1750 1692 5 131.00–143.00 $136.90 $2,316 —
1685–1870 1783 3 151.00–159.00 $154.47 $2,754 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,880.00 $1,880.00
1100–1120 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,567.07

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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
1075–1225 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,250.00–2,450.00 $2,352.17 —

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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.