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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.55/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 518 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.21/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 426 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.14/cwt -9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 618 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 858 1,072 406
Feeder cattle 682 764 301
Slaughter cattle 147 198 95
Replacement cattle 29 110 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Market still strong on yearling type cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 11 182.00–202.00 $194.07 $619 -2.86
350–380 366 11 180.00–200.00 $186.31 $682 -3.33
400–445 421 14 165.00–195.00 $176.55 $743 -0.79
450–495 463 13 160.00–175.00 $169.74 $786 -3.32
500–525 value added 509 8 175.00–181.00 $177.21 $902 —
505–545 525 11 160.00–170.00 $163.98 $861 -4.06
565 value added 565 3 165.00 $165.00 $932 -3.60
550–585 568 6 145.00–155.00 $151.11 $858 -3.89
600–630 value added 618 5 150.00–158.00 $153.11 $946 -2.45
615–645 630 6 138.00–148.00 $143.82 $906 -0.22
700–705 703 2 135.00 $135.00 $949 -0.97
770–795 778 3 120.00–128.00 $123.38 $960 -5.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 329 4 155.00–162.00 $159.22 $524 +5.31
355–385 375 7 150.00–155.00 $152.90 $573 +1.46
405–425 415 5 143.00–152.00 $147.60 $613 +3.57
455–475 462 3 137.00–147.00 $141.31 $653 +1.31
515–535 523 4 130.00–143.00 $136.94 $716 +4.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 309 8 159.00–170.00 $164.97 $510 +3.86
350–385 372 8 149.00–162.00 $155.03 $577 -2.10
400–445 426 16 140.00–153.00 $146.24 $623 -9.09
430 value added 430 2 155.00 $155.00 $666 —
450 value added 450 2 153.00 $153.00 $688 -2.00
450–485 466 7 138.00–147.00 $142.15 $662 -6.63
515 value added 515 2 145.00 $145.00 $747 —
500–535 524 7 135.00–142.00 $138.50 $726 -2.83
560 value added 560 2 142.00 $142.00 $795 -3.00
550–595 574 7 130.00–136.00 $132.23 $759 -5.64
615 value added 615 6 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $833 -7.03
600–635 621 8 128.00–132.00 $129.62 $805 -3.09
650–685 value added 667 5 130.00–133.00 $131.40 $876 —
690–695 693 2 122.00–125.00 $123.51 $856 +5.51
715–730 723 2 118.00–126.00 $121.96 $882 —
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 135.00 $135.00 $436 +5.00
355–375 368 3 130.00–135.00 $132.34 $487 -0.80
455–465 460 2 120.00 $120.00 $552 -8.99
580–585 583 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $694 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 473 6 145.00–155.00 $152.17 $720 -2.45
505–540 523 5 140.00–145.00 $144.03 $753 +3.03
555–585 570 2 138.00–139.00 $138.49 $789 -1.84
600–625 610 5 128.00–135.00 $132.63 $809 -0.73
680 680 1 124.00 $124.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1620–1685 1653 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,500.00–2,550.00 $2,525.49 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1070 1047 80-85% 5 40.00–44.00 $41.20 $431 -7.10
1055–1345 1193 80-85% 16 55.00–64.00 $58.56 $699 -3.63
1150–1485 1305 80-85% 4 65.00–71.00 $68.30 $891 -3.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–840 818 85-90% 3 32.00–35.00 $33.69 $276 -0.35
895–1005 945 85-90% 7 42.00–48.00 $44.53 $421 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $815 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1450 1327 3 74.00–77.00 $75.44 $1,001 —
1550–1910 1744 6 85.00–91.00 $88.05 $1,536 —
1595–2250 1923 2 95.00–98.00 $96.24 $1,851 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–900 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 68.00–79.00 $71.90 $620
925–935 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 65.00 $65.00 $604

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1040–1100 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–750.00 $716.82
965–1250 1116 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00–1,150.00 $1,046.36
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.