Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-05-09

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, May 9
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 0▼ 201 vs year ago 375 · −53.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 0▼ 41 vs year ago 75 · −54.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 16 vs year ago 25 · −64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Market was very strong on all classes of cattle. Buyer participation and demand was average to aggressive. The quality was average to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.81/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$247.81
16 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.94
vs AR average
−19.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541250.201,35315thin
Medium and Large 2585212.001,2401thin
One grade step is worth $38.20/cwt here — about $113 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 sale16 hd
247.81
—
AR average8 barns · 322 hd
256.75
−8.94
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−19.78
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—Average1,668136.212,2728thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486119.571,7766thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,126119.191,34212
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,039102.171,0626thin

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)1,220$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,5751thin

Every lot

60 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 2Thin Fleshed305320.00/cwt320.00–320.009761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318349.08/cwt330.00–362.501,1106
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333284.26/cwt274.00–295.009472
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375337.35/cwt320.00–355.001,2654
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390268.50/cwt257.00–280.001,0472
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475287.91/cwt271.00–305.001,3686
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy478324.05/cwt310.00–335.001,5496
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510315.51/cwt315.00–316.001,6092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528286.10/cwt270.00–300.001,5115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3991
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed538300.99/cwt299.00–303.001,6192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed570291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,6591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575254.51/cwt249.00–261.001,4634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy580288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,6701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy640281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,7981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643264.99/cwt263.00–267.001,7042
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687246.66/cwt241.00–252.001,6953
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324310.09/cwt303.00–320.001,0056
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343251.08/cwt240.00–262.008612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370313.82/cwt301.00–325.001,1614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,2621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423276.24/cwt262.50–286.001,1685
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480270.86/cwt262.50–286.001,3004
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525255.49/cwt240.00–270.001,3418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568238.17/cwt222.00–255.001,3536
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611246.30/cwt237.00–251.001,5054
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620214.48/cwt214.00–215.001,3302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733206.96/cwt203.00–212.001,5174
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2371
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1721
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy535288.45/cwt286.00–291.001,5432
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465122.65/cwt121.00–125.001,7972
Bulls——1,497135.04/cwt130.00–139.002,0223
Bulls——1,975146.41/cwt143.00–151.002,8923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988114.01/cwt113.00–115.001,1262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02582.00/cwt82.00–82.008411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078101.00/cwt100.00–103.001,0893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090127.47/cwt125.00–131.001,3893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138116.43/cwt113.00–119.001,3259
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430128.43/cwt127.00–130.001,8372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538118.19/cwt115.00–120.001,8183
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1371
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2700182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7601

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.