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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 22, 2026

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $412.36/cwt -37.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,341/hd at 568 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $468.14/cwt -41.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,214/hd at 473 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $469.89/cwt -65.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 420 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 225 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 420.00 $420.00 $861 —
280–290 285 2 440.00–450.00 $444.91 $1,268 -150.09
305–330 318 4 440.00–470.00 $452.76 $1,440 -112.24
365–395 379 7 445.00–485.00 $467.95 $1,774 -67.85
400–445 420 13 445.00–490.00 $469.89 $1,974 -65.00
450–495 473 16 445.00–490.00 $468.14 $2,214 -41.28
500–545 523 4 440.00–475.00 $461.56 $2,414 -10.17
550–595 567 16 395.00–435.00 $415.01 $2,353 -34.81
580 580 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 -79.82
600–645 614 6 387.00–413.00 $396.70 $2,436 -20.34
650–680 661 4 335.00–365.00 $353.91 $2,339 -33.63
705–720 710 3 335.00–350.00 $341.65 $2,426 -35.02
830 830 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,780 -5.39
950 950 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,708 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 329 4 400.00–435.00 $408.78 $1,345 -109.65
360–395 375 6 400.00–435.00 $412.03 $1,545 -97.52
410–445 423 7 400.00–445.00 $425.24 $1,799 -76.33
460–495 483 8 417.00–435.00 $428.35 $2,069 -41.65
525–545 534 4 415.00–435.00 $422.00 $2,253 -9.13
565–595 580 5 350.00–375.00 $360.94 $2,093 -51.46
615–640 623 4 355.00–370.00 $363.56 $2,265 -12.05
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 -36.21
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 -38.98
775 775 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,480 —
880 880 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,508 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 —
300–345 318 5 395.00–435.00 $416.13 $1,323 -74.88
350–395 378 6 405.00–445.00 $422.59 $1,597 -119.91
400–440 422 9 395.00–420.00 $402.04 $1,697 -68.90
455–490 475 5 415.00–455.00 $432.94 $2,056 -32.10
500–525 517 5 370.00–405.00 $389.42 $2,013 -26.32
550 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 -35.68
585 fancy 585 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,311 —
605 605 2 393.00–417.00 $405.00 $2,450 +24.15
675–680 678 2 330.00–360.00 $345.06 $2,340 -15.71
730 730 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,446 -35.34
755–770 759 5 335.00–361.00 $346.55 $2,630 +20.70
850–855 853 2 305.00–333.00 $319.04 $2,721 —
1000 1000 1 300.00 $300.00 $3,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 355.00 $355.00 $994 —
345 345 3 385.00–415.00 $401.67 $1,386 -4.41
350–390 364 8 389.00–425.00 $402.75 $1,466 -81.28
405–410 408 2 405.00–425.00 $415.06 $1,693 -22.71
470–495 483 5 370.00–405.00 $383.50 $1,852 -36.91
530 530 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,067 +11.38
565–580 573 2 323.00–340.00 $331.39 $1,899 -24.04
610–635 625 3 320.00–330.00 $323.25 $2,020 -5.52
695 695 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,224 —
890 890 1 262.00 $262.00 $2,332 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,052 —
550 550 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,118 —
600 600 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,932 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 2 349.00–380.00 $364.50 $2,260 -24.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —
1365 1365 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–865 845 85-90% 2 76.00–82.00 $79.07 $668 —
870–980 917 85-90% 3 90.00–100.00 $95.80 $878 -29.20
960 960 85-90% 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $1,080 -20.37
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1455 1162 80-85% 3 148.00–154.00 $150.25 $1,746 -2.36
1035–1305 1170 80-85% 2 161.00–165.00 $163.23 $1,910 +10.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1360 1220 2 155.00–163.00 $159.46 $1,945 —
1490–1770 1630 2 201.00–210.00 $205.89 $3,356 —
1580–1850 1696 4 180.00–187.00 $183.31 $3,109 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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
960–1185 1073 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,955.24 -1,044.76

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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.