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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 13, 2025

122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 122

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 3 385.00–400.00 $389.80 $1,298 +13.87
355–395 376 8 365.00–390.00 $376.87 $1,417 +0.44
400–440 421 5 350.00–390.00 $370.25 $1,559 +14.74
450–490 470 4 325.00–347.50 $335.77 $1,578 -4.22
500–545 523 7 320.00–330.00 $325.59 $1,703 +2.08
550–585 570 6 300.00–330.00 $311.80 $1,777 +6.60
600–640 622 6 290.00–310.00 $299.12 $1,861 +8.17
650–685 667 3 290.00–297.50 $294.12 $1,962 +1.62
720 720 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,944
785 785 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,962
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 315.00–325.00 $319.85 $1,056 +12.29
410–435 423 4 300.00–315.00 $307.28 $1,300 +28.48
585 585 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 +15.00
615 615 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,445

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 321 5 330.00–360.00 $350.75 $1,126 +9.98
350–395 367 6 325.00–357.50 $336.55 $1,235 +2.40
400–445 420 6 320.00–350.00 $337.22 $1,416 +10.14
450–495 478 8 290.00–317.50 $305.48 $1,460 +4.54
500–545 521 7 285.00–302.50 $295.14 $1,538 +6.58
550–595 570 6 265.00–290.00 $275.35 $1,569 -8.47
625 625 2 260.00–268.00 $264.00 $1,650 +4.03
650–685 662 3 240.00–260.00 $248.27 $1,644 -1.73

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,519 +3.36

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1285 1151 80-85% 11 125.00–135.00 $128.85 $1,483
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–990 971 85-90% 7 105.00–115.00 $110.69 $1,075 -1.21

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1485 1458 2 125.00–133.00 $129.08 $1,882
1520–2015 1811 4 146.00–165.00 $154.70 $2,802

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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.