Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-04-11

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 11
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 246▼ 214 vs year ago 387 · −55.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 50▼ 33 vs year ago 72 · −45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average to good with average buyer participation. There was a light test on the market due to recent rainfall in the area.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.74/cwt on 13 head.
Average price
$239.74
13 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,301
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.38
vs AR average
−24.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543243.811,3247thin
Medium and Large 1-2542235.001,2746thin
One grade step is worth $8.81/cwt here — about $51 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 sale13 hd
239.74
—
AR average8 barns · 281 hd
258.12
−18.38
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−24.22
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—Average1,565144.252,2584thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,432131.711,8867thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,164121.341,41322
CowsLean 85-90%Average87375.696614thin

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)820$1,4101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,1101thin

Every lot

52 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 1-2320357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1442
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330282.50/cwt282.50–282.509321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333318.50/cwt297.50–332.501,0614
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2339270.40/cwt260.00–277.509176
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,2622
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385267.50/cwt260.00–275.001,0303
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390292.50/cwt282.50–302.501,1412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405294.46/cwt291.00–300.001,1933
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433280.91/cwt265.00–290.001,2166
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1271
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465297.78/cwt292.00–305.001,3854
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473280.56/cwt262.50–290.001,3276
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515284.95/cwt280.00–290.001,4672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy565266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5373
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5924
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310257.67/cwt253.00–260.007993
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328278.67/cwt265.00–292.509145
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360247.28/cwt245.00–250.008903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374268.54/cwt264.00–275.001,0044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418233.05/cwt224.00–242.009742
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426263.36/cwt250.00–277.501,1225
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474263.74/cwt251.00–271.001,2505
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523247.30/cwt235.00–260.001,2934
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2746
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570239.16/cwt230.00–252.001,3633
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4197
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1642218.38/cwt209.00–226.001,4023
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5054
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3621
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660219.01/cwt217.00–220.001,4453
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,565144.25/cwt140.00–150.002,2584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80060.00/cwt60.00–60.004801
Cows—Lean 85-90%89570.00/cwt70.00–70.006271
Cows—Lean 85-90%89886.38/cwt80.00–92.007762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04395.82/cwt92.00–100.009992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093117.92/cwt110.00–124.001,2899
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245128.77/cwt125.00–133.001,60311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432131.71/cwt128.00–137.001,8867
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2705111.00/cwt111.00–111.007831
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28201,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38751,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101

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.