Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-04-18

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 18
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 173▼ 249 vs year ago 315 · −79.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
277 head
▲ 238 vs last sale 39▲ 147 vs year ago 130 · +113.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 5▼ 22 vs year ago 40 · −55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady on cattle under 500 pounds, and steady to 5.00 higher on cattle over 500 pounds. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00- 7.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to light test past two weeks. Quality was average to good on feeder cattle, and good on slaughter cattle. Replacement cattle were in high demand. Buyer demand was average to good on all classes of feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.41/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$246.41
21 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,308
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.45
vs AR average
−18.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531246.411,30821
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale21 hd
246.41
—
AR average7 barns · 288 hd
250.87
−4.45
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−18.11
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—Low1,634147.302,4077thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,620128.002,0741thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,146114.701,31433
CowsLean 85-90%High91990.098286thin

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)850$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)812$1,3873thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)785$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,6423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)843$1,6173thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326310.31/cwt300.00–327.501,0129
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,2501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366313.46/cwt302.50–327.501,1474
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370245.14/cwt240.00–250.009072
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0731
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423272.29/cwt255.00–287.501,1527
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy428305.01/cwt302.50–307.501,3052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469271.32/cwt262.50–275.001,2724
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470290.35/cwt285.00–300.001,3658
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483231.01/cwt230.00–232.001,1162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy518289.41/cwt285.00–300.001,4994
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533285.52/cwt281.00–290.001,5222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573267.10/cwt254.00–276.001,5304
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4271
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633238.92/cwt235.00–243.001,5122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663236.61/cwt227.00–248.001,5694
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315315.00/cwt315.00–315.009921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332270.85/cwt265.00–275.008993
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370240.08/cwt236.00–242.008883
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376272.43/cwt265.00–292.501,0248
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419263.24/cwt250.00–275.001,1038
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429230.30/cwt210.00–242.009885
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469260.90/cwt243.00–275.001,22411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476236.40/cwt230.00–241.001,1258
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516251.49/cwt236.00–264.001,29815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578228.46/cwt220.00–242.001,3205
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660215.54/cwt210.00–221.001,4232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525280.24/cwt276.00–284.001,4713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575241.23/cwt232.00–250.001,3872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2861
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,5781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618234.38/cwt222.00–247.001,4485
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668203.57/cwt201.00–206.001,3602
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778208.98/cwt208.00–210.001,6262
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4371
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5661
Bulls——1,420110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5621
Bulls——1,772157.22/cwt150.00–160.002,7865
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
Cows—Lean 85-90%92988.11/cwt85.00–90.008195
Cows—Boner 80-85%975100.96/cwt100.00–103.009845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118109.62/cwt105.00–115.001,22612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220122.81/cwt119.00–128.001,49816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,0741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2745160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28121,386.96/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3873
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28431,617.19/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,513.11/head1,400.00–1,625.001,5132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011

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.