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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 30, 2026

274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 274 579 0
Feeder cattle 184 475 0
Slaughter cattle 69 81 0
Replacement cattle 21 23 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market trend do to a light test. 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
295 295 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,888 -36.58
325–345 333 3 595.00–620.00 $604.78 $2,014 -74.31
365 365 1 620.00 $620.00 $2,263 -32.37
410–445 424 5 520.00–560.00 $538.71 $2,284 +138.71
455–495 467 6 490.00–525.00 $506.58 $2,366 +11.44
510 510 1 383.00 $383.00 $1,953 -68.10
505–540 525 8 431.00–465.00 $448.29 $2,354 -2.81
555–595 573 9 420.00–455.00 $440.63 $2,525 +15.37
600–630 619 7 401.00–440.00 $422.69 $2,616 +9.56
650 650 2 370.00–407.00 $388.50 $2,525 +1.48
700 700 1 389.00 $389.00 $2,723 +56.04
780 780 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,574 -1.96
810 810 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,835 +35.00
900 900 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,871 +49.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,625 -15.00
365–370 367 3 525.00–580.00 $553.34 $2,031 +68.37
400–435 418 2 470.00–485.00 $477.19 $1,995 -8.24
450 450 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,025 -8.90
570 570 2 445.00–455.00 $450.00 $2,565 +65.48
615–620 618 2 375.00–391.00 $383.03 $2,367 -4.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,450 —
305 305 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,678 +45.00
350 350 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,662 -14.98
420 420 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,764 -51.79
410–435 423 3 445.00–460.00 $449.84 $1,903 -21.95
455 455 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,116 +37.51
505–535 thin fleshed 520 2 470.00–485.00 $477.72 $2,484 —
500–540 524 4 400.00–427.00 $409.79 $2,147 +4.46
550–595 576 6 375.00–397.00 $388.83 $2,240 -16.91
630–635 633 2 370.00–379.00 $374.52 $2,371 +15.73
665–675 668 3 367.00–375.00 $370.65 $2,476 +41.39
765 765 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,524 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 445.00–490.00 $467.83 $1,591 +2.83
385–395 390 2 400.00–420.00 $409.87 $1,598 -30.13
415–445 430 8 425.00–485.00 $455.99 $1,961 +25.47
475 475 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,066 +12.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–645 623 2 369.00–380.00 $374.30 $2,332 —
690 690 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,415 —
730 730 1 361.00 $361.00 $2,635 —
950 950 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,375 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1380 1166 80-85% 11 166.00–175.00 $172.70 $2,014 +4.95
985–1455 1299 80-85% 6 176.00–183.00 $178.62 $2,320 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,511 —
1150–2085 1474 75-80% 14 175.00–184.00 $178.08 $2,625 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1135 1060 85-90% 2 153.00–155.00 $154.07 $1,633 —
1295 1295 85-90% 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,150 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1665 1372 3 205.00–210.00 $206.75 $2,837 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 192.00 $192.00
825 825 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 174.00 $174.00
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 201.00 $201.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
1070–1190 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,400.00–3,050.00 $2,703.40
1045–1335 1166 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,398.93
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00

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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.