Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-06-20

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 20
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 303▼ 61 vs year ago 334 · −18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 52▼ 32 vs year ago 82 · −39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 7 vs year ago 20 · −35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trends due to no sale report last week. Buyers were selective on most classes of cattle. Quality was average to good on slaughter cows, and plain to average on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $271.35/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$271.35
17 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,490
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.88
vs AR average
−29.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545274.061,49415thin
Medium and Large 2578251.001,4512thin
One grade step is worth $23.06/cwt here — about $43 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 sale17 hd
271.35
—
AR average10 barns · 318 hd
286.23
−14.88
National average144 barns · 7,865 hd
300.66
−29.31
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—Average1,855166.503,0892thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,351134.711,8208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,140127.241,45120
CowsLean 85-90%Low93996.169036thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,8001thin

Every lot

58 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 1310317.96/cwt297.50–337.509865
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340292.50/cwt292.50–292.509951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355272.50/cwt272.50–272.509671
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365316.44/cwt300.00–330.001,1556
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy372335.94/cwt332.50–340.001,2503
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405338.57/cwt324.00–375.001,3715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy413276.73/cwt275.00–280.001,1433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418305.09/cwt285.00–320.001,2756
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,4371
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474278.16/cwt263.00–297.001,31815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493248.95/cwt240.00–258.001,2272
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,4591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528270.71/cwt256.00–285.001,4296
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563274.71/cwt261.00–288.001,5478
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578251.00/cwt250.00–252.001,4512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624259.08/cwt250.00–269.001,6176
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007361
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370283.27/cwt282.50–284.001,0482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,1501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,0631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422271.68/cwt260.00–285.001,1465
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450285.00/cwt280.00–290.001,2832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478263.25/cwt250.00–277.001,2589
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481236.50/cwt235.00–240.001,1384
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521245.47/cwt235.00–261.001,27910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578227.19/cwt220.00–243.001,3135
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615239.96/cwt234.00–243.001,4764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670203.97/cwt203.00–205.001,3672
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733190.52/cwt185.00–196.001,3972
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813189.98/cwt182.00–198.001,5452
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880186.09/cwt178.00–194.001,6382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521257.75/cwt243.00–265.001,3435
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574251.09/cwt241.00–269.001,4417
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy630260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630229.63/cwt224.00–235.001,4472
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668234.83/cwt220.00–250.001,5692
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4451
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,630160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,6081
Bulls——2,080173.00/cwt173.00–173.003,5981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92799.39/cwt95.00–106.009215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00080.00/cwt80.00–80.008001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,030110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103122.87/cwt117.00–128.001,3558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177131.98/cwt129.00–135.001,55311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,351134.71/cwt132.00–137.001,8208
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,115160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2886154.90/cwt140.00–172.001,3726
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923135.38/cwt133.00–138.001,2502

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.