Name: Hope Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to an absence in report last week. Link to video sale;https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.02/cwt on 14 head, down $61.29 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −42.27 against this barn's trailing median of $421.29.

Average price

$379.02

▼ 61.29 vs prior sale

14 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$37.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−84.47

vs AR average

−95.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	397.57	2,213	7thin
Medium and Large 2	546	360.47	1,969	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.09/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.97, low $346.27, median $421.29 across 29 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 sale14 hd

379.02

—

AR average7 barns · 290 hd

463.49

−84.47

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−95.46

This barn, trailing median29 sales

421.29

−42.27

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	—	Low	1,738	214.92	3,735	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	183.10	2,646	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	180.11	2,180	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	157.10	1,593	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,535	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$3,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	—	—	1,570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	380.73/cwt	367.00–397.00	2,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	425.33/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	331.61/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	386.46/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	301.76/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	735	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	418.93/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	314.32/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	337.23/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,534.61/head	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	316.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,155	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	228.90/cwt	226.00–233.00	4,567	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	162.44/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,853	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	135.46/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,088	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	181.52/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	325.03/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	306.50/cwt	306.00–307.00	2,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	391.62/cwt	383.00–413.00	2,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	278.68/cwt	270.00–289.00	2,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	484.72/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	446.56/cwt	421.00–465.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	467.64/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	406.37/cwt	403.00–409.00	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	283.42/cwt	267.00–293.00	2,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	351.14/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	370.06/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	457.36/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	443.59/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	411.61/cwt	397.00–425.00	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	347.69/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	442.40/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,039	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,175	8
Bulls	—	—	1,537	208.59/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,206	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	187.23/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,217	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	188.53/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,786	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,584	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR

Thu May 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 315Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 141Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 128Year ago 0

No market trend due to an absence in report last week. Link to video sale;https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	192.00	192.00
3	—	1,995	226.00–233.00	228.90
3	—	1,537	205.00–214.00	208.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	160.00–164.00	162.44
2	—	803	135.00–136.00	135.46
1	—	930	179.00	179.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	179.00–184.00	181.52
2	—	1,478	188.00–189.00	188.53
1	—	1,460	177.00	177.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	166.00	166.00
8	—	1,226	175.00–180.00	177.42
5	—	1,184	185.00–191.00	187.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	460.00–475.00	467.64
3	450–500	475	403.00–409.00	406.37
4	500–550	516	383.00–413.00	391.62
8	550–600	569	367.00–397.00	380.73
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
4	650–700	673	300.00–307.00	301.76
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	880	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	735	391.00	391.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	429	397.00–425.00	411.61
6	450–500	473	405.00–435.00	418.93
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	565	320.00–350.00	337.23
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	673	310.00–320.00	314.32
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	465.00–505.00	484.72
3	400–450	432	421.00–465.00	446.56
2	450–500	468	450.00–460.00	454.97
2	500–550	523	415.00–435.00	425.33
5	550–600	570	380.00–397.00	386.46
3	600–650	615	320.00–345.00	331.61
4	650–700	669	335.00–370.00	351.14
2	700–750	728	315.00–335.00	325.03
1	750–800	770	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	825	306.00–307.00	306.50
1	850–900	885	306.00	306.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	430.00–450.00	443.59
2	400–450	413	450.00–465.00	457.36
5	450–500	461	430.00–450.00	442.40
4	500–550	523	360.00–385.00	370.06
3	550–600	577	343.00–350.00	347.69
3	650–700	682	310.00–320.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	307.00	307.00
1	700–750	720	301.00	301.00
4	800–850	830	267.00–293.00	283.42
3	850–900	865	270.00–289.00	278.68

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	—	1,030	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,534.61

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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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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