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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

1,600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $130.04/cwt +10.35 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 760 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.24/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 519 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $156.45/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 424 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,600 1,530 1,628
Feeder cattle 1,405 1,310 1,277
Slaughter cattle 185 205 321
Replacement cattle 10 15 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 value added 314 4 175.00–182.00 $179.83 $565 —
325–340 333 4 160.00–167.00 $164.27 $547 +3.90
350–395 377 13 155.00–163.00 $158.91 $599 +0.40
400–440 422 19 150.00–163.00 $155.20 $655 -1.13
435–445 value added 438 3 163.00–165.00 $164.34 $720 —
450–495 464 19 140.00–155.00 $148.77 $690 +2.09
460–485 value added 472 3 157.00–160.00 $159.00 $750 —
500–545 519 26 133.00–145.00 $139.08 $722 -1.22
500–545 value added 522 3 148.00–153.00 $150.26 $784 —
550–595 567 15 130.00–140.00 $133.39 $756 -0.50
590 value added 590 3 139.00 $139.00 $820 —
600–640 615 11 125.00–135.00 $128.71 $792 -0.62
650–675 658 9 124.00–132.00 $126.67 $833 -1.23
720–740 728 4 120.00–127.00 $122.74 $894 -0.26
755 755 2 122.00–124.00 $123.00 $929 +3.31
760 value added 760 66 130.25 $130.25 $990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 4 135.00–142.00 $138.05 $462 +1.46
355–395 380 7 130.00–135.00 $132.92 $505 -2.08
400–445 419 5 126.00–135.00 $132.11 $554 +0.07
450–495 473 15 122.00–132.00 $126.78 $600 +2.18
500–545 523 12 119.00–125.00 $121.73 $637 +1.48
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 8 127.00–137.00 $131.10 $414 -1.45
350–385 369 11 120.00–135.00 $126.85 $468 -4.77
400–445 429 16 120.00–133.00 $123.04 $528 -5.79
455–485 473 15 120.00–129.00 $122.72 $580 -4.37
500–545 519 15 118.00–129.00 $122.48 $636 -0.44
510–535 value added 523 3 131.00–132.00 $131.67 $689 —
550–575 561 7 115.00–125.00 $118.83 $667 -0.58
600–630 607 6 110.00–117.00 $114.50 $695 -1.18
650–690 666 11 107.00–117.00 $111.35 $742 -3.05
650–685 value added 667 5 115.00–118.00 $116.61 $778 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 -0.65
775 775 1 101.00 $101.00 $783 -4.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 331 8 115.00–119.00 $115.73 $383 -1.55
350–375 357 7 113.00–117.00 $114.88 $410 -5.12
400–435 420 6 110.00–115.00 $112.02 $470 +0.52
475 475 1 105.00 $105.00 $499 -13.00
510–525 517 3 105.00–111.00 $107.69 $557 -2.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 485 7 128.00–137.00 $132.71 $644 -2.29
525–545 537 9 119.00–127.00 $123.45 $663 -1.19
575–585 583 5 118.00–125.00 $120.40 $702 +0.53
600–645 616 6 115.00–120.00 $117.99 $727 +0.46
650–695 675 7 115.00–116.00 $115.28 $778 -0.72
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 +5.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1100 1034 80-85% 12 30.00–36.00 $32.83 $339 -0.19
1030–1420 1205 80-85% 33 40.00–50.00 $44.56 $537 —
1195–1380 1288 80-85% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.46 $676 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–855 829 85-90% 5 24.00–25.00 $24.80 $206 —
885–1080 997 85-90% 15 32.00–39.00 $35.70 $356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1355 1330 2 60.00–62.00 $61.02 $812 —
1520 1520 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,307 —
1310–1965 1698 8 70.00–80.00 $74.92 $1,272 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1050–1265 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–925.00 $869.11
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.