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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 26, 2026

623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $444.27/cwt -10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 513 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $431.36/cwt -8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,278/hd at 528 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 623 756 854
Feeder cattle 517 481 644
Slaughter cattle 69 27 175
Replacement cattle 37 248 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 20.00 lower, while feeder heifers over 600lbs traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. One stand out sale was a replacement heifer that weighed 710lbs and traded for 5.00 per pound. Link to video sale; https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3628

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,650 —
310–340 325 2 605.00–650.00 $626.46 $2,036 -5.45
360–395 379 4 590.00–645.00 $623.71 $2,364 +62.08
400–430 413 6 515.00–570.00 $530.55 $2,191 -1.85
455–495 469 9 480.00–525.00 $502.80 $2,358 -8.89
500–540 522 6 477.00–520.00 $491.62 $2,566 +0.78
560–595 575 7 405.00–450.00 $427.92 $2,461 -26.59
625–640 632 6 380.00–421.00 $410.53 $2,595 -22.44
650 thin fleshed 650 1 391.00 $391.00 $2,542 —
700–730 713 4 327.00–355.00 $339.52 $2,421 -40.48
760–775 768 2 347.00–350.00 $348.51 $2,677 —
810–830 818 4 330.00–339.00 $333.50 $2,728 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,350 -75.00
315–335 325 3 540.00–585.00 $557.87 $1,813 +55.69
350–370 362 3 530.00–580.00 $558.06 $2,020 +59.30
405–440 424 8 495.00–550.00 $508.95 $2,158 +29.64
455–490 472 9 440.00–485.00 $466.57 $2,202 +17.25
505–540 528 10 415.00–453.00 $431.36 $2,278 -8.70
560 560 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,380 +9.91
615–645 631 4 350.00–373.00 $366.64 $2,313 -18.16
665–690 676 7 335.00–355.00 $345.24 $2,334 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 4 500.00–525.00 $515.86 $1,620 —
370–380 375 2 505.00–515.00 $510.07 $1,913 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,610 —
310–345 322 3 495.00–505.00 $498.21 $1,604 -20.59
395 395 2 485.00–505.00 $495.00 $1,955 -60.00
400–405 403 4 485.00–510.00 $498.76 $2,010 -11.90
470–490 483 7 440.00–480.00 $454.25 $2,194 -24.00
500–530 511 9 415.00–480.00 $433.54 $2,215 -20.89
520–525 523 2 480.00–505.00 $492.56 $2,576 +38.13
550–575 561 4 385.00–401.00 $396.09 $2,222 -17.66
600–645 619 7 371.00–410.00 $384.60 $2,381 +23.89
630 630 1 433.00 $433.00 $2,728 +72.29
665 665 3 365.00–371.00 $367.67 $2,445 -12.33
710 710 1 500.00 $500.00 $3,550 +70.00
705–730 715 6 350.00–373.00 $363.15 $2,597 +11.41
790 790 1 369.00 $369.00 $2,915 +4.00
815 815 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,665 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,382 ±0.00
310–335 325 3 450.00–480.00 $460.31 $1,496 -2.15
350–380 368 3 425.00–470.00 $443.44 $1,632 -71.56
400–440 420 5 440.00–475.00 $452.85 $1,902 -14.73
470–485 478 3 400.00–440.00 $413.52 $1,977 -35.22
500–540 513 4 400.00–440.00 $409.85 $2,103 -21.47
550 550 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,282 +27.27
630 630 1 363.00 $363.00 $2,287 -6.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–520 515 2 390.00–393.00 $391.49 $2,016 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,906 —
575 575 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,128 —
635 635 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,127 —
715 715 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,038 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,395 —
570 570 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,308 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1430 1004 85-90% 8 159.00–166.00 $163.32 $1,640 —
995–1030 1013 85-90% 2 175.00–178.00 $176.47 $1,788 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1485 1363 75-80% 3 183.00–187.00 $184.45 $2,514 —
1225–1715 1470 75-80% 4 173.00–179.00 $176.69 $2,597 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1275 1098 80-85% 2 171.00–174.00 $172.74 $1,897 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1330 1190 3 172.00–178.00 $175.76 $2,092 —
1205–1620 1413 2 198.00–204.00 $200.56 $2,834 —
1175–1840 1601 5 212.00–220.00 $215.56 $3,451 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00
1025–1035 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,125.00–2,200.00 $2,162.68
1015–1480 1252 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,050.00–3,850.00 $2,982.70
1065–1475 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,250.00–3,900.00 $3,705.58

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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
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,600.00 $4,600.00 +615.69

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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.