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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 9, 2026

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $429.03/cwt -22.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,240/hd at 522 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 621 467
Feeder cattle 280 484 367
Slaughter cattle 47 50 85
Replacement cattle 32 87 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 319 5 665.00–710.00 $684.36 $2,183 +14.19
360–375 367 3 590.00–645.00 $625.05 $2,294 +51.61
400 thin fleshed 400 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,320 —
405–430 418 7 515.00–560.00 $528.02 $2,207 -41.24
450–460 455 3 455.00–505.00 $483.28 $2,199 -101.79
485 thin fleshed 485 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,498 —
505–530 519 4 449.00–495.00 $470.80 $2,443 -20.95
550–570 559 4 415.00–440.00 $431.13 $2,410 +51.13
650–685 668 4 370.00–399.00 $386.65 $2,583 +14.21
730–745 738 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,435 -11.90
825–830 828 2 300.00–330.00 $315.05 $2,609 -23.95
965 965 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,673 —
1075 1075 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 550.00–600.00 $576.74 $1,863 +31.82
395 395 3 540.00–570.00 $558.33 $2,205 +39.66
420–445 429 4 435.00–465.00 $448.53 $1,924 -47.94
455–490 478 5 435.00–480.00 $448.67 $2,145 -55.04
505–545 527 6 400.00–435.00 $418.47 $2,205 -18.12
590 590 1 393.00 $393.00 $2,319 -54.32
615 615 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,276 -20.94
660–690 675 2 350.00–389.00 $369.07 $2,491 +18.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,762 -47.58
400–445 413 4 475.00–515.00 $488.74 $2,018 -0.81
490 490 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,156 -70.00
500–545 522 13 395.00–465.00 $429.03 $2,240 -22.64
550–590 572 7 395.00–435.00 $409.86 $2,344 +9.92
580 580 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,291 -120.00
615–645 630 2 370.00–380.00 $374.88 $2,362 -9.61
650–690 671 5 350.00–389.00 $365.85 $2,455 +1.25
700–740 717 3 330.00–361.00 $350.11 $2,510 -20.89
750 750 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,512 —
915 915 1 289.00 $289.00 $2,644 —
1050 1050 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,494 -61.86
435–440 436 4 425.00–470.00 $441.20 $1,924 +23.60
475–490 483 5 420.00–460.00 $432.59 $2,089 +6.12
560–580 573 4 355.00–395.00 $381.20 $2,184 -0.46
605–645 623 4 330.00–373.00 $353.82 $2,204 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,261 -4.61
625 625 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,188 -25.64
690 690 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,242 —
815 815 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,632 +28.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,925 —
465–490 478 2 403.00–480.00 $440.49 $2,106 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1400 1151 80-85% 4 179.00–184.00 $182.58 $2,101 —
1155–1335 1242 80-85% 3 173.00–178.00 $175.59 $2,181 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,601 +32.00
885–1205 1039 85-90% 4 156.00–159.00 $157.37 $1,635 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1500 1363 75-80% 2 191.00–193.00 $192.10 $2,618 —
1420 1420 75-80% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,613 -1.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1710 1550 2 216.00 $216.00 $3,348 —
1600–1920 1713 3 229.00–231.00 $229.75 $3,936 —
1890–1935 1913 2 235.00–242.00 $238.54 $4,563 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–985 908 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,650.00–3,500.00 $3,111.29
845–1090 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,850.00–3,450.00 $3,189.75
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
975–1240 1116 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,550.00–3,700.00 $3,096.64
910–1350 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,150.00–3,000.00 $2,657.74

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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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
1425 1425 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,450.00 $4,450.00 +1,000.00
1620 1620 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 5,000.00 $5,000.00 +1,000.00

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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.