Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-05-16

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, May 16
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 174▼ 32 vs year ago 317 · −10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 34▼ 64 vs year ago 102 · −62.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00- 12.00 higher with some instances of 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00- 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00- 8.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to limited supply. All classes of cattle were in very high demand. The quality was average to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $288.86/cwt on 19 head.
Average price
$288.86
19 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.48
vs AR average
−21.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539294.711,58915thin
Medium and Large 2539266.921,4384thin
One grade step is worth $27.79/cwt here — about $151 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 sale19 hd
288.86
—
AR average10 barns · 477 hd
295.33
−6.48
National average163 barns · 10,302 hd
310.77
−21.91
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—High1,621147.462,3904thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,400135.511,8986thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,078126.191,36013
CowsLean 85-90%Low87788.937803thin

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)1,015$2,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,8101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,6502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,8752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,7751thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,1252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331339.96/cwt325.00–350.001,1257
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350278.00/cwt278.00–278.009731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370354.79/cwt347.50–360.001,3133
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372328.41/cwt319.00–335.001,2228
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2974
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425327.31/cwt303.00–342.501,3918
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425282.55/cwt275.00–288.001,2013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460342.99/cwt342.00–344.001,5782
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4583
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467326.92/cwt310.00–336.001,5277
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473281.46/cwt274.00–287.001,3313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,4111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514297.87/cwt280.00–307.001,5317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,7151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525272.56/cwt266.00–277.001,4313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568286.07/cwt277.00–297.001,6257
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615280.72/cwt267.00–290.001,7263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy625301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,8811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685235.00/cwt230.00–240.001,6102
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312315.65/cwt312.50–322.009853
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375300.73/cwt280.00–317.501,1286
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424288.56/cwt271.00–296.001,22312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468280.51/cwt270.00–290.001,31312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485253.27/cwt240.00–260.001,2283
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521262.61/cwt251.00–281.001,3689
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4734
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585247.58/cwt239.00–253.001,4483
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630240.89/cwt232.00–248.001,5185
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660232.30/cwt230.00–236.001,5333
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed513304.58/cwt299.00–310.001,5622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556286.21/cwt270.00–294.001,5914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626260.80/cwt255.00–266.001,6336
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672240.58/cwt230.00–256.001,6176
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705237.50/cwt235.00–240.001,6742
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5781
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,423134.18/cwt129.00–139.001,9092
Bulls——1,818160.74/cwt153.00–170.002,9222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86080.00/cwt80.00–80.006881
Cows—Lean 85-90%88593.40/cwt90.00–97.008272
Cows—Boner 80-85%998108.47/cwt107.00–110.001,0832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,048120.01/cwt117.00–126.001,2584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118134.78/cwt130.00–139.001,5077
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353140.64/cwt140.00–143.001,9034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495125.26/cwt121.00–130.001,8732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,649.79/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751

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.