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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 12, 2026

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $512.17/cwt -155.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,931/hd at 377 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $499.57/cwt -52.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,348/hd at 470 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 242 510 610
Feeder cattle 203 428 502
Slaughter cattle 27 51 88
Replacement cattle 12 31 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market trend this due to a light test of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,375 -175.00
300–340 323 6 500.00–550.00 $516.73 $1,669 -158.51
355–395 377 12 500.00–540.00 $512.17 $1,931 -149.48
400–440 419 7 495.00–515.00 $502.76 $2,107 -86.00
450–477 470 12 460.00–509.00 $499.57 $2,348 -52.86
500–505 503 2 471.00–475.00 $473.01 $2,379 -34.49
550–560 555 2 435.00–441.00 $438.03 $2,431 -11.76
605–645 630 4 351.00–380.00 $363.89 $2,293 -59.97
750 750 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,700 +1.23
810–830 818 3 323.00–335.00 $329.37 $2,694 +0.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 485.00–495.00 $491.72 $1,598 -90.74
350–390 373 3 450.00–495.00 $475.94 $1,775 -127.34
400–440 426 9 415.00–450.00 $437.10 $1,862 -80.01
465–495 484 4 415.00–455.00 $434.92 $2,105 -66.94
525 525 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,100 -69.13
550 550 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,118 -33.16
695 695 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,168 -70.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 4 400.00–420.00 $407.70 $1,154 —
320–340 331 4 445.00–485.00 $459.94 $1,522 -70.06
355–385 368 4 485.00–530.00 $502.96 $1,851 -36.37
410–440 424 4 465.00–510.00 $484.79 $2,056 -22.74
465–495 480 3 425.00–430.00 $426.72 $2,048 -60.68
520 520 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,340 +3.34
535–540 538 2 393.00–401.00 $396.98 $2,136 -49.68
555–590 570 6 363.00–403.00 $388.12 $2,212 -8.53
630 630 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,236 -5.12
650 650 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,632 +45.00
700 700 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,317 -4.48
950 950 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,565 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,059 —
300–320 313 3 400.00–410.00 $403.40 $1,263 -78.87
350–395 375 6 410.00–455.00 $437.73 $1,641 -58.91
410–440 430 4 430.00–455.00 $443.63 $1,908 +1.18
455–480 468 4 400.00–435.00 $424.49 $1,987 -20.48
530 530 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,776 -78.94
565–580 573 2 370.00–381.00 $375.43 $2,151 -4.35
655 655 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,096 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–965 879 85-90% 7 110.00–120.00 $115.22 $1,013 —
875–935 905 85-90% 2 120.00–128.00 $123.87 $1,121 -26.75
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 80-85% 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,720 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1675 1603 2 185.00–187.00 $185.95 $2,981 —
1615 1615 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,422 —
1645–1985 1815 2 216.00–220.00 $218.19 $3,960 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
945–1075 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,500.00 $2,420.17
970–1095 1033 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,500.00 $2,265.13

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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
1275–1300 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00–3,250.00 $3,126.21 —

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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.