Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2023-12-14

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 14
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 497▼ 134 vs year ago 526 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 80▲ 66 vs year ago 30 · +220.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, with the exception of 400-500 weight range selling 1.00- 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to no supply last week. Quality was average to good, with active buyer participation. No sale until 1-4-24.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $253.38/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$253.38
130 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,190
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$443
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.30
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463258.671,198111
Medium and Large 1-2592235.001,3916thin
Medium and Large 2478217.741,04112thin
Medium and Large 3370204.007551thin
One grade step is worth $54.67/cwt here — about $443 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale130 hd
253.38
—
AR average9 barns · 1,301 hd
249.08
+4.30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,56694.631,4828thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75387.951,5422thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18483.1598433
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01571.5272617

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,3101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,1101thin

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · McGrew Livestock Auction - Glenwood, 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy320325.66/cwt315.00–331.001,0423
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330292.50/cwt292.50–292.509651
Steers—Medium and Large 1330263.88/cwt252.50–285.008717
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355282.54/cwt280.00–285.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 2358233.06/cwt230.00–236.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 3370204.00/cwt204.00–204.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy373323.89/cwt295.00–340.001,20812
Steers—Medium and Large 1378262.47/cwt250.00–277.509929
Steers—Medium and Large 2415229.00/cwt229.00–229.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy419283.46/cwt272.00–311.001,1889
Steers—Medium and Large 1422256.55/cwt240.00–270.001,08314
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy460267.39/cwt260.00–272.001,2303
Steers—Medium and Large 2462217.15/cwt210.00–226.001,0035
Steers—Medium and Large 1470241.65/cwt232.00–257.501,13612
Steers—Medium and Large 1513239.76/cwt228.00–251.001,23017
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy518260.05/cwt250.00–270.001,3472
Steers—Medium and Large 2535220.50/cwt220.00–221.001,1802
Steers—Medium and Large 1566229.28/cwt220.00–241.001,2988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3916
Steers—Medium and Large 1611225.59/cwt211.00–233.001,3785
Steers—Medium and Large 1660214.75/cwt211.00–220.001,4173
Steers—Medium and Large 1735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1750204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 2790152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2011
Steers—Medium and Large 1820185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5171
Steers—Medium and Large 1910145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324236.70/cwt230.00–255.007679
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325215.04/cwt202.00–225.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy368263.51/cwt261.00–267.009705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373216.71/cwt213.00–220.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381242.10/cwt230.00–255.0092210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421228.37/cwt212.50–237.5096115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423205.37/cwt201.00–210.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470206.91/cwt202.00–216.009723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471224.99/cwt215.00–238.001,06014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519215.57/cwt209.00–228.001,11917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561204.96/cwt200.00–211.001,1506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573219.60/cwt218.00–223.001,2583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623196.17/cwt185.00–205.001,2227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665179.65/cwt167.00–187.001,1954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714174.03/cwt167.00–178.001,2435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534221.61/cwt207.00–229.001,1838
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569220.31/cwt211.00–226.001,2549
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717173.93/cwt171.00–180.001,2473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775175.51/cwt175.00–176.001,3602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24580.00/cwt80.00–80.009961
Bulls——1,59395.34/cwt90.00–100.001,5196
Bulls——1,725105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98860.21/cwt58.00–63.005953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01874.40/cwt70.00–78.0075713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06068.00/cwt68.00–68.007211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11877.02/cwt75.00–78.008614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19083.63/cwt80.00–87.0099527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23389.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75387.95/cwt85.00–90.001,5422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,0281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299589.00/cwt89.00–89.008861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1521
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286091.00/cwt91.00–91.007831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,015117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1881
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,045124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2961

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.