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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 10, 2025

228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.90/cwt -4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 319 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.51/cwt -14.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 374 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $420.17/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 367 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 228 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 11 400.00–455.00 $430.14 $1,411 -5.59
350–395 367 17 400.00–450.00 $420.17 $1,542 -2.75
400–440 424 12 390.00–420.00 $405.40 $1,719 +12.11
455–495 470 11 360.00–415.00 $383.99 $1,805 -13.44
510–540 524 8 340.00–385.00 $354.39 $1,857 -1.15
550–585 568 7 340.00–360.00 $346.94 $1,971 -15.15
600–640 623 5 315.00–322.50 $318.40 $1,984 -21.60
710 710 5 282.50 $282.50 $2,006 -17.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 4 340.00–350.00 $345.08 $1,122 +15.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 19 350.00–440.00 $390.90 $1,247 -4.63
350–395 374 17 350.00–405.00 $378.51 $1,416 -14.02
400–445 427 13 320.00–400.00 $351.19 $1,500 -41.92
450–485 471 13 310.00–345.00 $323.78 $1,525 -39.85
500–540 522 11 300.00–325.00 $310.50 $1,621 +10.54
550–595 568 5 285.00–317.50 $299.52 $1,701 +7.74
610–640 625 2 247.50–285.00 $265.80 $1,661 -18.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 315.00–325.00 $320.11 $1,066 —
365–385 378 3 300.00–315.00 $310.18 $1,172 —
410 410 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,230 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1350 1175 80-85% 20 133.00–151.00 $142.72 $1,677 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–810 798 85-90% 3 90.00–94.00 $92.35 $737 +2.35
955–1020 990 85-90% 10 110.00–124.00 $117.52 $1,163 +0.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1650 1497 75-80% 3 140.00–145.00 $141.84 $2,123 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1450 1390 5 130.00–145.00 $137.55 $1,912 —
1620–2050 1873 6 168.00–182.00 $175.32 $3,284 —
1895 1895 1 187.00 $187.00 $3,544 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1035 968 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,450.00 $2,297.25
1075–1375 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,150.00 $2,130.88
1110–1370 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,025.00–2,075.00 $2,047.38

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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
1205–1285 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,925.00–3,300.00 $3,118.52 —
930–1485 1264 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,575.00–3,200.00 $2,969.29 —

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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.