Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-02-15

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 15
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 393 vs last sale 654▼ 265 vs year ago 526 · −50.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 59▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 20▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers from 300-400 pounds sold 1.00-4.00 lower, while steers over 400 pounds sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with a light test on average dressing bulls. Buyer demand was average to good. Quality of cattle was average to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $292.26/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$292.26
83 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,337
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$602
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$79.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.66
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481307.781,48146
Medium and Large 1-2489288.551,41111thin
Medium and Large 2416277.361,15312thin
Medium and Large 2-3391264.821,03411thin
Medium and Large 3385228.338793thin
One grade step is worth $79.44/cwt here — about $602 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 sale83 hd
292.26
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AR average9 barns · 3,865 hd
272.61
+19.66
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—High1,648121.011,9948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453102.171,4854thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10693.771,03718
CowsLean 85-90%Average86474.376435thin

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)1,230$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)995$1,6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,117$2,0533thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,7001thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300297.50/cwt297.50–297.508931
Steers—Medium and Large 3320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1329342.74/cwt330.00–357.501,1284
Steers—Medium and Large 2345266.00/cwt266.00–266.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 2371284.22/cwt280.00–290.001,0544
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,0119
Steers—Medium and Large 1375311.53/cwt305.00–315.001,1683
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy382358.40/cwt350.00–372.501,3693
Steers—Medium and Large 3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2418282.63/cwt272.50–290.001,1813
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy430345.41/cwt330.00–360.001,4856
Steers—Medium and Large 1430318.30/cwt305.00–327.501,3696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1485
Steers—Medium and Large 3445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy460331.29/cwt327.50–335.001,5242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,5422
Steers—Medium and Large 1467304.01/cwt290.00–315.001,42010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 2480280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3442
Steers—Medium and Large 1503276.05/cwt262.00–283.001,3893
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy540302.06/cwt296.00–308.001,6312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6713
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy555291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,6151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7551
Steers—Medium and Large 1620262.52/cwt260.00–265.001,6282
Steers—Medium and Large 2645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Steers—Medium and Large 1673242.36/cwt235.00–250.001,6312
Steers—Medium and Large 1790219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7301
Steers—Medium and Large 11,285140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318215.20/cwt210.00–220.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320244.55/cwt232.00–257.507832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340283.42/cwt273.00–290.009643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360306.25/cwt302.50–310.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy412297.48/cwt295.00–300.001,2265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434279.46/cwt267.50–291.001,21311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465282.27/cwt270.00–293.001,31311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy470214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475247.34/cwt240.00–255.001,1752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525252.87/cwt242.00–262.001,3283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy567260.48/cwt255.00–269.001,4773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575255.35/cwt253.00–270.001,4687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement7601,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement835178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523294.11/cwt280.00–301.001,5383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy540295.00/cwt290.00–300.001,5932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added580266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590267.51/cwt266.00–269.001,5782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626255.29/cwt243.00–260.001,5984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685233.00/cwt231.00–235.001,5962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355112.46/cwt110.00–115.001,5242
Bulls——1,745123.86/cwt120.00–130.002,1616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84069.49/cwt69.00–70.005842
Cows—Lean 85-90%88077.63/cwt75.00–80.006833
Cows—Boner 80-85%99384.00/cwt83.00–85.008344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127103.67/cwt103.00–104.001,1683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14194.63/cwt89.00–99.001,08011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453102.17/cwt100.00–106.001,4854
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1172,053.36/head1,600.00–2,450.002,0533
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,112119.22/cwt107.00–136.001,3263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.