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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 21, 2026

369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 369 584 0
Feeder cattle 277 315 0
Slaughter cattle 85 141 0
Replacement cattle 7 128 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market trend due to an absence in report 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
350–360 355 2 465.00–505.00 $484.72 $1,721 -15.28
400 thin fleshed 400 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,000 —
420–445 432 3 421.00–465.00 $446.56 $1,929 -168.44
435 435 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,610 -245.00
465–470 468 2 450.00–460.00 $454.97 $2,129 +23.55
505–540 523 2 415.00–435.00 $425.33 $2,224 -22.78
550–580 570 5 380.00–397.00 $386.46 $2,203 -55.44
605–630 615 3 320.00–345.00 $331.61 $2,039 -87.87
630 thin fleshed 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 —
655–690 669 4 335.00–370.00 $351.14 $2,349 -43.38
725–730 728 2 315.00–335.00 $325.03 $2,366 —
770 770 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,580 +5.00
820–830 825 2 306.00–307.00 $306.50 $2,529 —
885 885 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,708 —
1110 1110 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,442 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 378 4 430.00–450.00 $443.59 $1,677 -113.96
405–420 413 2 450.00–465.00 $457.36 $1,889 -61.54
455–470 461 5 430.00–450.00 $442.40 $2,039 -3.57
510–535 523 4 360.00–385.00 $370.06 $1,935 —
570–580 577 3 343.00–350.00 $347.69 $2,006 -45.75
680–685 682 3 310.00–320.00 $316.00 $2,155 -69.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 460.00–475.00 $467.64 $1,908 -72.36
460–495 475 3 403.00–409.00 $406.37 $1,930 -73.15
510 510 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,244 -21.13
510–525 516 4 383.00–413.00 $391.62 $2,021 -69.51
550–595 569 8 367.00–397.00 $380.73 $2,166 -22.53
620 620 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,232 —
645 645 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 —
660–695 673 4 300.00–307.00 $301.76 $2,031 —
710 710 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 —
735 735 1 391.00 $391.00 $2,874 —
780 780 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,223 —
880 880 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,438 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,725 -39.98
405–445 429 4 397.00–425.00 $411.61 $1,766 -51.96
450–485 473 6 405.00–435.00 $418.93 $1,982 -23.46
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 -121.08
555–585 565 3 320.00–350.00 $337.23 $1,905 -69.42
605 605 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,299 -29.00
660–685 673 3 310.00–320.00 $314.32 $2,115 -66.68
810 810 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,187 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,947 —
675 675 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,072 —
720 720 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,167 +1.00
805–845 830 4 267.00–293.00 $283.42 $2,352 —
850–885 865 3 270.00–289.00 $278.68 $2,411 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1405 1184 80-85% 5 185.00–191.00 $187.23 $2,217 -0.37
1215 1215 80-85% 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,017 —
1075–1335 1226 80-85% 8 175.00–180.00 $177.42 $2,175 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–865 803 85-90% 2 135.00–136.00 $135.46 $1,088 -44.54
930 930 85-90% 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,665 +40.98
945–1260 1141 85-90% 4 160.00–164.00 $162.44 $1,853 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1575 1418 75-80% 3 179.00–184.00 $181.52 $2,574 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,584 —
1385–1570 1478 75-80% 2 188.00–189.00 $188.53 $2,786 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1700 1537 3 205.00–214.00 $208.59 $3,206 —
1570 1570 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,014 —
1685–2180 1995 3 226.00–233.00 $228.90 $4,567 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1275 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,950.00–3,000.00 $2,534.61

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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
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 -1,338.28

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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.