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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $382.88/cwt +13.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,382/hd at 622 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 161 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,836 +125.11
390 390 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,872 +5.26
445 value added 445 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,247 —
470–485 480 4 440.00–480.00 $462.54 $2,220 +27.04
500–545 517 5 415.00–450.00 $430.91 $2,228 +23.62
535 value added 535 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,514 —
570 value added 570 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,594 +25.00
550–595 576 7 385.00–405.00 $393.82 $2,268 +6.26
600–645 622 10 367.00–391.00 $382.88 $2,382 +13.33
655–690 670 7 350.00–383.00 $364.79 $2,444 +30.13
700–745 716 5 323.00–341.00 $332.64 $2,382 -4.62
770–785 780 4 315.00–336.00 $328.24 $2,560 -4.75
850–885 value added 867 3 287.00–315.00 $302.42 $2,622 —
900–905 value added 903 2 272.00–300.00 $286.04 $2,583 —
1010–1015 value added 1013 2 270.00–271.00 $270.50 $2,740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,432 +25.02
360–370 365 2 440.00–445.00 $442.53 $1,615 +42.53
445 445 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,002 +32.50
465–485 475 3 390.00–420.00 $407.83 $1,937 +33.03
500–540 525 3 347.00–385.00 $364.78 $1,915 -20.20
565 565 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,017 -23.00
600–630 615 2 335.00–351.00 $343.20 $2,111 +43.20
670–695 682 3 335.00–339.00 $336.31 $2,294 —
760–765 value added 763 2 297.00–300.00 $298.50 $2,278 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,679 —
405 405 2 427.00–465.00 $446.00 $1,806 +26.00
510–530 520 3 365.00–405.00 $381.26 $1,983 +6.26
555–585 565 4 347.00–361.00 $351.61 $1,987 +4.39
580 value added 580 1 392.00 $392.00 $2,274 —
610–620 616 5 327.00–343.00 $336.22 $2,071 +21.22
650–685 673 4 315.00–363.00 $334.41 $2,251 —
710–730 720 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,484 —
750–790 775 3 285.00–321.00 $308.09 $2,388 —
845 value added 845 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,620 —
860 value added 860 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,537 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,449 +35.00
360–395 376 4 410.00–440.00 $424.04 $1,594 +14.04
400–445 423 2 385.00–395.00 $389.73 $1,649 +28.51
425 value added 425 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,849 —
455–470 463 2 351.00–380.00 $365.26 $1,691 +12.61
505 value added 505 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,970 —
540–545 543 2 329.00–353.00 $340.94 $1,851 +4.64
560–590 573 3 338.00–347.00 $341.96 $1,959 +21.96
655–670 663 2 310.00–311.00 $310.49 $2,059 +106.49
745 value added 745 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,064 —
770 value added 770 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,925 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,069 —
460–495 480 3 415.00–435.00 $423.47 $2,033 —
500–540 525 4 350.00–379.00 $362.36 $1,902 -62.35
625 625 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,144 —
755 755 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,507 +39.00
910 910 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,366 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,802 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1285 1169 80-85% 4 138.00–143.00 $139.93 $1,636 -6.10
1335 1335 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,736 —
1310–1365 1338 80-85% 2 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $1,954 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $908 -6.16
940–1175 1018 85-90% 4 124.00–133.00 $126.49 $1,288 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,228 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1035 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,950.00–3,200.00 $3,072.85
835–1410 1037 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,950.00–3,400.00 $2,617.28
990–1160 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,250.00–3,650.00 $3,443.74
1150–1155 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,925.00–2,050.00 $1,987.64
1215–1250 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,075.00–2,850.00 $2,457.00
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —

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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.