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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 13, 2025

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $401.24/cwt -5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 422 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $371.70/cwt +9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 470 lb · 20 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $444.12/cwt +26.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,448/hd at 326 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 290 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 11 380.00–455.00 $422.54 $1,365 +5.11
320–345 fancy 331 7 460.00–500.00 $478.02 $1,582 —
350–385 fancy 363 6 460.00–505.00 $483.43 $1,755 —
350–385 368 9 395.00–450.00 $414.89 $1,527 +8.80
400–445 422 23 360.00–445.00 $397.98 $1,679 +7.22
400–445 value added 423 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,777 -13.50
450–495 468 18 335.00–400.00 $370.78 $1,735 +8.39
485 value added 485 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 —
500–545 518 14 320.00–365.00 $339.69 $1,760 -3.38
520–525 value added 523 4 365.00–370.00 $367.49 $1,922 +9.23
555 555 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,845 -4.61
555–580 value added 562 7 330.00–360.00 $349.15 $1,962 -10.85
600–630 614 7 310.00–322.50 $312.85 $1,921 -0.51
630 value added 630 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,142 +8.33
650 650 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,982 +20.00
705 value added 705 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,133 +10.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 324 7 320.00–335.00 $327.11 $1,060 +3.62
385 385 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,251 +8.30
445 445 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,424 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 fancy 318 5 390.00–400.00 $392.17 $1,247 —
300–345 320 8 335.00–380.00 $364.09 $1,165 +2.85
320–340 value added 327 3 390.00–400.00 $393.47 $1,287 —
350–395 370 11 340.00–375.00 $356.00 $1,317 -18.55
400–445 420 13 320.00–365.00 $345.16 $1,450 -15.83
420–440 value added 430 4 345.00–347.50 $346.22 $1,489 -34.61
450–495 468 9 315.00–332.50 $324.85 $1,520 -1.84
450–485 value added 471 5 340.00–355.00 $349.27 $1,645 —
500–530 value added 513 7 315.00–330.00 $321.37 $1,649 +3.88
520–545 533 2 300.00–325.00 $312.21 $1,664 +1.67
550–585 567 5 277.50–322.00 $297.76 $1,688 +12.14
590 value added 590 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,667 -26.50
600–635 619 4 260.00–280.00 $265.01 $1,640 -0.43
610–640 value added 622 9 275.00–292.50 $280.13 $1,742 —
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 -21.08
650–685 value added 664 5 265.00–270.00 $268.04 $1,780 —
705–740 723 2 232.50–267.50 $249.58 $1,804 -20.42
710–745 value added 733 3 272.50–285.00 $280.97 $2,060 +10.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 312 3 285.00–310.00 $293.96 $917 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 480 4 320.00–330.00 $324.84 $1,559 —
550–595 565 3 295.00–308.00 $303.44 $1,714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1085 1041 80-85% 6 115.00–125.00 $119.50 $1,244 —
1055–1290 1165 80-85% 21 130.00–155.00 $143.14 $1,668 +0.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–820 808 85-90% 3 90.00–100.00 $95.07 $768 —
955–1000 976 85-90% 7 115.00–125.00 $118.59 $1,157 +0.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1355 1333 75-80% 2 142.00–154.00 $148.10 $1,974 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,640 —
1805 1805 1 187.00 $187.00 $3,375 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1005–1025 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,299.01
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,200.00 $2,125.00
1100–1245 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,035.82
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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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
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1020–1570 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 2,975.00–3,400.00 $3,196.27 -203.73
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 +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.