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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 28, 2021

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $128.67/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 714 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.60/cwt +13.57 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 528 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.50/cwt +5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 473 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 500 1,331 1,386
Feeder cattle 413 1,094 1,243
Slaughter cattle 77 202 113
Replacement cattle 10 35 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher; over 600 lbs. steady. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was very good on lighter weight cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 +8.72
365–395 379 6 172.00–180.00 $175.30 $664 +6.15
400–445 432 15 158.00–175.00 $167.42 $723 +4.55
450–495 468 14 152.00–170.00 $163.04 $763 +5.28
495 value added 495 3 177.00 $177.00 $876 —
500–545 526 8 146.00–163.00 $156.21 $822 +8.62
500–545 value added 529 11 165.00–175.00 $168.97 $894 +15.47
555 value added 555 3 165.00 $165.00 $916 +17.32
565–590 579 8 135.00–155.00 $144.76 $838 +6.34
605–635 623 6 127.00–145.00 $136.24 $849 -0.81
650–685 665 4 125.00–131.00 $128.25 $853 —
700–715 value added 714 75 128.00–130.00 $129.01 $921 +0.21
705–745 723 3 115.00–125.00 $120.09 $868 +0.09
770–785 778 3 115.00–120.00 $118.32 $921 —
830 830 1 115.00 $115.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 147.00 $147.00 $456 +0.81
350–390 375 7 145.00–152.00 $147.46 $553 +1.72
405–440 425 4 140.00–145.00 $142.99 $608 +2.02
455–480 470 3 130.00–135.00 $133.30 $627 -0.46
505–525 517 3 125.00–135.00 $130.02 $672 —
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 +3.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 9 145.00–157.00 $152.17 $484 +5.90
380–390 385 2 150.00–155.00 $152.47 $587 +15.37
405–435 418 11 135.00–147.00 $140.14 $586 +5.60
450–490 468 7 135.00–140.00 $137.18 $642 +6.82
500–535 521 6 131.00–138.00 $135.13 $704 +6.11
550 550 1 115.00 $115.00 $632 -5.84
560–575 565 3 126.00–130.00 $127.98 $723 +7.14
590 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 +34.16
620 value added 620 3 128.00 $128.00 $794 —
625 625 1 112.00 $112.00 $700 -6.00
610–645 629 7 120.00–127.00 $122.97 $773 +4.97
650–655 653 2 135.00 $135.00 $882 +24.00
655–685 667 3 117.00–126.00 $120.98 $807 +9.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 125.00–130.00 $127.41 $469 +6.73
435–445 440 2 122.00–125.00 $123.52 $543 +4.50
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 +3.58
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 +1.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 147.00 $147.00 $698 +9.05
545 545 1 135.00 $135.00 $736 +0.18
550–575 563 3 125.00–132.00 $128.95 $726 +3.76
610–645 628 2 122.00–129.00 $125.60 $789 +2.61
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 +7.50
730–745 738 2 109.00–115.00 $112.03 $827 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1075 1058 80-85% 2 37.00–39.00 $38.02 $402 +1.35
1085–1425 1251 80-85% 15 47.00–56.00 $53.53 $670 +5.57
1275–1385 1318 80-85% 3 58.00–59.00 $58.67 $773 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–935 871 85-90% 5 20.00–24.00 $22.26 $194 -2.52
945–1110 1019 85-90% 7 32.00–40.00 $36.14 $368 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1455 1384 4 60.00–65.00 $63.69 $881 —
1415–1795 1595 5 80.00–81.00 $80.38 $1,282 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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
1120–1470 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 790.00–825.00 $809.86 -220.40

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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.