Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-07-18

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 18
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
484 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 319▲ 206 vs year ago 278 · +74.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 132▼ 5 vs year ago 64 · −7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 10▲ 13 vs year ago 7 · +185.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00- 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00- 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00- 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00- 5.00 lower. Quality was average to good, and buyer participation was selective. Buyer demand was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $283.98/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$283.98
27 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$29.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.54
vs AR average
−7.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533289.171,5419thin
Medium and Large 1536284.051,52116thin
Medium and Large 2520260.001,3522thin
One grade step is worth $29.17/cwt here — about $189 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 sale27 hd
283.98
—
AR average9 barns · 252 hd
284.51
−0.54
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
−7.11
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—High1,655149.552,4756thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498133.822,0055thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,174130.521,53336
CowsLean 85-90%Average980115.001,1271thin

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)1,029$1,9224thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,6203thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,5101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,6443thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added291351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,0217
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335260.00/cwt260.00–260.008711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1341314.50/cwt290.00–330.001,0724
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345275.00/cwt275.00–275.009491
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378267.73/cwt261.00–274.001,0123
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379298.11/cwt287.00–315.001,1307
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380320.87/cwt317.50–325.001,2193
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421297.87/cwt280.00–310.001,25413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425320.10/cwt318.00–322.501,3605
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431261.84/cwt250.00–270.001,1294
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3299
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467251.46/cwt244.00–255.001,1743
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470305.87/cwt300.00–324.001,4384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471279.42/cwt265.00–291.001,31613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,4951
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521286.85/cwt270.00–301.001,49410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533289.17/cwt278.00–295.001,5419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy563277.40/cwt270.00–285.001,5622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578274.17/cwt265.00–284.001,5853
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620269.05/cwt267.00–271.001,6682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6339
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed630269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,6951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315282.00/cwt282.00–282.008882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320262.38/cwt255.00–270.008402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360265.00/cwt265.00–265.009541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378279.89/cwt270.00–295.001,0584
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424269.83/cwt262.00–281.001,14420
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425271.01/cwt265.00–275.001,15213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470261.46/cwt248.00–271.001,2299
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482233.54/cwt230.00–241.001,1263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2645
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3282
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515260.33/cwt250.00–270.001,34116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4156
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575247.81/cwt230.00–258.001,4257
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621236.24/cwt220.00–250.001,4678
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663232.37/cwt215.00–243.001,5414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3605
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529269.94/cwt259.00–285.001,42814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2559250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3987
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567266.10/cwt255.00–279.001,5099
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613248.26/cwt233.00–257.001,5223
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675237.66/cwt236.00–240.001,6043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503143.95/cwt140.00–149.002,1643
Bulls——1,807155.16/cwt150.00–160.002,8043
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,121118.67/cwt115.00–120.001,3304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174140.24/cwt134.00–148.001,64613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186126.37/cwt122.00–132.001,49919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463145.05/cwt144.00–146.002,1222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522126.34/cwt123.00–128.001,9233
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940162.81/cwt157.00–169.001,5302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,619.82/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0291,921.93/head1,010.00–2,200.001,9224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38701,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29681,936.69/head1,300.00–2,400.001,9372

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.