Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-04-25

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 25
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 66▲ 234 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 277▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 pounds sold steady to 5.00 lower, with a light test of lighter steers. Feeders steers over 400 pounds sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00- 8.00 lower. Quality was average to good, with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.55/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$245.55
31 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,370
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$14.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.66
vs AR average
−24.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2586249.581,46212thin
Medium and Large 1538243.451,30918thin
Medium and Large 2585235.001,3751thin
One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $87 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 sale31 hd
245.55
—
AR average7 barns · 196 hd
249.22
−3.66
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−24.64
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—High1,748141.482,4738thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,393127.601,7774thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,152117.361,35227
CowsLean 85-90%Average94793.588867thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)771$1,4504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,3692thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$8601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$2,0882thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314316.77/cwt300.00–330.009954
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy382328.88/cwt322.00–342.501,2563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385299.33/cwt282.50–312.501,1524
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416293.60/cwt277.50–307.001,2218
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423330.70/cwt312.50–350.001,3992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433252.28/cwt240.00–265.001,0922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy467309.71/cwt292.00–334.001,4468
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477272.44/cwt250.00–285.001,3008
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517283.23/cwt275.00–295.001,4643
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed570285.50/cwt281.00–290.001,6272
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575251.97/cwt250.00–254.001,4492
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6074
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy580276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610249.69/cwt247.00–255.001,5233
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy630272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1693230.54/cwt220.00–241.001,5982
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732231.69/cwt222.00–240.001,6963
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310280.00/cwt280.00–280.008681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365265.00/cwt265.00–265.009671
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380247.00/cwt244.00–250.009392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381272.19/cwt260.00–290.001,0375
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,1302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414258.80/cwt247.00–272.001,07111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422236.87/cwt223.00–243.001,0005
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472240.29/cwt232.50–245.001,1343
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480254.87/cwt244.00–265.001,2236
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519248.08/cwt240.00–261.001,28812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575234.20/cwt230.00–240.001,3476
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Replacement585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598247.30/cwt247.00–248.001,47910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613223.15/cwt215.00–240.001,3683
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688222.48/cwt221.00–224.001,5312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3891
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3891
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523238.66/cwt220.00–259.001,2482
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530266.13/cwt259.00–276.001,4107
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576258.33/cwt246.00–265.001,4884
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615245.50/cwt245.00–246.001,5102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653252.52/cwt248.00–257.001,6492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4841
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,543130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0062
Bulls——1,816145.31/cwt140.00–150.002,6396
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76086.00/cwt86.00–86.006541
Cows—Lean 85-90%96089.01/cwt87.00–90.008543
Cows—Lean 85-90%997100.68/cwt100.00–102.001,0043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152114.75/cwt105.00–120.001,32217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153123.66/cwt121.00–127.001,4269
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393127.60/cwt125.00–130.001,7774
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2908141.85/cwt131.00–162.001,2885
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27711,449.59/head1,275.00–1,525.001,4504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2795860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29931,369.14/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251

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.