Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 4, 2021

949 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.75/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 636 lb · 98 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.24/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 425 lb · 25 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.81/cwt +6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 672 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	949	500	422
Feeder cattle	880	413	336
Slaughter cattle	59	77	76
Replacement cattle	10	10	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality was average with few attractive. Lighter cattle were in good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	4	163.00–180.00	$172.02	$568	-7.98
350–385	369	5	170.00–175.00	$172.97	$638	-2.33
400–435 value added	418	6	178.00–180.00	$178.96	$748	—
400–445	427	19	160.00–177.00	$167.48	$715	+0.06
450–490	474	8	152.00–171.00	$162.77	$772	-0.27
500–540 value added	512	6	157.00–165.00	$163.26	$836	-5.71
500–545	523	15	150.00–165.00	$157.86	$826	+1.65
550–560 value added	555	14	153.00–163.00	$155.70	$864	-9.30
550–595	566	4	137.00–150.00	$142.42	$806	-2.34
600–645	617	7	133.00–141.00	$136.87	$844	+0.63
605–640 value added	637	91	140.00–155.00	$143.20	$912	—
655–690	670	4	125.00–130.00	$128.71	$862	+0.46
650–685 value added	672	21	132.00–140.00	$135.97	$914	—
700–730	718	6	119.00–127.00	$122.64	$881	+2.55
750–785	768	2	120.00	$120.00	$922	+1.68
810	810	1	119.00	$119.00	$964	+4.00
855–865	860	2	109.00–113.00	$110.99	$955	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	150.00	$150.00	$454	+3.00
375–380	378	2	145.00–150.00	$147.52	$558	+0.06
400–440	423	11	130.00–145.00	$138.43	$586	-4.56
450–475	459	8	130.00–138.00	$134.75	$619	+1.45
510–540	526	5	120.00–135.00	$128.34	$675	-1.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	11	149.00–160.00	$153.24	$490	+1.07
350–390	371	12	140.00–155.00	$146.35	$543	-6.12
400–435	416	11	136.00–147.00	$142.58	$593	+2.44
450–495	475	19	130.00–142.00	$135.30	$643	-1.88
500–540	520	16	127.00–136.00	$131.16	$682	-3.97
550–585	562	8	124.00–132.00	$128.35	$721	+0.37
555–565 value added	563	4	132.00	$132.00	$743	—
605–640	622	5	123.00–126.00	$124.01	$771	+12.01
625–635	630	2	118.00–122.00	$119.98	$756	-2.99
650–670	660	2	122.00–124.00	$123.02	$812	-11.98
700–735	712	3	110.00–120.00	$114.92	$818	—
760	760	1	103.00	$103.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	305	3	122.00–137.00	$131.43	$401	—
350–395	368	6	120.00–130.00	$126.87	$467	-0.54
400–445	422	6	120.00–125.00	$123.62	$522	+0.10
455–475	468	4	119.00–125.00	$121.72	$570	+1.72
525–545	535	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$637	+3.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	475	8	135.00–147.00	$143.49	$682	-3.51
510–545	530	3	130.00–135.00	$133.29	$706	-1.71
560–585	573	8	122.00–135.00	$128.63	$737	-0.32
610	610	1	125.00	$125.00	$762	-0.60
655–695	670	5	118.00–120.00	$119.61	$801	-5.39

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–910	833	85-90%	4	25.00–30.00	$27.42	$228	—
850–1045	968	85-90%	9	35.00–42.00	$38.23	$370	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1060	1042	80-85%	3	35.00–38.00	$36.67	$382	—
1140–1535	1283	80-85%	9	48.00–56.00	$52.00	$667	-1.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1990	1658	5	86.00–89.00	$87.25	$1,447	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–890	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	60.00–74.00	$68.91	$589

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
965–995	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$975.38
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1880	1880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.