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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

2,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.44/cwt +11.94 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 684 lb · 77 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $159.87/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 473 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.73/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 523 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,080 1,294 1,529
Feeder cattle 1,725 1,115 1,210
Slaughter cattle 340 159 269
Replacement cattle 15 20 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 16 165.00–185.00 $175.02 $567 -2.62
350–395 369 17 160.00–175.00 $167.78 $619 -1.03
400–445 427 32 155.00–175.00 $163.93 $700 -0.32
465–475 value added 469 9 160.00–175.00 $166.75 $782 —
450–490 474 28 151.00–168.00 $157.66 $747 +0.82
500–545 523 28 141.00–160.00 $151.79 $794 +2.84
525 value added 525 5 158.00 $158.00 $830 -6.02
550–595 564 27 131.00–155.00 $141.05 $796 +0.24
600–645 619 17 127.00–135.00 $130.38 $807 -2.04
650–685 667 19 124.00–134.00 $127.96 $853 -3.28
700–740 720 9 117.00–129.00 $123.74 $891 -2.23
785 785 1 126.00 $126.00 $989 +16.00
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 +5.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 5 130.00–145.00 $140.14 $453 -4.96
350–385 374 5 135.00–143.00 $137.90 $516 -2.02
410–445 425 13 120.00–142.00 $134.03 $570 -1.71
465–495 478 6 130.00–135.00 $130.83 $625 -1.04
500–535 523 5 120.00–122.00 $120.40 $630 -5.57
555–575 563 3 115.00–120.00 $118.36 $666 —
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 9 140.00–152.00 $147.12 $472 +2.41
350–385 370 21 139.00–150.00 $143.36 $530 +5.28
400–430 417 15 130.00–136.00 $132.07 $551 -1.19
450–495 466 32 125.00–135.00 $129.74 $605 -0.63
500–535 522 20 120.00–131.00 $126.42 $660 ±0.00
550–590 564 9 118.00–128.00 $122.78 $692 +7.78
600–645 624 14 115.00–117.50 $116.02 $724 -2.79
650 650 2 118.00 $118.00 $767 +9.50
685 value added 685 75 120.50 $120.50 $825 —
720–745 732 3 110.00–113.00 $111.65 $817 +6.42
765 765 1 103.00 $103.00 $788 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 319 4 120.00–125.00 $123.22 $393 -0.61
350–385 372 16 114.00–123.00 $119.89 $446 +2.23
415–435 422 7 115.00–118.00 $115.71 $488 +0.45
465–475 473 11 111.00–115.00 $114.09 $540 -1.65
500–505 503 2 110.00 $110.00 $553 +0.92
590 590 1 105.00 $105.00 $620 -3.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 475 8 135.00–145.00 $139.85 $664 +1.56
525–535 528 5 124.00–135.00 $129.99 $686 -1.33
550–585 572 9 120.00–135.00 $125.57 $718 -0.41
600–635 613 4 115.00–120.00 $117.77 $722 -0.56
650–695 673 5 105.00–115.00 $109.25 $735 -5.74
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 -3.99
750–765 760 3 95.00–102.00 $98.98 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1100 1065 80-85% 11 30.00–37.00 $32.82 $350 —
1030–1515 1229 80-85% 55 41.00–49.00 $44.64 $549 +0.13
1255–1545 1408 80-85% 5 54.00–55.00 $54.58 $768 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–955 883 85-90% 8 22.00–29.00 $23.84 $211 —
890–1100 1019 85-90% 16 30.00–41.00 $36.61 $373 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.50 $661 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1660 1590 3 60.00–65.00 $62.93 $1,001 —
1630–1985 1795 4 75.00–80.00 $77.57 $1,392 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–900 847 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 65.00–75.00 $70.30 $595
875–920 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 60.00–64.00 $61.38 $546

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
1075–1200 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 730.00–750.00 $740.55
1075–1385 1196 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,035.00 $957.23

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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.