Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-03-14

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 14
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 304▼ 252 vs year ago 619 · −40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 42▼ 83 vs year ago 108 · −76.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 15▼ 12 vs year ago 15 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00- 8.00 higher. There was a light test on slaughter cattle with slaughter cows selling 15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 to 14.00 higher. Preconditioned cattle were in high demand, and buyer demand was good on all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $298.71/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$298.71
39 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$48.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.93
vs AR average
−17.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2588302.831,78126
Medium and Large 1543293.501,59412thin
Medium and Large 2560254.001,4221thin
One grade step is worth $48.83/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale39 hd
298.71
—
AR average9 barns · 487 hd
305.63
−6.93
National average167 barns · 13,796 hd
316.07
−17.36
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—Average1,538135.172,0799thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,167112.241,30912
CowsLean 85-90%Average97583.588153thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330369.63/cwt362.50–382.501,2204
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330283.00/cwt283.00–283.009341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370376.96/cwt350.00–402.501,3952
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2594
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380329.10/cwt318.00–340.001,2515
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405401.33/cwt395.00–407.501,6252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed415357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,4841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426313.22/cwt302.00–325.001,3349
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4833
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added442294.02/cwt291.00–300.001,3003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy463335.14/cwt330.00–342.501,5523
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3574
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464272.43/cwt244.00–292.001,2644
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474314.98/cwt302.50–327.501,49314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479330.23/cwt329.00–332.501,5828
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525304.32/cwt295.00–315.001,5987
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4971
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569281.68/cwt272.50–299.001,6034
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588302.83/cwt290.00–316.001,78126
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,9034
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6581
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,7629
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added685233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7843
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7611
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,2475
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378307.66/cwt292.00–325.001,1634
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379272.10/cwt263.00–283.001,0314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421271.52/cwt260.00–280.001,1434
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429287.01/cwt272.50–305.001,2317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430317.27/cwt311.00–324.001,3642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed434296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,2859
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added435262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3174
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473286.95/cwt270.00–302.001,3578
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476314.79/cwt300.00–318.001,49812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,2771
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,5142
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,4378
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518269.80/cwt250.00–284.001,3989
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Replacement518243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2592
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5871
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575258.56/cwt252.00–265.001,4879
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5108
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608251.21/cwt242.00–258.001,5273
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608221.00/cwt220.00–222.001,3442
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522296.87/cwt285.00–304.001,5505
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240118.09/cwt116.00–120.001,4642
Bulls——1,480133.46/cwt132.00–135.001,9752
Bulls——1,681142.69/cwt140.00–145.002,3995
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97583.58/cwt80.00–86.008153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06098.53/cwt95.00–102.001,0442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075124.93/cwt123.00–127.001,3432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216112.49/cwt105.00–120.001,3688
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1221

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.