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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 6, 2025

288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.13/cwt +31.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 417 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.86/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 517 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $407.04/cwt +24.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,710/hd at 420 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 288 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 7 390.00–440.00 $417.43 $1,336 +7.06
350 value added 350 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,558 —
350–395 370 14 385.00–430.00 $406.09 $1,503 -16.25
400–425 value added 409 8 415.00–465.00 $433.50 $1,773 -11.50
405–445 427 13 355.00–445.00 $390.76 $1,669 +19.20
450–495 472 19 325.00–415.00 $362.39 $1,710 +5.03
500–530 value added 517 6 350.00–365.00 $358.26 $1,852 +3.81
500–535 518 6 330.00–360.00 $343.07 $1,777 +12.84
550 value added 550 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 —
550–595 573 6 332.50–345.00 $337.11 $1,932 +33.11
600–630 614 8 295.00–330.00 $313.36 $1,924 +12.66
640 value added 640 3 330.00–332.50 $331.67 $2,123 —
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 -5.63
720–725 value added 723 2 283.00–300.00 $291.53 $2,108 —
715–740 728 2 262.50–282.50 $272.33 $1,983 —
770 770 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,171 —
850 850 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 4 310.00–330.00 $323.49 $1,019 —
355–360 358 3 310.00–320.00 $316.70 $1,134 +2.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,116 —
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 6 345.00–385.00 $361.24 $1,203 -3.85
350–395 379 15 365.00–390.00 $374.55 $1,420 +17.64
395 value added 395 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,540 —
400–420 value added 413 7 365.00–390.00 $380.83 $1,573 -4.17
400–440 419 20 325.00–390.00 $360.99 $1,513 +35.62
450–495 472 19 300.00–352.50 $326.69 $1,542 +9.12
500–545 516 17 277.50–335.00 $310.54 $1,602 +24.67
515–525 value added 521 4 305.00–325.00 $317.49 $1,654 +1.25
555–590 569 6 265.00–310.00 $285.62 $1,625 -4.70
575 value added 575 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,777 +13.98
600–645 624 4 252.50–287.50 $265.44 $1,656 +3.29
650–690 667 6 245.00–285.00 $261.08 $1,741 +9.13
725 725 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,958 —
740 value added 740 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,998 —
785 785 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,845 —
805 805 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,085 +9.97
440 440 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,232 +19.18
510 510 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,040 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 535 3 302.50–320.00 $314.28 $1,681 +21.78
725 725 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $1,831 +2.50
770 770 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,906 ±0.00
815–840 822 5 250.00–260.00 $255.50 $2,100 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1030 982 85-90% 14 112.00–123.00 $118.00 $1,159 -2.83
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,852 +19.22
1025–1430 1175 80-85% 8 135.00–150.00 $142.68 $1,676 +0.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1525 1372 3 135.00–140.00 $137.79 $1,890 —
1455–1875 1610 4 146.00–185.00 $161.03 $2,593 —
1740–1970 1896 5 190.00–198.00 $194.32 $3,684 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–900 878 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 175.00–190.00 $182.69 $1,604

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1060 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,305.21
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
950–1355 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,500.00 $2,234.90
1275 fancy 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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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
1260–1450 1387 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,350.00–3,450.00 $3,400.00 —
1530 1530 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —

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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.