Hope Livestock Auction Market Report

Hope, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 20, 2022

1,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.79/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 570 lb · 83 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.35/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 675 lb · 80 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.21/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 470 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,051	1,177	1,331
Feeder cattle	907	1,014	1,094
Slaughter cattle	114	148	202
Replacement cattle	30	15	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower; over 500 lbs. 3.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. Buyer activity was limited. Sold two video loads of preconditioned cattle at a premium. Slaughter cattle were considerbly higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	3	175.00–190.00	$180.10	$591	-20.35
355–390	374	4	175.00–185.00	$180.87	$676	-10.94
400–445	416	8	172.00–180.00	$175.38	$730	-7.24
445 value added	445	2	183.00	$183.00	$814	—
460 value added	460	4	183.00–185.00	$183.50	$844	-6.50
450–495	470	11	160.00–177.00	$168.54	$792	-11.69
500 value added	500	3	180.00	$180.00	$900	-5.00
500–545	517	17	160.00–180.00	$169.40	$876	-3.92
565–570 value added	570	72	160.00–177.00	$176.53	$1,006	+3.26
550–590	573	11	150.00–159.00	$155.84	$893	-8.71
600–635	614	9	143.00–154.00	$148.43	$911	-5.76
600–635 value added	623	13	151.00–157.00	$154.16	$960	-8.47
660–675 value added	675	76	151.00–162.50	$162.20	$1,095	+4.52
670–695	680	4	140.00–150.00	$145.25	$988	-5.05
710–745 value added	720	10	144.00–149.00	$147.38	$1,061	-4.86
735–740	738	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,033	-2.77
760–775	765	3	143.00–148.00	$146.31	$1,119	+2.11
830	830	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,204	—
940 value added	940	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	317	5	145.00–155.00	$149.97	$475	-10.07
375–380	378	2	150.00	$150.00	$567	-6.94
400–445	413	6	140.00–150.00	$146.47	$605	-2.41
465–475	472	3	140.00–145.00	$141.64	$669	-1.13
525–535	529	5	130.00–135.00	$134.01	$709	-2.86

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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	318	5	162.00–170.00	$165.88	$527	+6.21
350–380	367	7	155.00–165.00	$160.50	$589	+5.79
405–435 value added	423	5	160.00	$160.00	$677	+0.49
405–440	424	5	150.00–157.00	$154.21	$654	+3.22
450–495 value added	468	13	155.00–163.00	$160.09	$749	+2.80
450–495	471	22	143.00–155.00	$149.14	$702	-0.41
500–530 value added	519	7	151.00–155.00	$153.32	$796	-1.64
510–545	525	5	143.00–151.00	$146.60	$770	+0.61
550–585	559	4	130.00–142.00	$137.87	$771	-1.28
560–595 value added	574	8	148.00–151.00	$149.41	$858	+3.41
600–625	614	6	133.00–138.00	$135.32	$831	+1.71
660 value added	660	3	137.00–138.00	$137.67	$909	+1.67
655–690	673	2	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$891	+2.76
705–725	716	4	124.00–132.00	$126.26	$904	+0.76
755 value added	755	2	132.00	$132.00	$997	—
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	+2.50
800	800	1	120.00	$120.00	$960	-1.00
830 value added	830	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,071	—
865–885	875	2	115.00–124.00	$119.55	$1,046	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	4	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$439	-2.17
365–375	370	2	130.00–137.00	$133.55	$494	-3.78
400–425	416	4	125.00–135.00	$129.94	$541	-1.73
485	485	1	125.00	$125.00	$606	-4.03
500–545	528	3	122.00–125.00	$122.95	$649	-2.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	461	7	150.00–155.00	$152.29	$702	-4.43
550–595	564	7	140.00–145.00	$141.01	$795	-2.32
605–645	629	5	135.00–137.00	$135.40	$852	-1.68
655–690	663	5	130.00–135.00	$131.19	$870	—
710–745	734	5	115.00–125.00	$120.82	$887	-6.72
785	785	1	119.00	$119.00	$934	+9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1055	1034	80-85%	6	45.00–52.00	$47.86	$495	+3.19
1095–1335	1210	80-85%	7	74.00–81.00	$77.71	$940	—
1055–1475	1212	80-85%	12	61.00–75.00	$69.42	$841	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–875	838	85-90%	4	30.00–34.00	$31.92	$267	+6.66
905–1045	984	85-90%	7	45.00–52.00	$47.50	$467	+8.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1585	1491	75-80%	4	68.00–79.00	$71.61	$1,068	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1495	1447	3	71.00–75.00	$73.34	$1,061	—
1300–1755	1508	5	85.00–94.00	$90.11	$1,359	—
1510–1880	1633	3	98.00–105.00	$102.53	$1,674	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1280	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,096.85
995–1255	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$752.89
1050–1280	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,050.00	$981.33
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1470	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.