USDA Hope, AR Weighted Average 03/26 21:00
03/26/2026 | 9:00 pm CDT USDA Hope, AR Weighted Average 03/26 21:00
AMS_2058 MARS
Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR
Hope Livestock Auction Inc.-Hope,AR
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 03/26/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 517 481 644
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 69 27 175
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 37 248 35
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 CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 515-515 515 465-465 465
1 570-570 570 405-405 405
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 540-540 540 353-353 353
1 575-575 575 370-370 370
1 635-635 635 335-335 335
1 715-715 715 285-285 285
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 290-290 290 555-555 555
3 310-345 322 495-505 498.21
2 395-395 395 485-505 495
4 400-405 403 485-510 498.76
7 470-490 483 440-480 454.25
9 500-530 511 415-480 433.54
2 520-525 523 480-505 492.56 Replacement
4 550-575 561 385-401 396.09
7 600-645 619 371-410 384.6
1 630-630 630 433-433 433 Replacement
3 665-665 665 365-371 367.67
1 710-710 710 500-500 500 Replacement
6 705-730 715 350-373 363.15
1 790-790 790 369-369 369 Replacement
1 815-815 815 327-327 327
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 285-285 285 485-485 485
3 310-335 325 450-480 460.31
3 350-380 368 425-470 443.44
5 400-440 420 440-475 452.85
3 470-485 478 400-440 413.52
4 500-540 513 400-440 409.85
1 550-550 550 415-415 415
1 630-630 630 363-363 363
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 510-520 515 390-393 391.49
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 275-275 275 600-600 600
2 310-340 325 605-650 626.46
4 360-395 379 590-645 623.71
6 400-430 413 515-570 530.55
9 455-495 469 480-525 502.8
6 500-540 522 477-520 491.62
7 560-595 575 405-450 427.92
6 625-640 632 380-421 410.53
1 650-650 650 391-391 391 Thin Fleshed
4 700-730 713 327-355 339.52
2 760-775 768 347-350 348.51
4 810-830 818 330-339 333.5
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 270-270 270 500-500 500
3 315-335 325 540-585 557.87
3 350-370 362 530-580 558.06
8 405-440 424 495-550 508.95
9 455-490 472 440-485 466.57
10 505-540 528 415-453 431.36
1 560-560 560 425-425 425
4 615-645 631 350-373 366.64
7 665-690 676 335-355 345.24
STEERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-335 314 500-525 515.86
2 370-380 375 505-515 510.07
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1085-1330 1190 172-178 175.76 Low
2 1205-1620 1413 198-204 200.56 Average
5 1175-1840 1601 212-220 215.56 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 920-1275 1098 171-174 172.74 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1135-1485 1363 183-187 184.45 High
4 1225-1715 1470 173-179 176.69 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
8 815-1430 1004 159-166 163.32 Average
2 995-1030 1013 175-178 176.47 High
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1025-1035 1030 2125-2200 2162.68
9 1015-1480 1252 2050-3850 2982.7
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1065-1475 1313 3250-3900 3705.58
1 955-955 955 3350-3350 3350
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1270-1270 1270 4600-4600 4600 O
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