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

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 8
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 268▼ 57 vs year ago 439 · −13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 46▼ 58 vs year ago 93 · −62.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 3 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower, with some instances of 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 lower, with instances of 15.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00- 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00- 6.00 lower. Buyer participation was limited with more selective buying. Quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $267.77/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$267.77
45 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,417
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$32.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.69
vs AR average
−7.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524272.731,42931
Medium and Large 1547261.251,43011thin
Medium and Large 2518240.381,2453thin
One grade step is worth $32.35/cwt here — about $184 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 sale45 hd
267.77
—
AR average10 barns · 241 hd
278.46
−10.69
National average145 barns · 4,636 hd
275.08
−7.31
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—Average1,585150.772,3905thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480129.001,9091thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211127.331,54215
CowsLean 85-90%Average923104.129616thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$2,1053thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,8001thin

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 1318298.32/cwt280.00–312.509496
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335325.53/cwt320.00–332.501,0915
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368281.15/cwt270.00–300.001,0359
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy377324.46/cwt320.00–330.001,2233
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417276.62/cwt265.00–291.001,15411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy428300.51/cwt300.00–301.001,2862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,3681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471269.96/cwt260.00–282.501,27211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472243.67/cwt238.00–250.001,1503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518240.38/cwt225.00–251.001,2453
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522264.93/cwt250.00–280.001,3836
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524272.73/cwt266.00–276.001,42931
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy545283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586250.28/cwt240.00–266.001,4674
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609247.26/cwt237.00–252.001,5064
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5604
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321273.67/cwt259.00–287.508789
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330248.04/cwt240.00–257.508194
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361260.85/cwt250.00–268.009424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375255.00/cwt255.00–255.009561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419256.90/cwt250.00–271.001,0767
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472250.34/cwt240.00–267.001,18217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531237.39/cwt225.00–250.001,26111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569238.54/cwt229.50–240.001,35714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577233.68/cwt230.00–236.001,3483
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609229.21/cwt215.00–236.001,3966
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4242
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4391
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725200.17/cwt194.00–206.001,4512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524248.62/cwt240.00–255.001,3038
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526232.51/cwt230.00–235.001,2234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed555266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578238.23/cwt230.00–250.001,3779
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611236.97/cwt225.00–250.001,4487
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5171
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825185.50/cwt171.00–200.001,5302
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5661
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,280150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9201
Bulls——1,365120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6381
Bulls——1,760161.28/cwt160.00–163.002,8393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%923104.12/cwt100.00–109.009616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209124.28/cwt116.00–128.001,5039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215131.91/cwt130.00–135.001,6036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9091
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143147.92/cwt135.00–159.001,6912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1922,105.35/head1,825.00–2,325.002,1053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251

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.