Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-05-23

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, May 23
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 285▼ 113 vs year ago 337 · −33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 38▼ 54 vs year ago 81 · −66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00- 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00- 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00- 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00- 15.00 higher with a light test on bull market. Quality was plain to average. Buyer demand was more selective this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.06/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$255.06
22 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,398
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$16.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.02
vs AR average
−21.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531265.001,4079thin
Medium and Large 1560248.181,38913thin
One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $18 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 sale22 hd
255.06
—
AR average10 barns · 434 hd
260.08
−5.02
National average163 barns · 12,702 hd
276.46
−21.40
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—Low1,414154.732,1884thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,432138.351,9814thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,074127.821,37313

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)1,270$2,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,193$2,1632thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318348.16/cwt340.00–355.001,1074
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330282.40/cwt273.00–290.009324
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370284.89/cwt282.50–289.001,0544
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371320.33/cwt313.00–330.001,1887
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417304.97/cwt291.00–317.501,2729
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy418331.33/cwt323.00–340.001,3854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,48311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435264.84/cwt257.00–272.501,1522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy458327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,4982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475306.08/cwt290.00–319.001,4548
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478275.33/cwt270.00–281.001,3164
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505294.05/cwt280.00–306.001,4853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,6981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658252.86/cwt241.00–265.001,6642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315281.67/cwt278.00–285.008872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331304.16/cwt295.00–312.501,0075
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369304.10/cwt295.00–314.001,1226
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377280.51/cwt272.00–287.501,0583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415283.84/cwt269.00–299.001,1786
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,2851
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,2855
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433258.48/cwt255.00–262.001,1192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466280.28/cwt265.00–297.501,3069
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474254.83/cwt239.00–262.001,2086
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525252.37/cwt246.00–261.001,3254
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4079
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement545262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579244.36/cwt234.00–255.001,4158
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610240.23/cwt230.00–255.001,4653
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660224.71/cwt215.00–231.001,4833
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710215.01/cwt214.00–216.001,5272
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2801
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505280.96/cwt277.00–285.001,4192
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed517300.71/cwt296.00–308.001,5553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy535315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567279.97/cwt270.00–294.001,5873
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725219.03/cwt218.00–220.001,5882
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4041
Bulls——1,220155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8911
Bulls——1,638171.45/cwt170.00–173.002,8082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065136.67/cwt133.00–142.001,4563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087126.85/cwt121.00–131.001,3799
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432138.35/cwt136.00–142.001,9814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893161.08/cwt150.00–173.001,4384
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251

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.