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Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 16, 2021

915 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.93/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 417 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.16/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 472 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.66/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 464 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 915 1,385 798
Feeder cattle 720 1,062 701
Slaughter cattle 180 243 87
Replacement cattle 15 80 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower; over 450 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. 5.00 lower; over 400 lbs. 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. There will be no sale for the next two weeks due to holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 185.00 $185.00 $625 -8.45
355–395 373 5 180.00–188.00 $183.55 $685 -4.30
415–445 433 11 167.00–180.00 $175.04 $758 -10.99
450–495 464 14 161.00–180.00 $170.66 $792 -1.40
500–530 513 13 160.00–180.00 $168.92 $867 -0.31
550–585 564 8 155.00–173.00 $162.73 $918 +2.01
610–645 622 5 145.00–155.00 $150.23 $934 -0.34
665 665 1 150.00 $150.00 $998 +7.93
710–735 718 3 140.00–148.00 $144.34 $1,036 -1.91
805–820 813 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 6 137.00–157.00 $149.94 $492 -4.15
350–390 374 7 145.00–155.00 $150.96 $565 +0.24
405–445 423 9 140.00–154.00 $145.07 $614 +0.42
450–475 459 8 135.00–142.00 $139.88 $642 +0.11
505–525 515 2 135.00–138.00 $136.47 $703 +3.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 155.00–160.00 $157.34 $503 -6.30
350–395 376 10 150.00–163.00 $154.62 $581 -5.42
400–445 417 30 140.00–157.00 $150.93 $629 +3.71
450–495 472 18 141.00–155.00 $150.16 $709 +6.77
500–545 521 9 140.00–151.00 $145.21 $757 +5.08
550–585 572 7 138.00–146.00 $141.85 $811 +2.84
610–640 626 6 132.00–140.00 $135.84 $850 +2.73
725 725 1 133.00 $133.00 $964 +7.50
790 790 2 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 316 4 130.00–135.00 $133.79 $423 -1.95
355–365 360 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $477 -2.90
415–435 425 5 125.00–130.00 $128.02 $544 -4.60
455–470 463 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $572 -4.52
505–535 520 2 120.00–125.00 $122.57 $637 +5.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 474 8 145.00–155.00 $150.89 $715 +0.03
520–540 532 6 141.00–147.00 $143.35 $763 +1.81
575–595 582 3 138.00–141.00 $139.33 $811 +4.29
610–620 613 3 132.00–138.00 $136.01 $834 +6.14
725 725 1 122.00 $122.00 $884 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1042 80-85% 13 30.00–40.00 $36.43 $380 +0.23
1055–1430 1178 80-85% 22 48.00–59.00 $53.84 $634 +1.25
1125–1550 1287 80-85% 8 61.00–63.00 $62.00 $798 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–860 810 85-90% 3 22.00–25.00 $24.03 $195 —
875–1040 975 85-90% 9 30.00–36.00 $33.45 $326 -4.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $833 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1485 1420 4 55.00–64.00 $59.88 $850 —
1640–1940 1806 5 76.00–85.00 $80.76 $1,459 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1050–1205 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 725.00–775.00 $742.93
1140–1370 1276 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–1,050.00 $938.76

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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
1385 1385 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.