Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-08-01

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 484▲ 67 vs year ago 201 · +33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 59▲ 22 vs year ago 24 · +91.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 18 vs year ago 2 · +900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Buyers were more selective on all classes of cattle. Buyer demand was still strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $289.07/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$289.07
18 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,498
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$45
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.51
vs AR average
+1.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501294.001,4738thin
Medium and Large 1532285.131,51710thin
One grade step is worth $8.87/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale18 hd
289.07
—
AR average9 barns · 169 hd
283.56
+5.51
National average138 barns · 5,135 hd
287.79
+1.28
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—Average1,661160.882,6726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,245135.871,69114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,763134.152,3652thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average943103.759784thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,5001thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320290.00/cwt290.00–290.009281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy340347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,1821
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy378337.19/cwt331.00–352.001,2755
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378321.21/cwt310.00–327.501,2149
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400321.25/cwt317.50–325.001,2854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420296.27/cwt280.00–313.001,2449
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4347
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473260.85/cwt257.00–265.001,2342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479292.07/cwt283.00–310.001,3999
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2501294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,4738
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524288.41/cwt280.00–301.001,5118
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565272.00/cwt258.00–286.001,5372
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614257.62/cwt246.00–261.001,5825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,65717
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655249.65/cwt246.00–255.001,6353
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7223
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7476
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315302.50/cwt302.50–302.509531
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315263.63/cwt256.00–270.008303
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,0111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350253.00/cwt253.00–253.008865
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371281.91/cwt270.00–305.001,0466
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380257.50/cwt255.00–260.009793
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417278.33/cwt270.00–290.001,1616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0971
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement440335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470261.85/cwt259.00–270.001,2316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement505309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,5601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513262.12/cwt261.00–263.001,3457
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522257.76/cwt249.00–266.001,34611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573250.28/cwt245.00–255.001,4346
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626239.01/cwt228.00–250.001,4967
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640234.57/cwt234.00–236.001,50114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673232.38/cwt226.00–239.001,5645
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712221.34/cwt220.00–223.001,5763
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open785235.50/cwt235.00–236.001,8492
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open820232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5943
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6493
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8291
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,661160.88/cwt160.00–165.002,6726
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229151.73/cwt141.00–167.001,8654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251129.52/cwt125.00–138.001,62010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,763134.15/cwt130.00–139.002,3652
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805213.49/cwt200.00–224.001,7192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023200.32/cwt195.00–208.002,0493
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4991
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,0631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155157.91/cwt155.00–160.001,8243
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.