Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-03-28

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 28
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 363▼ 170 vs year ago 436 · −39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 54▼ 51 vs year ago 100 · −51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00- 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00- 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher. Buyer participation was selective on classes of cattle, with quality ranging from plain to average. Buyers were active on all classes of slaughter cattle. The lightweight feeder cattle were a lot of new crop calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.71/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$245.71
17 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$432
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$60.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.80
vs AR average
−21.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570259.001,4761thin
Medium and Large 1548253.471,38911thin
Medium and Large 2535232.741,2454thin
Medium and Large 3525199.001,0451thin
One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $432 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd
245.71
—
AR average8 barns · 240 hd
254.51
−8.80
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−21.16
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—Low1,583148.582,35313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,373129.001,7713thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,070114.191,22215
CowsLean 85-90%Average96280.8077710

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)1,100$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,6102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,7002thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328372.44/cwt370.00–375.001,2222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332348.00/cwt335.00–355.001,1553
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370348.41/cwt342.00–355.001,2892
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380287.50/cwt270.00–305.001,0932
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383322.09/cwt307.50–335.001,23410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403276.02/cwt272.00–280.001,1122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413338.79/cwt327.00–347.001,3993
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432307.43/cwt290.00–322.501,32812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465321.75/cwt321.00–322.501,4962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471298.10/cwt284.00–313.001,4047
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,4451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6371
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558273.55/cwt266.00–285.001,5263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675230.49/cwt230.00–231.001,5562
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725217.37/cwt206.00–228.001,5763
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318268.25/cwt265.00–275.008533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325242.00/cwt242.00–242.007871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328288.96/cwt270.00–302.009486
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359303.38/cwt290.00–312.001,0897
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378263.95/cwt250.00–272.009983
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0041
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419282.66/cwt269.00–292.501,1845
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468265.84/cwt257.00–280.001,24410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Replacement490247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0451
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532260.16/cwt240.00–271.001,3847
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535232.74/cwt224.00–239.001,2454
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576241.75/cwt236.00–249.001,3924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678214.82/cwt202.00–227.001,4562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725194.93/cwt190.00–200.001,4132
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1776191.26/cwt190.00–192.001,4844
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy508263.00/cwt262.00–264.001,3362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524281.61/cwt268.00–298.001,4769
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570269.67/cwt265.00–272.001,5373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600249.50/cwt239.00–260.001,4972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2891
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795191.50/cwt190.00–193.001,5222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180117.90/cwt116.00–120.001,3912
Bulls——1,512133.24/cwt125.00–147.002,0153
Bulls——1,711162.00/cwt160.00–170.002,7728
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93085.51/cwt83.00–88.007953
Cows—Lean 85-90%94360.00/cwt60.00–60.005662
Cows—Lean 85-90%95378.80/cwt76.00–80.007513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04097.54/cwt95.00–100.001,0142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,059115.31/cwt110.00–120.001,22112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138102.08/cwt100.00–105.001,1622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373129.00/cwt125.00–132.001,7713
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,610.31/head1,550.00–1,650.001,6102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,675.00/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.