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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 20, 2025

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.66/cwt +13.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 414 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $374.86/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 477 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.61/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,552/hd at 471 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 295 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 10 400.00–455.00 $428.84 $1,402 +6.30
350–380 363 9 400.00–465.00 $428.97 $1,557 +14.08
405–445 424 12 350.00–410.00 $379.68 $1,610 -18.30
450–490 476 11 340.00–400.00 $367.99 $1,752 -2.79
475–490 value added 479 7 380.00–390.00 $385.66 $1,847 +5.66
500–535 value added 518 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,917 +2.51
510–545 528 10 337.50–357.50 $348.63 $1,841 +8.94
560–570 value added 565 4 337.50–350.00 $343.81 $1,943 -5.34
560–585 569 10 320.00–340.00 $326.72 $1,859 -5.78
615–625 620 6 310.00–322.50 $315.82 $1,958 +2.97
600–645 value added 623 4 315.00–325.00 $319.82 $1,992 -20.18
660–670 665 2 302.50–315.00 $308.70 $2,053 +3.70
680 value added 680 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,125 —
705–740 723 2 280.00–285.00 $282.44 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 -2.11
355–395 377 5 320.00–330.00 $325.21 $1,226 +0.21
415–435 428 3 300.00–310.00 $306.77 $1,313 -13.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 8 355.00–395.00 $372.60 $1,222 +8.51
360–365 fancy 363 2 410.00–415.00 $412.52 $1,497 —
365–395 383 8 352.50–400.00 $370.04 $1,417 +14.04
400–420 value added 410 10 360.00–395.00 $382.32 $1,568 +36.10
400–445 417 17 315.00–375.00 $344.74 $1,438 -0.42
450 value added 450 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 -9.27
450–495 474 14 315.00–337.50 $328.13 $1,555 +3.28
500–525 value added 517 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,693 +6.13
500–540 524 13 300.00–320.00 $311.00 $1,630 -1.21
550–570 562 5 290.00–312.50 $299.52 $1,683 +1.76
550–580 value added 575 6 300.00–310.00 $305.38 $1,756 +22.88
610–630 622 3 270.00–275.00 $271.68 $1,690 +6.67
675–690 683 3 255.00–285.00 $269.09 $1,838 +29.09
690 value added 690 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,984 +19.46
700 value added 700 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,785 -25.97
750 750 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 —
800 800 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,900 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 4 321.00–325.00 $323.33 $1,536 -1.51
500–545 516 7 310.00–320.00 $314.23 $1,621 —
585 585 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,843 +11.56
610–645 628 3 270.00–300.00 $279.71 $1,757 —
675 675 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,890 —
710 710 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,917 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1080 1063 80-85% 10 117.00–125.00 $120.66 $1,283 —
1065–1295 1178 80-85% 24 130.00–150.00 $142.37 $1,677 -0.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–840 822 85-90% 3 80.00–90.00 $84.73 $696 -10.34
955–1020 996 85-90% 12 115.00–125.00 $120.59 $1,201 +2.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1410 1398 75-80% 2 138.00–145.00 $141.53 $1,979 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1435 1398 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $1,781 —
1475–1915 1731 7 150.00–180.00 $162.89 $2,820 —
1645–1860 1777 6 187.00–204.00 $197.75 $3,514 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1010 983 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 155.00–180.00 $167.85 $1,650

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1190 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,650.00–2,900.00 $2,778.23
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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
1050–1165 1097 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,875.00–2,250.00 $2,079.60 -220.40
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
1380 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 -550.00

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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.