Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-05-30

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, May 30
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 224▲ 42 vs year ago 251 · +16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 27▼ 38 vs year ago 95 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 8 vs year ago 15 · −53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00- 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00- 6.00 higher. There was no tend on slaughter bulls due to no supply. Quality was average to plain, with buyers being more selective on some classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $295.92/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$295.92
10 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.68
vs AR average
−9.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542299.911,6249thin
Medium and Large 2535260.001,3911thin
One grade step is worth $39.91/cwt here — about $233 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 sale10 hd
295.92
—
AR average10 barns · 731 hd
296.60
−0.68
National average125 barns · 5,668 hd
305.14
−9.22
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,559136.352,1258thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,151132.481,52529
CowsLean 85-90%Low909102.569325thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,8813thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305338.75/cwt337.50–340.001,0332
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305300.00/cwt300.00–300.009151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323321.66/cwt312.50–327.501,0393
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377330.42/cwt315.00–340.001,2469
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378277.27/cwt270.00–283.001,0484
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,3591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413325.98/cwt317.50–330.001,3465
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418324.51/cwt320.00–335.001,3564
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427303.75/cwt292.50–312.501,2977
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455280.11/cwt270.00–290.001,2752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed468323.90/cwt310.00–332.501,5163
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470317.09/cwt308.00–323.001,4908
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4782
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,5201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy523312.59/cwt300.00–320.001,6354
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy568303.51/cwt301.00–306.001,7242
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573268.89/cwt264.00–274.001,5412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326296.50/cwt285.00–315.009675
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360275.22/cwt267.00–283.009912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373299.23/cwt285.00–315.001,1165
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380255.00/cwt255.00–255.009691
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424288.11/cwt277.00–294.001,22210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,1441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2171
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474272.56/cwt265.00–287.001,2929
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513260.48/cwt245.00–271.001,3368
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530236.49/cwt235.00–238.001,2532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568249.59/cwt232.00–261.001,41810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668227.36/cwt220.00–235.001,5192
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4272
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515303.00/cwt300.00–306.001,5602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527283.91/cwt267.50–296.001,4969
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528252.97/cwt250.00–257.001,3363
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed560302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563260.71/cwt251.00–270.001,4682
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615269.52/cwt259.00–284.001,6587
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668241.38/cwt233.00–248.001,6124
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86092.00/cwt92.00–92.007911
Cows—Lean 85-90%86083.00/cwt83.00–83.007141
Cows—Lean 85-90%942112.60/cwt110.00–116.001,0613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045118.71/cwt115.00–122.001,2415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123131.87/cwt124.00–135.001,48111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209139.49/cwt136.00–143.001,68612
Cows—Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight1,295124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,2851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540134.96/cwt130.00–138.002,0786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,765125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,2061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975166.60/cwt164.00–169.001,6242
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,783.35/head1,725.00–1,825.001,7832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,075.00/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.