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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 29, 2021

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.00/cwt ≈ $782/hd at 525 lb · 92 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.74/cwt +15.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 725 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.89/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 515 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 1,230 802
Feeder cattle 665 905 717
Slaughter cattle 88 235 75
Replacement cattle 5 90 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 8-10 lower; over 400 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Sold two video loads of preconditioned heifers for immediate delivery at a premium. Quality was average. Demand was moderate.

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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 7 185.00–212.00 $200.02 $648 +1.84
350–395 373 2 180.00–195.00 $187.05 $698 -2.27
400–445 427 9 165.00–181.00 $170.83 $729 +2.94
465–495 479 8 155.00–170.00 $160.08 $767 -5.07
485 value added 485 3 165.00 $165.00 $800 —
505 value added 505 3 160.00 $160.00 $808 —
500–545 517 12 150.00–163.00 $157.36 $814 +1.45
555–595 575 10 143.00–157.00 $150.07 $863 -1.80
600 value added 600 3 158.00 $158.00 $948 +1.77
605–635 623 5 143.00–155.00 $149.54 $932 -0.98
660 value added 660 3 151.00 $151.00 $997 -2.00
650–690 667 5 135.00–151.00 $144.16 $962 -4.62
700–745 719 6 135.00–149.00 $141.73 $1,019 +2.73
725 value added 725 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 ±0.00
385–395 390 2 145.00–148.00 $146.52 $571 -3.49
425–445 438 4 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $624 -2.86
455–490 473 5 137.00–140.00 $138.79 $656 +1.44
510–525 520 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $678 -1.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 327 6 147.00–155.00 $151.50 $495 -9.18
360–385 371 5 145.00–146.00 $145.20 $539 -10.32
400–445 424 11 141.00–153.00 $147.86 $627 +4.21
455 value added 455 3 148.00 $148.00 $673 -5.00
450–495 473 6 141.00–148.00 $144.79 $685 -0.17
500–545 522 13 135.00–146.00 $140.64 $734 -0.95
550–585 563 8 132.00–142.00 $136.89 $771 -0.08
615 615 1 145.00 $145.00 $892 +11.94
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 -13.06
605–635 619 6 128.00–135.00 $132.16 $818 -0.90
655–690 674 9 128.00–134.00 $131.47 $886 -0.05
700–745 715 3 127.00–136.00 $132.08 $944 +5.27
725 value added 725 70 143.20 $143.20 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 92 149.00 $149.00 $782 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 329 5 125.00–135.00 $130.00 $428 —
350–375 367 3 130.00–135.00 $132.61 $487 +5.61
435 435 1 128.00 $128.00 $557 +5.44
525 525 4 120.00–125.00 $121.75 $639 +0.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 483 6 144.00–150.00 $147.03 $710 -2.37
500–545 531 10 137.00–148.00 $142.85 $759 -0.05
610–645 624 8 128.00–137.00 $133.38 $832 +0.83
735 735 1 129.00 $129.00 $948 +4.00
755 755 1 121.00 $121.00 $914 -3.00
815 815 1 117.00 $117.00 $954 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1225 1107 80-85% 9 40.00–53.00 $48.58 $538 —
1125–1460 1258 80-85% 13 60.00–69.00 $65.29 $821 -5.08
1175–1415 1282 80-85% 10 72.00–76.00 $74.05 $949 +3.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $282 -4.33
980–1020 1008 85-90% 5 50.00–55.00 $52.42 $528 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,076 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,102 —
1565–1865 1715 2 85.00–90.00 $87.72 $1,504 —
1535–2060 1798 2 92.00–96.00 $93.71 $1,685 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 -376.72

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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.