Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-03-07

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 7
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 447▲ 134 vs year ago 170 · +78.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 77▲ 0 vs year ago 42 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 5 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00- 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Buyer participation was average to good with average demand on all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.31/cwt on 24 head.
Average price
$255.31
24 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,414
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$310
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$31.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.61
vs AR average
−16.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2580263.331,5289thin
Medium and Large 1540253.321,36813thin
Medium and Large 2525232.131,2192thin
One grade step is worth $31.20/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd
255.31
—
AR average7 barns · 382 hd
259.92
−4.61
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
−16.60
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—High1,469116.191,7066thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,363109.361,4917thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07495.761,02910
CowsLean 85-90%Low98583.898265thin

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)1,040$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)780$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)953$2,3502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)960$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$1,4501thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318336.38/cwt325.00–352.501,0704
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328306.15/cwt300.00–320.001,0044
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy343407.52/cwt405.00–410.001,3982
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373351.33/cwt330.00–362.501,3105
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380293.05/cwt285.00–307.501,1144
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414349.34/cwt332.50–360.001,4467
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422302.54/cwt300.00–305.001,2773
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423369.21/cwt365.00–375.001,5626
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430265.74/cwt260.00–270.001,1433
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,6733
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy471328.37/cwt312.00–337.501,5475
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478299.85/cwt280.00–309.001,4338
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy488272.49/cwt270.00–275.001,3302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526303.22/cwt290.00–317.001,59510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585269.18/cwt263.00–279.001,5754
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625264.18/cwt256.00–273.001,6513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310267.50/cwt267.50–267.508291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328306.86/cwt292.50–325.001,0078
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368283.36/cwt270.00–300.001,0438
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418260.44/cwt250.00–265.001,0895
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424288.39/cwt272.50–305.001,22310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy467292.43/cwt287.50–300.001,3665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475286.16/cwt273.00–315.001,35919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476261.95/cwt250.00–285.001,2476
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523255.71/cwt245.00–267.001,3376
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525232.13/cwt225.00–239.001,2192
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563253.15/cwt235.00–263.001,4256
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5706
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618242.49/cwt239.00–246.001,4992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670234.47/cwt230.00–239.001,5712
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885162.51/cwt161.00–164.001,4382
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519286.37/cwt280.00–301.001,4868
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583267.68/cwt253.00–283.001,5612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620234.48/cwt230.00–244.001,4545
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670235.42/cwt232.00–239.001,5772
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6071
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1978154.00/cwt153.00–155.001,5062
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,155153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4331
Bulls——1,453116.78/cwt112.00–120.001,6974
Bulls——1,635125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95077.71/cwt75.00–80.007382
Cows—Lean 85-90%98092.00/cwt92.00–92.009021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02386.01/cwt85.00–87.008802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05396.06/cwt90.00–100.001,0126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09386.19/cwt85.00–87.009422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120104.41/cwt104.00–105.001,1692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363109.36/cwt105.00–112.001,4917
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,580134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,1171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3780875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963123.31/cwt120.00–127.001,1872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284093.00/cwt93.00–93.007811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29532,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.