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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 7, 2021

645 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.34/cwt +13.90 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 428 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.30/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 508 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.20/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 584 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 645 798 1,344
Feeder cattle 505 701 1,146
Slaughter cattle 105 87 178
Replacement cattle 35 10 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to sale being closed for two weeks due to holidays. Cattle were average with some attractive. Buyers activity was good even with very wet conditions for past couple of days.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 321 7 175.00–182.00 $177.68 $570 +8.30
365–395 376 7 173.00–179.00 $175.12 $658 +8.89
400–445 424 23 157.00–177.00 $171.11 $726 +12.67
445 value added 445 5 178.00 $178.00 $792 —
470 value added 470 4 165.00–167.00 $165.50 $778 —
455–495 473 13 153.00–170.00 $163.36 $773 +10.85
520–545 532 5 142.00–157.00 $148.92 $792 -0.95
555–575 565 2 135.00–145.00 $139.91 $790 -0.54
600 600 2 127.00–135.00 $131.00 $786 -0.43
600–605 value added 605 14 144.00–146.00 $145.86 $882 —
680 680 1 127.00 $127.00 $864 +1.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 8 138.00–150.00 $145.41 $483 —
375 375 2 145.00 $145.00 $544 +6.56
410–445 422 7 133.00–145.00 $139.01 $587 +5.62
455–475 467 3 130.00–135.00 $131.68 $615 +4.39
515–525 520 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $663 +3.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 6 150.00–157.00 $153.33 $517 +4.61
360–390 377 11 140.00–155.00 $148.25 $559 +5.61
405–440 421 6 130.00–145.00 $137.88 $580 +7.56
470–495 478 8 127.00–137.00 $132.98 $636 +5.78
500 value added 500 12 130.00 $130.00 $650 —
500–545 516 11 125.00–134.00 $128.53 $663 +1.61
555–585 569 6 120.00–130.00 $123.65 $704 -1.48
590 value added 590 14 123.00 $123.00 $726 —
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 -1.56
655–690 673 2 117.00 $117.00 $787 +2.00
700–745 723 3 112.00–117.00 $114.99 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 125.00–127.00 $126.06 $401 +4.02
350–395 371 4 125.00–145.00 $130.05 $482 +12.65
410–440 422 9 115.00–125.00 $121.77 $514 +4.96
465–485 475 3 115.00–119.00 $117.03 $556 +3.04
515–535 523 5 114.00–117.00 $115.61 $605 +4.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 127.00 $127.00 $756 +3.50
600 600 1 117.00 $117.00 $702 -2.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1405 1206 80-85% 14 40.00–47.00 $42.77 $516 -4.92
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–800 790 85-90% 3 21.00–25.00 $22.67 $179 —
900–1070 995 85-90% 10 33.00–38.00 $35.05 $349 -0.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 45.00 $45.00 $614 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1570 1484 4 58.00–67.00 $62.43 $926 —
1580–1925 1728 7 72.00–83.00 $77.54 $1,340 +3.35

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $533
800–845 823 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 63.00–65.00 $63.97 $526
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 79.00 $79.00 $703

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
900–1340 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 800.00–1,200.00 $917.92
1010–1260 1152 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 900.00–1,200.00 $989.52
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1160 1160 Aged (>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.