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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 5, 2021

858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.21/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 523 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.18/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 572 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.58/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 524 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 858 758 874
Feeder cattle 719 665 688
Slaughter cattle 119 88 161
Replacement cattle 20 5 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 10.00-12.00 higher; over 400 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average. Buyer participation was active on all classes of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 327 5 185.00–201.00 $196.07 $641 -3.95
370–395 389 4 181.00–200.00 $188.06 $732 +1.01
400–440 419 10 165.00–183.00 $169.77 $711 -1.06
450–480 469 5 157.00–165.00 $161.21 $756 +1.13
465–475 value added 470 6 166.00–172.00 $168.97 $794 +3.97
500–545 521 8 155.00–162.00 $156.27 $814 -1.09
525–530 value added 528 6 163.00–165.00 $164.00 $866 +4.00
555–580 569 8 145.00–155.00 $150.87 $858 +0.80
600–645 614 13 141.00–155.00 $147.45 $905 -2.09
650–675 663 9 135.00–145.00 $141.26 $937 -2.90
700–730 710 3 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $987 -2.73
760–795 778 4 135.00–139.00 $137.00 $1,066 —
810–845 825 3 134.00–138.00 $136.63 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 3 150.00–162.00 $155.69 $518 +5.69
375 375 1 147.00 $147.00 $551 +0.48
400–445 420 5 140.00–150.00 $143.90 $604 +1.44
465–495 478 6 138.00–145.00 $141.17 $675 +2.38
525–545 535 2 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $725 +5.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 329 8 155.00–170.00 $163.24 $537 +11.74
350–385 375 5 150.00–163.00 $155.29 $582 +10.09
400–445 426 7 145.00–155.00 $149.11 $635 +1.25
450–495 474 13 142.00–153.00 $147.70 $700 +2.91
500–545 523 19 138.00–149.00 $143.21 $749 +2.57
570 value added 570 3 147.00 $147.00 $838 —
550–595 573 11 134.00–148.00 $140.87 $807 +3.98
600–645 629 8 127.00–138.00 $132.47 $833 +0.31
650–695 668 4 127.00–135.00 $130.48 $872 -0.99
705–720 713 2 125.00–131.00 $128.03 $913 -4.05
750–780 765 2 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $914 —
810–815 813 2 119.00 $119.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–490 486 4 125.00–127.00 $126.50 $615 —
500–525 518 4 115.00–125.00 $121.97 $632 +0.22
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 476 8 140.00–152.00 $147.10 $700 +0.07
510–545 530 9 140.00–150.00 $145.54 $771 +2.69
565–590 573 6 138.00–142.00 $139.83 $801 —
605–645 630 5 133.00–140.00 $136.16 $858 +2.78
665–680 673 3 125.00–133.00 $128.66 $866 —
700 700 1 129.00 $129.00 $903 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1075 1030 80-85% 5 50.00–56.00 $53.97 $556 —
1035–1560 1225 80-85% 30 64.00–73.00 $69.54 $852 —
1140–1410 1301 80-85% 7 74.00–76.50 $75.53 $983 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–855 820 85-90% 2 39.00–45.00 $41.87 $343 +6.87
860–1075 976 85-90% 10 52.00–60.00 $56.16 $548 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,076 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1470 1383 3 75.00–76.00 $75.67 $1,047 —
1415–1655 1492 5 85.00–93.00 $87.96 $1,312 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1120–1140 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1155–1275 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–950.00 $913.08

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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.