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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 18, 2021

802 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.93/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 703 lb · 86 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.89/cwt +11.89 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 680 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.59/cwt -3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 629 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 802 1,351 144
Feeder cattle 753 1,163 80
Slaughter cattle 39 123 64
Replacement cattle 10 65 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 3.00-10.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Sold two loads of preconditioned cattle on video at a premium.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 322 6 175.00–200.00 $187.13 $603 +7.84
350–395 369 7 180.00–202.50 $190.12 $702 +14.82
410 value added 410 3 192.00 $192.00 $787 +5.63
400–445 422 16 162.00–190.00 $174.60 $737 +3.04
460–465 value added 463 6 175.00–181.00 $178.02 $824 +6.57
450–495 474 12 157.00–173.00 $163.29 $774 +0.96
505–545 529 8 151.00–160.00 $155.76 $824 -2.20
545 value added 545 5 165.00 $165.00 $899 -4.56
555–565 value added 563 4 165.00 $165.00 $929 —
555–585 568 7 141.00–150.00 $146.69 $833 +1.37
600–645 625 10 130.00–140.00 $135.18 $845 -5.44
600–648 value added 632 12 140.00–145.00 $141.43 $894 -4.54
655 value added 655 3 139.00 $139.00 $910 -3.50
650–695 671 6 130.00–135.00 $131.84 $885 -1.67
700–715 value added 702 82 129.00–137.75 $136.66 $959 —
710–730 719 4 118.00–126.00 $120.97 $870 -5.35
785 value added 785 2 125.00 $125.00 $981 —
805–845 834 5 108.00–119.00 $113.54 $947 —
945 945 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,011 —
955 955 2 100.00–106.00 $103.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 321 5 147.00–155.00 $150.41 $483 +1.46
355–385 373 7 148.00–155.00 $150.39 $561 +5.55
405–445 425 13 135.00–145.00 $142.32 $605 +2.54
465–485 475 6 136.00–140.00 $137.49 $653 +3.78
500–545 529 8 125.00–138.00 $133.10 $704 +1.43
555–575 565 2 126.00–130.00 $127.96 $723 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 305 3 143.00–148.00 $145.33 $443 -3.44
355–395 373 7 136.00–145.00 $141.31 $527 -5.40
400–435 416 21 134.00–145.00 $137.73 $573 -3.52
475 value added 475 2 148.00 $148.00 $703 +3.22
450–490 476 8 130.00–139.00 $134.01 $638 -4.40
510–540 524 9 130.00–139.00 $134.79 $706 -0.07
535–545 value added 542 7 140.00–142.50 $141.80 $769 -1.29
565 value added 565 7 135.00 $135.00 $763 -4.36
550–590 570 5 121.00–134.00 $129.92 $741 -1.84
600–620 value added 616 10 127.50–130.00 $127.99 $788 -4.45
620–635 630 3 122.00–127.00 $124.01 $781 +3.35
680 value added 680 71 126.00 $126.00 $857 —
695 695 1 118.00 $118.00 $820 +4.00
700–730 715 2 115.00 $115.00 $822 +2.57
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 -1.06
365 365 1 125.00 $125.00 $456 -1.60
440 440 1 122.00 $122.00 $537 -3.66
450–485 470 4 115.00–125.00 $120.73 $567 +5.73
510–525 520 3 115.00–117.00 $116.35 $605 -2.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 145.00–148.00 $146.52 $703 -0.23
515–540 528 4 135.00–142.00 $138.50 $731 +2.40
550–575 564 4 130.00–135.00 $132.74 $749 +6.33
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 +7.00
675 675 1 122.00 $122.00 $824 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–810 803 85-90% 2 24.00–25.00 $24.50 $197 —
810–1050 949 85-90% 6 35.00–42.00 $36.86 $350 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1425 1321 80-85% 5 53.00–58.00 $55.16 $729 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1465 1438 2 62.00–64.00 $62.98 $906 —
1620–1740 1661 4 75.00–81.00 $77.72 $1,291 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
1220–1300 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.