Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-02-29

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 29
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 457▲ 197 vs year ago 250 · +78.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 52▲ 52 vs year ago 25 · +208.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 31▲ 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00- 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Buyer participation was average on all classes and strong on the lightweight cattle. Quality of cattle was average to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $266.48/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$266.48
124 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,235
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$52.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.83
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2419284.511,19245
Medium and Large 1504258.551,30264
Medium and Large 2425247.271,05214thin
Medium and Large 3395232.509181thin
One grade step is worth $52.01/cwt here — about $274 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 sale124 hd
266.48
—
AR average8 barns · 1,347 hd
269.31
−2.83
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—High1,657116.701,93413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,517109.941,6687thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,181101.481,19925
CowsLean 85-90%Average94583.237875thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,4553thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$1,3672thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$9101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,5784thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy318385.85/cwt367.50–400.001,2276
Steers—Medium and Large 2318301.32/cwt300.00–302.509582
Steers—Medium and Large 3325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1331324.89/cwt310.00–340.001,0754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3394
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 2376291.18/cwt275.00–305.001,0954
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy380357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 1380334.66/cwt320.00–350.001,27210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 3390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 3405252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 2417282.70/cwt272.50–290.001,1793
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy418342.79/cwt335.00–357.001,4334
Steers—Medium and Large 1425314.63/cwt297.50–327.001,33718
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy470309.00/cwt302.00–320.001,45210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,4691
Steers—Medium and Large 1480293.90/cwt285.00–301.001,41112
Steers—Medium and Large 2484274.94/cwt268.00–282.001,3314
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy516292.10/cwt285.00–299.001,5075
Steers—Medium and Large 1521277.52/cwt264.00–284.001,4467
Steers—Medium and Large 1569267.12/cwt255.00–277.001,5205
Steers—Medium and Large 1640267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7121
Steers—Medium and Large 1659243.23/cwt230.00–255.001,6035
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309319.00/cwt319.00–319.009868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy310324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,0041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314295.03/cwt287.50–302.509264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy355320.44/cwt316.00–325.001,1382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368262.88/cwt247.50–277.509675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,08012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373281.06/cwt265.00–297.501,0486
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395232.50/cwt232.50–232.509181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy415303.42/cwt300.00–307.001,2592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415256.20/cwt251.00–265.001,0633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418276.21/cwt265.00–296.001,1558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,1817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468232.11/cwt229.00–235.001,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472273.37/cwt260.00–287.501,29014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2497267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,32918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521261.72/cwt247.00–278.001,3647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530227.25/cwt218.00–236.001,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567246.96/cwt242.00–256.001,4006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622227.72/cwt220.00–244.001,4163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683201.30/cwt190.00–214.001,3753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738180.65/cwt175.00–187.001,3333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805171.51/cwt170.00–173.001,3812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572259.69/cwt250.00–269.001,4855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628234.24/cwt228.00–239.001,4714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738198.93/cwt192.00–206.001,4682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1793185.67/cwt184.00–187.001,4723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820180.35/cwt177.00–185.001,4793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1900154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,377105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4463
Bulls——1,653114.30/cwt110.00–120.001,8895
Bulls——1,830126.11/cwt125.00–130.002,3085
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91379.56/cwt79.00–80.007262
Cows—Lean 85-90%96785.67/cwt80.00–90.008283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10091.62/cwt90.00–94.001,0083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185101.95/cwt95.00–105.001,20820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263111.57/cwt110.00–113.001,4092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517109.94/cwt105.00–115.001,6687
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2745112.00/cwt112.00–112.008341
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29431,366.78/head1,075.00–1,575.001,3672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,455.26/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068125.80/cwt120.00–130.001,3443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4261
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,577.88/head1,510.00–1,675.001,5784

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.