Cattle Market Pulse

Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 23, 2026

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $366.00/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 623 lb · 13 head
Hope, AR 6-weight steers sold at $360/cwt. The class is flat from its $419 mid-July peak. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 958 0
Feeder cattle 196 690 0
Slaughter cattle 57 105 0
Replacement cattle 5 163 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00- 20.00 Lower. Feeder Heifers were a light test. Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,526 -5.00
345 345 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 -24.65
365 thin fleshed 365 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,807 -50.00
370–385 378 4 445.00–470.00 $461.14 $1,743 -14.52
425–445 434 6 425.00–467.00 $444.33 $1,928 +0.72
465–490 478 2 433.00–460.00 $446.15 $2,133 +28.99
520–545 531 4 381.00–403.00 $391.32 $2,078 -12.24
550–590 576 9 361.00–387.00 $375.02 $2,160 -21.06
600–645 623 13 353.00–387.00 $366.00 $2,280 -4.34
650–690 669 8 336.00–369.00 $350.79 $2,347 -11.96
705–735 715 5 328.00–337.00 $331.77 $2,372 -4.41
755–790 770 4 326.00–330.00 $328.01 $2,526 -2.10
800–805 803 2 318.00–319.00 $318.50 $2,558 +8.50
945 945 1 251.00 $251.00 $2,372 -24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,694 +15.00
410–440 425 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 +35.00
460 460 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,380 -71.67
515–520 518 3 353.00–375.00 $367.71 $1,905 +6.97
565 565 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,938 -21.31
610–635 623 2 339.00–347.00 $342.92 $2,136 +4.18
655–690 678 4 325.00–353.00 $334.52 $2,268 -3.14
705 705 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,122 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,262 -50.00
315–325 320 2 485.00–490.00 $487.46 $1,560 -22.67
400–420 412 3 400.00–435.00 $411.90 $1,697 -6.83
450–455 453 2 400.00–435.00 $417.60 $1,892 +29.29
505–540 520 3 330.00–355.00 $340.52 $1,771 -21.69
555 555 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,137 +13.46
565–575 570 2 300.00–331.00 $315.64 $1,799 -184.84
580 fancy 580 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,943 -90.00
605–630 618 2 305.00–320.00 $312.35 $1,930 -46.53
655–675 662 3 315.00–335.00 $323.45 $2,141 -39.35
720 720 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,016 -99.00
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 -83.00
835 835 1 266.00 $266.00 $2,221 -9.00
905–925 915 2 259.00–270.00 $264.44 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 383.00–391.00 $387.09 $1,684 -5.44
450–470 458 6 350.00–385.00 $369.17 $1,691 +29.20
535 535 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,658 -20.00
560–580 570 2 340.00–350.00 $344.91 $1,966 +2.83
675 675 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,822 -54.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,914 —
500–515 508 2 375.00–401.00 $387.81 $1,970 -2.26
575 575 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,041 +15.14
620 620 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,114 +1.78
660–680 672 3 315.00–333.00 $326.93 $2,197 -1.30
745 745 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,310 —
765 765 1 316.00 $316.00 $2,417 -3.00
815 815 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,453 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,780 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1210 1119 80-85% 4 157.00–164.00 $161.14 $1,803 -12.89
1005–1270 1148 80-85% 8 169.00–177.00 $173.28 $1,989 -17.21
1200–1440 1281 80-85% 4 178.00–188.00 $181.75 $2,328 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1200 1043 85-90% 3 150.00–160.00 $153.72 $1,603 -3.68
955–1115 1048 85-90% 4 147.00–149.00 $148.06 $1,552 -9.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1335 1223 75-80% 2 175.00–180.00 $177.73 $2,174 —
1540 1540 75-80% 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,587 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1545 1338 2 190.00–195.00 $192.11 $2,570 —
1570–2000 1766 4 221.00–229.00 $224.32 $3,961 -16.83
1795 1795 1 245.00 $245.00 $4,398 +3.85

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00

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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
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00 —
1555 1555 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —

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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.