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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 6, 2021

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $135.09/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 575 lb · 25 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $128.24/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 658 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $141.66/cwt -8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 464 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 674 681 0
Feeder cattle 480 455 0
Slaughter cattle 179 186 0
Replacement cattle 15 40 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was plain. Grain futures continue to rise, putting more pressure on cattle prices. Demand was softer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 12 160.00–165.00 $160.85 $520 -10.69
350–385 374 9 150.00–165.00 $156.91 $587 -9.85
400–435 413 10 141.00–152.00 $145.19 $600 -9.68
450–490 464 13 131.00–149.00 $141.66 $657 -8.66
500–535 522 9 133.00–144.00 $138.03 $721 -8.75
565–585 value added 574 20 130.50–140.50 $135.91 $780 —
560–585 578 5 130.00–133.00 $131.80 $762 -5.04
655 value added 655 16 129.00 $129.00 $845 —
655–685 667 5 125.00–128.00 $125.79 $839 -7.95
705 705 1 123.00 $123.00 $867 -7.00
770 770 7 116.00 $116.00 $893 -7.49
830 830 1 120.00 $120.00 $996 +2.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 4 135.00–145.00 $138.58 $457 -11.61
350–395 382 6 130.00–140.00 $134.84 $515 -10.23
400–420 408 5 120.00–135.00 $128.76 $525 -3.71
475 475 1 129.00 $129.00 $613 -3.55
515–530 523 2 117.00–121.00 $119.03 $623 -4.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 333 8 134.00–145.00 $139.41 $464 -3.55
355–395 373 10 132.00–141.00 $136.43 $509 -1.00
400–430 419 10 129.00–135.00 $131.00 $549 -0.18
465–480 474 6 127.00–135.00 $130.50 $619 +0.87
500–545 521 11 120.00–127.00 $123.93 $646 -2.99
550–590 570 6 118.00–120.00 $118.69 $677 -4.31
600–610 603 4 117.00–119.00 $118.25 $713 -1.53
660 660 1 118.00 $118.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 —
360 360 1 115.00 $115.00 $414 +0.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 465 2 130.00–133.00 $131.47 $611 -3.86
540–545 543 3 125.00 $125.00 $679 -5.62
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1054 80-85% 4 44.00–47.00 $45.51 $480 +0.99
1070–1290 1153 80-85% 3 65.00–67.00 $66.01 $761 —
1005–1550 1265 80-85% 42 55.00–62.00 $58.44 $739 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–845 822 85-90% 3 32.00–37.00 $34.33 $282 —
860–1055 979 85-90% 14 44.00–53.00 $47.42 $464 -0.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1630 1510 75-80% 3 52.50–57.00 $54.03 $816 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1435 1368 4 70.00–74.00 $72.23 $988 —
1535–1910 1713 6 83.00–90.00 $88.31 $1,513 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–910 893 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 68.00–72.00 $70.04 $625

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1205 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–950.00 $874.65
1050–1150 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–830.00 $779.89

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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.