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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 17, 2020

798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.31/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 419 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.20/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 466 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.10/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 528 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 798 2,080 938
Feeder cattle 701 1,725 788
Slaughter cattle 87 340 135
Replacement cattle 10 15 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 1..00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Quality was average. No sale for next two weeks. Closed for holidays. Next sale will be January 7th 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 4 165.00–180.00 $169.38 $564 -5.64
355–395 369 4 165.00–168.00 $166.23 $613 -1.55
400–445 418 12 152.00–167.00 $158.44 $662 -5.49
450–495 475 15 143.00–167.00 $152.51 $724 -5.15
500–545 517 15 142.00–155.00 $149.87 $775 -1.92
560–595 578 6 134.00–153.00 $140.45 $812 -0.60
600–645 621 5 130.00–133.00 $131.43 $816 +1.05
655–690 680 4 122.00–128.00 $125.26 $852 -2.70
720–745 730 4 120.00–126.00 $121.78 $889 -1.96
750–770 760 2 118.00–122.00 $119.97 $912 -6.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 363 3 135.00–145.00 $138.44 $503 +0.54
400–440 419 8 130.00–135.00 $133.39 $559 -0.64
460–485 477 3 125.00–130.00 $127.29 $607 -3.54
500–535 512 3 122.00–125.00 $124.02 $635 +3.62
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 +1.64
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 5 145.00–150.00 $148.72 $474 +1.60
355–395 373 7 130.00–150.00 $142.64 $532 -0.72
400–445 418 22 125.00–135.00 $130.32 $545 -1.75
445 value added 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
450–495 466 18 124.00–133.00 $127.20 $593 -2.54
500–545 525 15 122.00–133.00 $126.92 $666 +0.50
545 value added 545 3 134.00 $134.00 $730 —
550–595 569 8 120.00–130.00 $125.13 $712 +2.35
605 value added 605 3 124.00 $124.00 $750 —
600–645 617 5 118.00–125.00 $121.56 $750 +5.54
655–695 675 2 115.00 $115.00 $776 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 329 5 120.00–125.00 $122.04 $402 -1.18
355–385 370 2 115.00–120.00 $117.40 $434 -2.49
420–435 428 5 115.00–120.00 $116.81 $500 +1.10
470–475 473 2 113.00–115.00 $113.99 $539 -0.10
500–535 518 2 110.00–112.00 $110.97 $575 +0.97
585 585 1 103.00 $103.00 $603 -2.00
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 9 129.00–143.00 $134.97 $638 -4.88
500–540 523 6 126.00–131.00 $128.65 $673 -1.34
555–595 579 6 122.00–125.00 $123.50 $715 -2.07
610–635 623 3 114.00–123.00 $119.01 $741 +1.24
650–695 678 3 111.00–115.00 $113.72 $771 +4.47
745 745 1 106.00 $106.00 $790 -1.00
785 785 1 109.00 $109.00 $856 +10.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1080 1060 80-85% 4 31.00–36.00 $33.48 $355 +0.66
1045–1470 1225 80-85% 15 44.00–52.00 $47.69 $584 +3.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 27.00 $27.00 $250 —
915–1100 996 85-90% 9 32.00–40.00 $36.01 $359 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1525 1408 2 56.00–64.00 $60.33 $849 —
1540–1865 1703 2 72.00–76.00 $74.19 $1,263 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–975 894 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 57.00–65.00 $59.82 $535

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.