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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.74/cwt +6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 420 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.08/cwt +7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 469 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.64/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 557 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 745 802 168
Feeder cattle 667 753 131
Slaughter cattle 68 39 37
Replacement cattle 10 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality was average. Lighter weight calves suitable for grazing were still in high demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 12 180.00–200.00 $192.36 $623 +5.23
350–385 374 13 180.00–200.00 $188.37 $705 -1.75
400 value added 400 3 197.00 $197.00 $788 +5.00
400–445 417 19 165.00–185.00 $173.81 $725 -0.79
450 value added 450 3 185.00 $185.00 $832 +6.98
450–490 474 5 160.00–170.00 $165.18 $783 +1.89
500–545 512 5 148.00–162.00 $155.07 $794 -0.69
505–535 value added 517 10 171.00–175.00 $173.37 $896 +8.37
555–590 577 12 140.00–151.00 $147.27 $850 +0.58
600–605 value added 603 4 146.00–152.00 $147.49 $889 +6.06
600–635 620 6 134.00–144.00 $140.63 $872 +5.45
665–670 668 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $898 +2.66
710 value added 710 3 132.00 $132.00 $937 -4.66
770 value added 770 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,009 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 329 8 150.00–156.00 $154.13 $507 +3.72
350–390 369 10 130.00–157.00 $149.13 $550 -1.26
400–430 416 5 135.00–147.00 $143.42 $597 +1.10
495 495 1 142.00 $142.00 $703 +4.51
505–540 521 4 122.00–137.00 $132.12 $688 -0.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 321 6 145.00–155.00 $151.89 $488 +6.56
350–395 371 11 144.00–150.00 $147.10 $546 +5.79
405 value added 405 2 149.00 $149.00 $603 —
400–445 421 22 135.00–149.00 $143.26 $603 +5.53
455–475 value added 465 8 148.00–151.00 $149.36 $695 +1.36
455–495 471 14 135.00–148.00 $141.07 $664 +7.06
500 value added 500 1 147.00 $147.00 $735 —
500–545 532 8 135.00–145.00 $137.44 $731 +2.65
555 value added 555 21 133.00 $133.00 $738 -2.00
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 -4.92
600–640 622 3 122.00 $122.00 $759 -2.01
650–695 663 9 117.00–124.00 $119.12 $790 +1.12
720–745 733 4 105.00–117.00 $112.55 $825 -2.45
770–780 775 2 105.00–111.00 $107.98 $837 +7.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 135.00 $135.00 $439 +5.00
370–395 383 6 125.00–135.00 $131.12 $502 +6.12
475–495 483 4 117.00–125.00 $120.49 $582 -0.24
505–535 516 4 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $606 +1.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 476 4 145.00–150.00 $147.98 $704 +1.46
500–535 520 3 143.00–144.00 $143.34 $745 +4.84
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 +2.26
645 645 1 121.00 $121.00 $780 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1085 1044 80-85% 4 41.00–46.00 $43.54 $455 —
1070–1450 1190 80-85% 16 52.00–59.00 $56.32 $670 —
1200 1200 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $720 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–885 821 85-90% 4 25.00–28.00 $26.53 $218 +2.03
925–1010 963 85-90% 3 38.00–42.00 $39.98 $385 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $697 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1425 1423 2 70.00–72.00 $71.00 $1,010 +8.02
1515–2000 1729 4 80.00–85.00 $82.61 $1,428 —
1925 1925 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,800 —

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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 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1225–1420 1323 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,142.63 —

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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.