Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 3, 2021

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.49/cwt +8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 631 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	781	591	679
Feeder cattle	524	467	539
Slaughter cattle	172	109	115
Replacement cattle	85	15	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Quality was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	185.00	$185.00	$601	+10.00
355–385	361	5	175.00–185.00	$177.13	$639	+13.18
400–425	412	7	160.00–173.00	$164.43	$677	+4.83
450–475	467	5	155.00–157.00	$156.22	$730	+2.04
500–540	523	9	144.00–155.00	$150.36	$786	-0.49
550–575	563	7	140.00–153.00	$147.27	$829	-3.68
605–640	627	5	135.00–150.00	$143.98	$903	+3.76
635 value added	635	5	153.00	$153.00	$972	—
650–655	653	2	137.00–144.00	$140.51	$918	+6.21
700	700	1	127.00	$127.00	$889	-5.01
700–715 value added	705	3	141.00–145.00	$143.65	$1,013	—
755–795	775	3	125.00–131.00	$128.66	$997	-1.08
805–845	829	7	120.00–124.00	$122.27	$1,014	—
860–885	873	5	112.00–124.00	$117.58	$1,026	—
960–975	968	2	100.00–111.00	$105.46	$1,021	—
1000–1035	1023	3	90.00–100.00	$94.94	$971	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	377	3	145.00	$145.00	$547	-0.37
410–445	433	3	135.00–140.00	$136.58	$591	+0.86
475	475	2	135.00	$135.00	$641	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	152.00	$152.00	$494	-4.00
375–385	382	3	140.00–147.00	$144.65	$553	-3.33
405–445	426	4	144.00–151.00	$146.38	$624	+6.55
450–495	470	9	136.00–145.00	$141.89	$667	+5.19
500–545	527	8	130.00–143.00	$134.96	$711	+0.35
550–580	565	4	127.00–135.00	$130.55	$738	+0.56
600–625	607	6	123.00–128.00	$126.34	$767	+1.20
680	680	1	121.00	$121.00	$823	-5.00
715	715	1	119.00	$119.00	$851	—
750–775	763	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$843	—
810–820	815	2	108.00–120.00	$113.96	$929	+5.96
855	855	1	105.00	$105.00	$898	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	135.00	$135.00	$405	+8.58
410–420	415	2	125.00	$125.00	$519	±0.00
455–475	468	3	120.00–121.00	$120.34	$563	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	2	145.00	$145.00	$682	+0.98
565–595	580	6	130.00–135.00	$131.15	$761	+0.13
630	630	1	131.00	$131.00	$825	+3.71
700–735	715	3	115.00–116.00	$115.34	$825	—
755–765	760	2	107.00–115.00	$110.97	$843	+4.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	80-85%	1	48.00	$48.00	$540	—
1090–1525	1246	80-85%	18	58.00–66.00	$61.56	$767	+0.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	85-90%	1	38.00	$38.00	$298	—
895–1035	971	85-90%	7	48.00–55.00	$53.48	$519	+1.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	75-80%	1	56.00	$56.00	$770	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1435	1408	2	72.00–74.00	$73.02	$1,028	—
1540–2350	1825	11	83.00–88.00	$85.57	$1,562	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–965	893	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	68.00–73.00	$70.33	$628

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	855.00	$855.00
940–1250	1101	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	950.00–1,170.00	$1,057.50
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255–1415	1334	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,106.49	+31.49
1325–1355	1343	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,175.00–1,375.00	$1,278.16	+203.16
1355–1425	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,550.00	$1,537.19	—
1535–1585	1560	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,412.30	—

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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.