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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 21, 2021

1,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.63/cwt -5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 561 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $159.97/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 468 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.35/cwt -4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 562 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,331 1,464 483
Feeder cattle 1,094 1,292 425
Slaughter cattle 202 147 58
Replacement cattle 35 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 7 170.00–173.00 $171.28 $562 -6.18
350–395 374 8 165.00–175.00 $169.15 $633 -5.73
400–445 427 18 155.00–172.00 $162.87 $695 -7.71
450–465 value added 459 7 163.00–167.00 $165.32 $759 -4.23
450–490 471 17 145.00–165.00 $157.76 $743 -1.44
500–545 526 10 140.00–155.00 $147.59 $776 -2.64
535 value added 535 7 153.50 $153.50 $821 -11.14
550–585 value added 559 18 142.00–151.00 $147.68 $826 -8.28
550–585 563 14 130.00–147.00 $138.42 $779 -0.72
600–620 610 3 130.00–141.00 $137.05 $836 +6.25
605–640 value added 616 10 137.50–138.00 $137.66 $848 -2.18
660 value added 660 3 135.00 $135.00 $891 -2.00
705–710 value added 708 5 128.00–130.00 $128.80 $912 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 -6.52
760 value added 760 3 127.50 $127.50 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 320 4 142.00–150.00 $146.19 $468 -2.79
355–380 367 7 145.00–150.00 $145.74 $535 +0.74
400–440 423 8 140.00–145.00 $140.97 $596 +3.96
475–485 478 4 130.00–135.00 $133.76 $639 +0.69
555–595 573 4 120.00–125.00 $121.73 $698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 314 7 140.00–153.00 $146.27 $459 +10.49
355–380 370 10 130.00–143.00 $137.10 $507 +2.18
400–435 418 13 130.00–140.00 $134.54 $562 +0.28
420 value added 420 3 146.00 $146.00 $613 —
450–490 466 11 125.00–137.00 $130.36 $607 +4.19
500–540 516 14 125.00–133.00 $129.02 $666 +1.86
550–575 value added 558 10 124.00–130.00 $125.86 $702 -3.73
550–595 567 10 118.00–125.00 $120.84 $685 -3.02
600–610 606 6 115.00–120.00 $118.00 $715 +0.32
650 650 1 111.00 $111.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 7 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $392 -1.76
355–395 375 6 119.00–125.00 $120.68 $453 +1.71
410–445 431 10 115.00–120.00 $119.02 $513 +0.15
450–475 465 5 115.00–118.00 $116.42 $541 +0.55
500–545 527 3 110.00–115.00 $113.08 $596 -1.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 469 5 133.00–143.00 $137.95 $647 -9.57
500–545 525 6 130.00–140.00 $134.82 $708 +0.99
575–595 582 5 120.00–129.00 $125.19 $729 -5.54
600–625 608 3 122.00–124.00 $122.99 $748 -2.51
650–655 653 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $767 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1125 1058 80-85% 5 34.00–40.00 $36.67 $388 +2.48
1010–1485 1260 80-85% 38 45.00–54.00 $47.96 $604 —
1175–1360 1273 80-85% 3 54.00–55.00 $54.69 $696 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–895 854 85-90% 8 22.00–28.00 $24.78 $212 —
855–1100 986 85-90% 18 33.00–40.00 $35.65 $352 -3.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 48.00 $48.00 $631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1760 1624 4 62.00–65.00 $63.52 $1,032 —
1565–1760 1659 4 74.00–82.00 $79.77 $1,323 —
1875 1875 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,650 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1080–1085 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.12
1045–1160 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 745.00–750.00 $747.37
1135–1195 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,030.00 $960.92
1170–1300 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 750.00–900.00 $814.16
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1220–1300 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,120.00 $1,030.26 —
1490 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —

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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.