Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2026-05-28

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, May 28
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
← May 21May 28Jun 4 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 277▲ 395 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 85▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 7▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +18.29 against this barn's trailing median of $383.11.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551413.052,27511thin
Medium and Large 2533390.722,08412thin
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.

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 median30 sales
383.11
+18.29
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
479422366309median 383.1103/0504/3007/1609/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.97, low $323.28, median $383.11 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,677223.563,7507thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,365190.152,59612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,249176.152,20022
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,118161.231,8027thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,430$4,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,485$3,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,9209
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,104$2,5764thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,925$5,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,710$5,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,445$4,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$4,0699
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,483$3,42410

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3631
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275572.50/cwt545.00–600.001,5742
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2288480.17/cwt460.00–500.001,3832
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381521.36/cwt500.00–540.001,9864
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,3171
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423491.97/cwt469.00–520.002,0816
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438434.91/cwt420.00–450.001,9052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9032
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474463.29/cwt439.00–475.002,1968
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Full480399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,9151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518442.82/cwt425.00–465.002,2945
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521402.56/cwt385.00–425.002,0979
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570355.20/cwt341.00–370.002,0253
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578388.24/cwt365.00–405.002,2446
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627360.94/cwt350.00–370.002,2633
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628399.77/cwt389.00–415.002,5114
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665334.27/cwt320.00–350.002,2234
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673357.54/cwt339.00–375.002,4063
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720346.49/cwt337.00–357.002,4956
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778332.30/cwt320.00–345.002,5852
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,7831
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7601
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,9291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4851
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373491.82/cwt470.00–520.001,8345
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427413.75/cwt400.00–440.001,7673
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437439.73/cwt420.00–455.001,9225
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477441.62/cwt425.00–465.002,1076
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479409.62/cwt385.00–420.001,9627
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535383.76/cwt376.00–395.002,0533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538361.54/cwt353.00–370.001,9452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement575427.57/cwt425.00–430.002,4592
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576371.69/cwt353.00–415.002,1418
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615345.00/cwt340.00–350.002,1222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement625425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663380.84/cwt360.00–397.002,5253
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement765371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,8381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,5971
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9791
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,9901
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,2311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767308.08/cwt300.00–319.002,3633
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,4591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,604216.42/cwt214.00–218.003,4714
Bulls——1,613222.11/cwt220.00–224.003,5832
Bulls——2,100255.00/cwt255.00–255.005,3551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114162.93/cwt161.00–167.001,8156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198184.70/cwt184.00–186.002,2133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256178.25/cwt176.00–182.002,23911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259170.05/cwt165.00–175.002,1418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,336196.22/cwt193.00–201.002,6215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366187.11/cwt184.00–190.002,5566
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,6791
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9255,700.00/head5,700.00–5,700.005,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3783,228.40/head3,100.00–3,350.003,2282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4454,875.00/head4,250.00–5,500.004,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4694,045.84/head2,950.00–4,700.004,0468
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5413,591.03/head3,100.00–4,000.003,5917
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5704,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7105,500.00/head5,500.00–5,500.005,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,012251.69/cwt220.00–285.002,5473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1042,575.59/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2042,920.44/head2,200.00–3,550.002,9209
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4304,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501

This sale against other markets

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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