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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

1,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.91/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 508 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $171.39/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 426 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.34/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 420 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,322 1,089 615
Feeder cattle 962 855 518
Slaughter cattle 325 219 87
Replacement cattle 35 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Quality was average. Buyer participation was limited. Fleshy new crop calves made up the majority of the offering. Changes in the weather combined with the time of year has the market on a downslide.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 5 192.00–210.00 $196.31 $648 -5.21
355–395 377 15 169.00–210.00 $193.84 $731 -0.60
400–445 426 19 161.00–195.00 $171.39 $730 -5.86
450–490 462 10 142.00–170.00 $157.53 $728 -8.19
500–535 519 9 140.00–145.00 $142.29 $738 -10.36
550–590 567 12 135.00–141.00 $138.25 $784 -11.52
600–620 607 3 130.00–133.00 $131.33 $797 -9.38
660–685 667 5 130.00 $130.00 $867 -8.66
715–745 729 7 131.00–133.00 $132.72 $968 -5.30
795 795 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,057 —
800 800 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,064 —
850 850 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 324 8 150.00–158.00 $155.52 $504 +0.52
350–395 371 9 130.00–155.00 $148.25 $550 -3.12
400–445 414 11 135.00–150.00 $142.48 $590 -0.12
450–480 470 4 130.00–145.00 $137.89 $648 +0.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 324 8 145.00–155.00 $150.91 $489 -0.73
350–395 379 7 140.00–149.00 $144.33 $547 -6.62
400–445 420 15 133.00–145.00 $139.34 $585 -1.85
455–485 473 4 120.00–123.00 $121.24 $573 -13.49
475–485 476 11 130.00–135.00 $130.73 $622 -4.00
500–525 506 19 124.00–130.00 $128.01 $648 -4.63
525–535 530 2 115.00–118.00 $116.51 $618 -16.13
550–585 569 11 120.00–126.00 $122.62 $698 -8.65
605–630 614 4 120.00–126.00 $122.53 $752 -3.71
630 630 1 113.00 $113.00 $712 -13.24
660–675 668 4 120.00–123.00 $121.26 $810 -3.08
705–730 717 3 122.00 $122.00 $875 —
785–790 788 2 105.00–117.00 $111.02 $875 +1.02
810 810 1 106.00 $106.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 364 5 125.00–130.00 $128.76 $469 +1.28
415–435 430 4 120.00–125.00 $123.79 $532 +0.57
465–475 473 4 115.00–120.00 $116.98 $553 -5.72
500 500 1 115.00 $115.00 $575 -4.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 466 4 135.00–147.00 $141.38 $659 +0.36
500–545 530 7 122.00–127.00 $124.84 $662 -12.49
555–585 575 11 124.00–128.00 $126.00 $724 -6.10
605–645 627 11 117.00–125.00 $122.01 $765 -6.27
685 685 2 115.00–121.00 $118.00 $808 -3.61
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 ±0.00
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1100 1055 80-85% 13 35.00–45.00 $40.67 $429 -3.37
1040–1540 1236 80-85% 52 48.00–58.00 $53.48 $661 -6.31
1120–1770 1349 80-85% 20 59.00–63.00 $60.96 $822 -5.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–875 853 85-90% 5 25.00–28.00 $26.22 $224 -0.95
925–1055 998 85-90% 16 35.00–43.00 $39.48 $394 -2.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1515 1450 75-80% 9 50.00–60.00 $56.22 $815 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1540 1413 2 73.00 $73.00 $1,031 —
1595–1880 1677 7 80.00–86.00 $83.46 $1,400 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 955.00 $955.00
1045–1250 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 675.00–850.00 $746.93
980–1345 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 750.00–1,000.00 $861.32
1210–1265 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–800.00 $744.33

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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
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 -100.00
1585 1585 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.