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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 4, 2021

918 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.44/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 719 lb · 31 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.97/cwt +13.80 vs last sale · ≈ $501/hd at 323 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $164.11/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 471 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 918 1,133 0
Feeder cattle 772 853 0
Slaughter cattle 131 245 0
Replacement cattle 15 35 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 10.00-14.00 higher; over 400 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality was average to atractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 10 163.00–180.00 $172.22 $561 +6.03
355–395 383 10 165.00–175.00 $168.05 $644 +4.91
400–445 421 24 155.00–175.00 $165.27 $696 +5.83
450–495 471 25 150.00–173.00 $164.11 $773 +8.62
500–545 516 25 153.00–167.00 $160.16 $826 +8.88
550–595 573 16 145.00–161.00 $154.34 $884 +10.45
600–645 620 12 135.00–145.00 $139.55 $865 +6.99
650–690 665 10 130.00–139.00 $134.99 $898 +4.99
715–720 value added 718 20 132.00–133.00 $132.65 $952 —
700–745 722 11 130.00–136.00 $132.07 $954 +3.07
755–760 758 2 132.00–136.00 $134.01 $1,016 +8.51
805 805 2 127.00–129.00 $128.00 $1,030 +4.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 7 145.00–150.00 $146.96 $469 +2.98
355–375 365 4 145.00–147.00 $145.51 $531 +3.63
400–445 418 8 135.00–145.00 $140.18 $586 +5.18
475–485 480 4 130.00–143.00 $135.78 $652 +6.56
525–545 535 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $690 +4.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 26 145.00–165.00 $154.97 $501 +13.80
350–390 373 10 145.00–155.00 $150.33 $561 +12.48
400–440 413 8 130.00–145.00 $137.07 $566 +3.53
455–495 477 18 128.00–140.00 $131.98 $630 +1.06
505–535 524 9 125.00–132.00 $128.19 $672 -0.61
555–585 573 10 122.00–134.00 $126.92 $727 +0.25
600–615 608 6 120.00–134.00 $124.50 $757 +1.81
655 655 1 123.00 $123.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 3 125.00–135.00 $129.95 $403 +4.95
355–385 366 4 122.00–128.00 $125.70 $460 +3.99
400–435 411 4 120.00–125.00 $121.70 $500 +4.56
455 455 1 118.00 $118.00 $537 +0.46
500–525 517 3 110.00–115.00 $112.34 $581 -1.14
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 473 6 140.00–147.00 $142.78 $675 +5.11
525–545 535 4 129.00–140.00 $135.54 $725 +1.54
575–590 583 2 127.00–129.00 $128.01 $746 +3.01
620–640 625 4 120.00–128.00 $125.21 $783 +1.96
665–695 680 8 121.00–128.00 $124.74 $848 —
710–745 727 3 110.00–123.00 $114.65 $834 +7.93
785 785 2 108.00–111.00 $109.50 $860 +6.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1100 1046 80-85% 9 33.00–42.00 $36.98 $387 —
1055–1370 1196 80-85% 23 47.00–57.00 $52.55 $628 —
1070–1595 1331 80-85% 14 60.00–67.00 $64.04 $852 +1.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–895 843 85-90% 8 19.00–23.00 $20.63 $174 —
985–1055 1024 85-90% 5 35.00–42.00 $38.42 $393 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $916 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1470 1348 3 64.00–65.00 $64.67 $872 —
1510–1895 1714 6 80.00–85.00 $82.19 $1,409 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1070–1190 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–975.00 $892.15
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.