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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 27, 2021

591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $125.02/cwt ≈ $1,126/hd at 900 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.99/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 576 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $159.60/cwt +10.63 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 427 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 591 810 611
Feeder cattle 467 511 435
Slaughter cattle 109 159 61
Replacement cattle 15 140 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average. Sold a video load of 900 lb. steers for immediate delivery at a premium. Yearling type cattle still have high demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 175.00 $175.00 $586 —
365–385 378 3 160.00–167.00 $163.95 $620 +10.66
400–440 427 10 155.00–165.00 $159.60 $681 +10.63
450–495 468 8 148.00–161.00 $154.18 $722 +9.30
525 value added 525 3 167.00 $167.00 $877 +12.00
525–535 528 6 148.00–155.00 $150.85 $796 +8.97
550–585 568 6 145.00–155.00 $150.95 $857 +15.46
600–640 624 7 135.00–151.00 $140.22 $875 +7.75
660–685 673 3 132.00–138.00 $134.30 $904 +7.31
700–730 715 4 129.00–135.00 $132.01 $944 +9.49
765–785 773 4 128.00–133.00 $129.74 $1,003 +10.37
900 value added 900 57 125.20 $125.20 $1,127 —
925 925 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 145.00 $145.00 $483 ±0.00
355–375 366 5 142.00–148.00 $145.37 $532 +9.15
400–440 420 4 135.00–138.00 $135.72 $570 +0.72
460 460 1 133.00 $133.00 $612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 155.00–157.00 $156.00 $523 +11.00
365–380 372 3 144.00–155.00 $147.98 $550 +4.34
400–445 424 9 135.00–145.00 $139.83 $593 +4.67
460–495 474 7 133.00–142.00 $136.70 $648 +7.07
500–525 512 5 132.00–137.00 $134.61 $689 +8.04
560–595 576 10 125.00–133.00 $129.99 $749 +6.29
615 value added 615 3 133.00 $133.00 $818 —
610–640 620 6 120.00–130.00 $125.14 $776 +5.29
670–685 678 2 126.00 $126.00 $854 +8.00
815 815 1 108.00 $108.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 326 5 120.00–130.00 $126.42 $412 +6.34
365–380 373 2 120.00–127.00 $123.43 $460 —
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 —
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 485 4 143.00–145.00 $144.02 $698 +6.66
525 525 1 133.00 $133.00 $698 +8.00
565–590 578 2 130.00–132.00 $131.02 $757 +9.02
615–640 623 3 124.00–130.00 $127.29 $793 —
685–690 688 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $850 —
765 765 1 106.00 $106.00 $811 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1050 1045 80-85% 2 53.00 $53.00 $554 —
1045–1490 1229 80-85% 22 55.00–63.00 $60.81 $747 +1.16
1205–1475 1334 80-85% 4 66.00–67.00 $66.51 $887 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1055 968 85-90% 13 48.00–55.00 $52.17 $505 +3.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1545 1448 2 68.00–70.00 $68.93 $998 —
1655–1925 1733 5 85.00–89.00 $86.65 $1,502 -0.69
1940 1940 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,843 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–942 874 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 75.00–83.00 $78.53 $686

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1100–1270 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,040.19
1185–1285 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,000.00 $973.99

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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
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 -280.06
1425–1595 1508 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00–1,475.00 $1,416.13 -109.91

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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.