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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 6, 2025

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.18/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 474 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $342.32/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 522 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $317.64/cwt -5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 569 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 344 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 313 6 360.00–390.00 $375.93 $1,177 +1.34
340 value added 340 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,462 —
355–395 369 11 340.00–420.00 $376.43 $1,389 -4.39
395 value added 395 2 415.00–450.00 $432.50 $1,708 +17.50
400–435 value added 416 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,643 -28.91
400–445 418 8 350.00–365.00 $355.51 $1,486 -11.87
460–490 476 7 320.00–355.00 $339.99 $1,618 -1.19
480 value added 480 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,632 -85.00
505–545 520 5 310.00–335.00 $323.51 $1,682 +2.31
500–545 value added 522 18 327.50–370.00 $347.54 $1,814 -21.13
550–590 value added 567 11 310.00–365.00 $327.81 $1,859 -7.19
550–595 571 9 297.50–340.00 $305.20 $1,743 -14.07
600–630 value added 618 10 310.00–323.00 $315.81 $1,952 -1.69
600–645 626 7 283.00–305.00 $290.95 $1,821 -12.07
665 665 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,945 +15.60
685–695 value added 688 6 292.50–295.00 $293.08 $2,016 —
730–745 value added 740 5 270.00–282.50 $275.47 $2,038 —
790 value added 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 —
800–820 value added 807 3 245.00–277.00 $266.16 $2,148 —
865–870 value added 867 3 243.00–247.50 $244.51 $2,120 —
915 value added 915 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,178 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,138 —
355–390 377 6 320.00–335.00 $327.13 $1,233 —
420–445 433 2 290.00–335.00 $311.85 $1,350 -53.15
460 460 3 300.00–325.00 $308.33 $1,418 —
530 530 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,616 —
566–585 576 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,642 -5.00
610 610 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 300.00–315.00 $307.56 $963 +1.52
375–395 383 4 277.00–310.00 $286.60 $1,098 —
400–445 415 4 270.00–285.00 $278.80 $1,157 —
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 —
565 565 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,328 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,235 —
300–345 318 8 325.00–355.00 $340.77 $1,084 +16.22
335 value added 335 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,223 -5.00
365 value added 365 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,332 +0.67
355–390 374 8 325.00–350.00 $334.15 $1,250 +2.01
400–445 419 8 315.00–340.00 $327.08 $1,370 +16.16
415–445 value added 428 4 317.50–345.00 $325.21 $1,392 -22.53
465–485 value added 473 12 310.00–330.00 $320.19 $1,514 -4.81
450–490 474 13 295.00–310.00 $300.94 $1,426 -7.58
520 value added 520 3 300.00–310.00 $306.67 $1,595 -1.10
500–540 522 7 280.00–297.00 $288.56 $1,506 -8.55
550–565 value added 555 5 295.00–307.50 $303.17 $1,683 -4.33
550–590 570 4 277.50–290.00 $283.82 $1,618 +0.05
620–625 623 3 255.00–270.00 $259.97 $1,620 -19.17
605–645 value added 632 3 270.00–307.50 $281.97 $1,782 -8.87
655 655 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 -9.00
680 value added 680 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,564 —
705–735 value added 716 7 230.00–245.00 $239.44 $1,714 —
700–740 720 4 225.00–235.00 $232.45 $1,674 —
755–780 value added 768 6 232.50–259.00 $241.15 $1,852 —
750–785 771 4 220.00–230.00 $223.05 $1,720 —
855 855 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 4 275.00–305.00 $288.72 $933 —
395 395 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,086 —
400–440 426 4 255.00–265.00 $262.51 $1,118 -2.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 283.00–295.00 $289.14 $1,214 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 479 5 290.00–310.00 $304.22 $1,457 —
525–540 535 3 290.00–295.00 $291.64 $1,560 —
555–590 572 3 285.00–295.00 $288.24 $1,649 —
605–630 615 3 270.00–277.50 $274.21 $1,686 +4.21
655 655 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 —
705–725 714 4 230.00–242.00 $234.24 $1,672 —
765 765 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,874 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,491 —
1055–1225 1123 80-85% 15 118.00–130.00 $124.75 $1,401 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1010 976 85-90% 10 107.00–117.00 $111.90 $1,092 +4.03
985–995 990 85-90% 2 123.00–126.00 $124.49 $1,232 +16.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1735 1507 75-80% 3 126.00–130.00 $128.46 $1,936 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1575 1533 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,916 —
1645–1775 1672 6 130.00–155.00 $137.39 $2,297 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–975 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 165.00–180.00 $171.54 $1,630

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1045–1180 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,250.00 $2,196.97
1130 fancy 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1155–1295 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,850.00 $1,797.14
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 +150.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,950.00–2,375.00 $2,162.50 —

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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.