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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 30, 2021

891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.46/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 619 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.31/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 419 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $150.95/cwt -20.44 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 422 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 891 1,322 1,621
Feeder cattle 773 962 1,288
Slaughter cattle 103 325 273
Replacement cattle 15 35 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 10.00-20.00 instances 25.00 lower; over 450 lbs. 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Buyer participation was limited. Fleshy unweaned cattle are now making up the majority of the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 319 7 165.00–180.00 $172.31 $550 -24.00
350–385 373 5 155.00–175.00 $163.26 $609 -30.58
400–440 422 21 144.00–160.00 $150.95 $637 -20.44
450–495 473 19 140.00–150.00 $144.71 $684 -12.82
500–540 517 12 138.00–148.00 $143.96 $744 +1.67
550–590 568 3 130.00–135.00 $133.39 $758 -4.86
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 -1.33
655–685 671 5 125.00 $125.00 $839 -5.00
735–745 738 3 129.00–134.00 $130.66 $964 -2.06
800–835 818 2 126.00–127.00 $126.49 $1,035 -6.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 135.00 $135.00 $423 -20.52
355–390 375 8 135.00–139.00 $135.76 $509 -12.49
405–440 424 4 128.00–135.00 $132.47 $562 -10.01
475–485 480 2 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $588 -15.42
520–535 528 2 123.00 $123.00 $649 —
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 9 140.00–160.00 $149.11 $468 -1.80
355–390 373 6 137.00–143.00 $139.85 $522 -4.48
400–445 419 24 130.00–143.00 $134.31 $563 -5.03
455–490 469 20 125.00–135.00 $130.04 $610 +8.80
500–540 520 12 122.00–131.00 $125.03 $650 +8.52
550–595 566 10 120.00–126.00 $123.02 $696 +0.40
610–615 value added 615 20 127.00–129.00 $128.90 $793 —
600–645 628 8 118.00–123.00 $120.37 $756 +7.37
655–695 value added 663 7 125.00–127.00 $126.28 $837 —
660–675 668 2 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $795 -2.27
705–735 value added 719 10 122.00–128.00 $125.94 $906 —
710–730 720 4 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $846 -4.51
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 -6.00
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
885 value added 885 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 125.00 $125.00 $416 —
370 370 1 118.00 $118.00 $437 -10.76
435–445 438 3 115.00–118.00 $116.02 $508 -7.77
455–480 468 2 111.00–115.00 $112.95 $529 -4.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 468 6 130.00–139.00 $135.15 $633 -6.23
505–535 519 4 120.00–127.00 $123.48 $641 -1.36
575 575 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $696 -5.00
635 635 1 118.00 $118.00 $749 -4.01
650–655 653 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $702 -10.51
700–725 717 3 100.00–110.00 $103.26 $740 -11.74

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1100 1052 80-85% 6 37.00–42.00 $40.33 $424 -0.34
1060–1465 1241 80-85% 14 49.00–58.00 $53.29 $661 -0.19
1235–1605 1389 80-85% 6 60.00–67.00 $62.96 $875 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–875 846 85-90% 4 22.00–25.00 $23.50 $199 —
985–1050 1015 85-90% 4 39.00–41.00 $39.50 $401 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $852 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1720 1503 6 65.00–75.00 $69.43 $1,044 —
1720–1975 1803 6 79.00–85.00 $81.85 $1,476 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,250.00 $1,112.50
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1150–1335 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 730.00–800.00 $761.67

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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
1060–1315 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,050.00 $1,005.37 —

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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.