Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 2, 2021

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.46/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 619 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.15/cwt -6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 570 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.58/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 665 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	909	633	751
Feeder cattle	830	476	608
Slaughter cattle	67	132	113
Replacement cattle	12	25	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. steady; over 500 lbs. 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Buyers were not as aggressive this week. Weaned yearling type cattle sold at a premium.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	5	180.00–200.00	$188.61	$600	-4.63
350–385	365	3	175.00–180.00	$178.24	$651	-6.36
400–445	417	9	160.00–178.00	$169.19	$706	-0.89
450–495	468	8	156.00–170.00	$161.05	$754	-2.94
515–540	526	6	154.00–155.00	$154.84	$814	-4.29
555–595	573	13	150.00–157.00	$154.23	$884	-1.99
600–640	613	10	144.00–154.00	$147.72	$906	-5.09
610–645 value added	623	15	159.00–164.00	$162.28	$1,011	+2.28
650–690 value added	662	10	157.00–161.00	$159.87	$1,058	+0.51
650–685	668	8	140.00–153.00	$145.71	$973	-7.12
700–710	705	2	144.00–153.00	$148.47	$1,047	-2.26
700–745 value added	719	6	153.00–160.00	$156.92	$1,128	-4.94
755–790 value added	770	3	150.00–152.00	$151.34	$1,165	—
755–790	773	2	142.00–151.00	$146.40	$1,132	-6.26
845	845	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,225	-3.98
860 value added	860	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,299	—
885	885	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	155.00	$155.00	$519	+3.00
370–395	381	6	150.00–158.00	$152.47	$581	+1.63
400–445	422	11	140.00–150.00	$144.95	$612	+1.40
470–490	483	5	135.00–140.00	$137.39	$664	-2.83
500–540	524	7	130.00–139.00	$133.68	$700	-3.18
575–580	578	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$737	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	10	155.00–170.00	$161.38	$533	+1.92
350–395	374	7	149.00–163.00	$155.06	$580	-0.10
400–445	419	13	142.00–151.00	$148.28	$621	-2.73
460–495	480	11	140.00–149.00	$144.96	$696	-0.15
505–545	527	11	135.00–145.00	$139.62	$736	-4.83
550–570 value added	558	3	141.00–145.00	$142.98	$798	—
550–595	572	17	130.00–141.00	$136.12	$779	-7.07
605 value added	605	1	141.00	$141.00	$853	—
600–645	614	13	132.00–138.00	$135.13	$830	-3.69
660–680 value added	668	5	137.00–140.00	$138.58	$926	—
650–695	676	4	128.00–136.00	$132.21	$894	-4.83
700–705 value added	704	4	133.00–139.00	$135.50	$954	—
700–715	705	6	125.00–133.00	$128.51	$906	-6.82
750–775	763	3	122.00–127.00	$124.99	$954	+4.99
765–770 value added	768	6	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$1,041	—
815	815	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,002	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$454	-1.93
410–435	424	4	130.00–135.00	$131.77	$559	—
465–475	470	2	130.00	$130.00	$611	+3.29
525	525	2	122.00–125.00	$123.50	$648	-5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	465	2	148.00–150.00	$149.02	$693	-1.13
510–545	529	5	135.00–145.00	$141.17	$747	-1.83
550–585	566	6	135.00–141.00	$138.15	$782	-2.85
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1065	1011	80-85%	6	42.00–50.00	$47.20	$477	—
1120–1495	1255	80-85%	8	59.00–65.00	$61.98	$778	-7.16
1115–1345	1278	80-85%	6	67.00–74.00	$70.59	$902	+1.45

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–855	842	85-90%	5	31.00–35.00	$33.20	$280	-3.45
910–1025	961	85-90%	5	41.00–51.00	$48.48	$466	-0.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	75.00	$75.00	$934	—
1544–2040	1756	3	83.00–85.00	$84.09	$1,477	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
850–1260	1116	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	785.00–850.00	$817.29

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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.