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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $134.90/cwt +8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 520 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.54/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 628 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $128.58/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 567 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 740 1,046 1,009
Feeder cattle 598 781 751
Slaughter cattle 117 220 233
Replacement cattle 25 45 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Buyer activity was better than past couple of weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 145.00–153.00 $149.00 $499 +1.19
355–395 380 10 140.00–155.00 $148.51 $564 +4.96
400–440 416 11 135.00–147.00 $141.24 $588 +1.45
450 value added 450 3 152.00 $152.00 $684 —
455–495 473 11 130.00–145.00 $137.09 $648 +2.86
505–530 value added 517 12 137.00–143.00 $139.05 $719 —
500–545 521 21 128.00–140.00 $132.53 $690 +5.77
560 value added 560 2 135.00 $135.00 $756 —
550–590 568 15 123.00–132.00 $127.72 $725 +6.10
600–635 614 10 120.00–127.00 $122.99 $755 +4.18
650–695 664 9 120.00–126.00 $123.12 $818 +6.21
710–735 718 6 116.00–128.00 $121.97 $876 +5.65
750–795 779 6 114.00–124.00 $117.96 $919 —
800–815 808 3 110.00–116.00 $112.33 $908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 4 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $421 +7.42
350–355 353 2 133.00–135.00 $133.99 $473 +10.29
410–440 433 4 123.00–128.00 $125.25 $542 +5.25
455 455 1 120.00 $120.00 $546 +5.00
510–545 530 3 115.00–120.00 $116.71 $619 +6.68
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 129.00–135.00 $132.21 $427 +8.72
350–395 372 10 125.00–130.00 $127.40 $474 +5.11
400–430 413 6 120.00–128.00 $124.35 $514 +5.78
450–470 460 6 120.00–123.00 $120.51 $554 +4.95
500–545 523 6 115.00–120.00 $117.33 $614 +4.41
550 550 1 155.00 $155.00 $852 +45.03
555–590 579 8 110.00–118.00 $113.41 $657 +3.44
600–645 620 14 107.00–117.00 $113.34 $703 +4.09
645 645 1 129.00 $129.00 $832 +19.75
645 value added 645 5 119.00 $119.00 $768 —
655–695 671 4 105.00–112.00 $109.43 $734 -0.58
710–715 713 2 103.00–107.00 $105.01 $749 -2.03
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $371 +2.46
350–385 368 2 110.00–115.00 $112.62 $414 +2.62
430–440 435 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $468 +1.52
455–475 467 3 105.00–110.00 $107.37 $501 +4.41
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 +4.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–580 566 4 110.00–118.00 $114.80 $650 +3.32
605–610 608 2 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $684 +2.51
655–660 658 2 105.00 $105.00 $691 -1.54
705–720 713 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $731 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1100 1037 80-85% 9 37.00–44.00 $40.38 $419 +5.68
1025–1420 1243 80-85% 27 48.00–56.00 $52.85 $657 +6.04
1380–1575 1464 80-85% 4 57.00–60.00 $58.99 $864 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $274 +3.88
915–1100 993 85-90% 14 38.00–45.00 $42.25 $420 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1430 1366 3 62.00–65.00 $62.94 $860 +3.39
1650–1830 1735 4 70.00–83.00 $75.29 $1,306 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1135 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 53.00–68.00 $59.48 $595

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1020–1125 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–825.00 $785.01
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
970 fancy 970 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 -324.87
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.