Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers traded 10.00- 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs traded steady to 10.00 lower on lesser quality, while feeder heifers over 600lbs traded 10.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling 10.00- 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.40/cwt on 23 head, up $22.38 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −19.95 against this barn's trailing median of $421.35.

Average price

$401.40

▲ 22.38 vs prior sale

23 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.96

vs AR average

−58.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	413.05	2,275	11thin
Medium and Large 2	533	390.72	2,084	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.97, low $356.44, median $421.35 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

401.40

—

AR average9 barns · 221 hd

438.36

−36.96

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−58.97

This barn, trailing median28 sales

421.35

−19.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,677	223.56	3,750	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	190.15	2,596	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	176.15	2,200	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	161.23	1,802	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$4,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$3,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$2,920	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$2,576	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,925	$5,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,710	$5,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$4,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$4,069	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,483	$3,424	10

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	575	427.57/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	380.84/cwt	360.00–397.00	2,525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,541	3,591.03/head	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	625	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,656	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	251.69/cwt	220.00–285.00	2,547	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,920.44/head	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,920	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925	5,700.00/head	5,700.00–5,700.00	5,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	3,228.40/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,228	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	2,575.59/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,576	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	5,500.00/head	5,500.00–5,500.00	5,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	361.54/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,945	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	4,875.00/head	4,250.00–5,500.00	4,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	480	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,469	4,045.84/head	2,950.00–4,700.00	4,046	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	413.75/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	409.62/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	334.27/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	480.17/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,383	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	162.93/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,815	6
Bulls	—	—	2,100	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	5,355	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	187.11/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,556	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	184.70/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,213	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	572.50/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	491.82/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	383.76/cwt	376.00–395.00	2,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	346.49/cwt	337.00–357.00	2,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	521.36/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	371.69/cwt	353.00–415.00	2,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	357.54/cwt	339.00–375.00	2,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	439.73/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	765	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	441.62/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	399.77/cwt	389.00–415.00	2,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	442.82/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	491.97/cwt	469.00–520.00	2,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	388.24/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	332.30/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	308.08/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	434.91/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	355.20/cwt	341.00–370.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	360.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	463.29/cwt	439.00–475.00	2,196	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	216.42/cwt	214.00–218.00	3,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	222.11/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	178.25/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,239	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	196.22/cwt	193.00–201.00	2,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	402.56/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,097	9

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 277Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	4,250.00	4,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,541	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,591.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,378	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,228.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,710	5,500.00	5,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	4,250.00–5,500.00	4,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,469	2,950.00–4,700.00	4,045.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,012	220.00–285.00	251.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,204	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,920.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,104	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,575.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,925	5,700.00	5,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	575	425.00–430.00	427.57
1	600–650	625	425.00	425.00
1	750–800	765	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	550.00	550.00
5	350–400	373	470.00–520.00	491.82
5	400–450	437	420.00–455.00	439.73
6	450–500	477	425.00–465.00	441.62
3	500–550	535	376.00–395.00	383.76
8	550–600	576	353.00–415.00	371.69
2	600–650	615	340.00–350.00	345.00
3	650–700	663	360.00–397.00	380.84
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	302.00	302.00
1	900–950	910	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	427	400.00–440.00	413.75
7	450–500	479	385.00–420.00	409.62
2	500–550	538	353.00–370.00	361.54
1	650–700	655	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	275	545.00–600.00	572.50
1	300–350	305	575.00	575.00
4	350–400	381	500.00–540.00	521.36
6	400–450	423	469.00–520.00	491.97
8	450–500	474	439.00–475.00	463.29
5	500–550	518	425.00–465.00	442.82
6	550–600	578	365.00–405.00	388.24
4	600–650	628	389.00–415.00	399.77
3	650–700	673	339.00–375.00	357.54
6	700–750	720	337.00–357.00	346.49
2	750–800	778	320.00–345.00	332.30
1	850–900	895	311.00	311.00
1	900–950	905	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	970	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	399.00	399.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	460.00–500.00	480.17
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	438	420.00–450.00	434.91
2	450–500	453	420.00	420.00
9	500–550	521	385.00–425.00	402.56
3	550–600	570	341.00–370.00	355.20
3	600–650	627	350.00–370.00	360.94
4	650–700	665	320.00–350.00	334.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	565.00	565.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	525	379.00	379.00
1	600–650	625	357.00	357.00
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
3	750–800	767	300.00–319.00	308.08
1	800–850	845	291.00	291.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	161.00–167.00	162.93
1	—	1,140	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,366	184.00–190.00	187.11
1	—	1,505	178.00	178.00
5	—	1,336	193.00–201.00	196.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	184.00–186.00	184.70
8	—	1,259	165.00–175.00	170.05
11	—	1,256	176.00–182.00	178.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	255.00	255.00
4	—	1,604	214.00–218.00	216.42
2	—	1,613	220.00–224.00	222.11

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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