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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 5, 2026

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $411.60/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,351/hd at 571 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $400.93/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,489/hd at 621 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 390 628
Feeder cattle 237 — 528
Slaughter cattle 38 — 80
Replacement cattle 14 — 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market trend this week do to winter weather last week, Link to video sale, https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,323 —
290 290 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,450 +55.09
315–325 320 3 520.00–555.00 $534.82 $1,711 +82.06
365–390 380 3 485.00–500.00 $491.51 $1,868 +23.56
415–445 426 4 510.00–530.00 $517.43 $2,204 +47.54
455–495 470 6 480.00–505.00 $489.29 $2,300 +21.15
500–545 518 5 443.00–485.00 $460.04 $2,383 -1.52
550–585 569 9 397.00–435.00 $410.56 $2,336 -4.45
590 thin fleshed 590 1 421.00 $421.00 $2,484 —
620 620 1 353.00 $353.00 $2,189 -43.70
600–645 621 9 391.00–423.00 $406.25 $2,523 +9.55
700–735 715 4 355.00–371.00 $362.45 $2,592 +20.80
720 720 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,520 +8.35
760 760 1 349.00 $349.00 $2,652 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,282 —
325–335 330 2 435.00–450.00 $442.61 $1,461 +33.83
365 365 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,606 +27.97
405 405 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,883 +39.76
455–495 482 5 425.00–450.00 $439.98 $2,121 +11.63
520–535 525 3 413.00–431.00 $419.77 $2,204 -2.23
555–590 573 2 370.00–380.00 $375.15 $2,150 +14.21
645 645 2 357.00–371.00 $364.00 $2,348 +0.44
685–695 690 2 329.00–343.00 $335.95 $2,318 +15.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,596 +98.87
350–390 368 5 440.00–455.00 $447.15 $1,646 +24.56
400–445 416 5 449.00–465.00 $459.61 $1,912 +57.57
450–495 475 6 425.00–450.00 $433.67 $2,060 +0.73
520 520 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,288 +50.58
550–575 558 3 345.00–379.00 $359.30 $2,005 +9.30
580 fancy 580 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,755 +80.00
600–640 621 4 350.00–375.00 $365.47 $2,270 -39.53
650 650 1 381.00 $381.00 $2,476 +35.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 3 415.00–450.00 $428.10 $1,349 +26.43
385 385 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,636 +22.25
400–445 425 5 400.00–420.00 $407.80 $1,733 -7.26
470–480 475 3 360.00–400.00 $386.67 $1,837 +3.17
515–530 522 3 350.00–375.00 $366.77 $1,915 -23.23
570–595 583 2 371.00–381.00 $375.89 $2,191 +44.50
610 610 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,288 +51.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,942 —
610 610 1 369.00 $369.00 $2,251 +4.50
770 770 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,502 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,406 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1395 1268 80-85% 2 160.00–169.00 $164.05 $2,080 —
1240–1485 1327 80-85% 3 160.00–165.00 $162.18 $2,152 —
1410 1410 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,791 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1460 1120 85-90% 4 110.00–120.00 $115.04 $1,288 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,154 —
1640–1700 1670 75-80% 2 150.00–160.00 $155.09 $2,590 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,122 —
1435–1725 1580 2 169.00–170.00 $169.45 $2,677 —
1665–1800 1748 3 192.00–201.00 $196.32 $3,432 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1050–1420 1242 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,358.26
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,782.00 $1,782.00

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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.