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Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 339▲ 280 vs year ago 70 · +400.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 53▼ 152 vs year ago 216 · −70.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 24 vs year ago 6 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00- 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Buyer participation was average, and quality of cattle was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.10/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$241.10
21 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,299
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$18.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.50
vs AR average
−3.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513255.001,3085thin
Medium and Large 1547236.751,29516thin
One grade step is worth $18.25/cwt here — about $13 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 sale21 hd
241.10
—
AR average10 barns · 365 hd
235.59
+5.50
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−3.31
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—High1,589160.372,54811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,415133.671,8913thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,165127.591,48618
CowsLean 85-90%High893102.2991312

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,2962thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,7175
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$1,6254thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327283.23/cwt277.50–297.509266
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328305.11/cwt300.00–310.001,0012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328241.65/cwt235.00–248.007932
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,1591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378276.76/cwt250.00–295.001,0466
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy390306.75/cwt302.50–311.001,1962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418268.76/cwt260.00–285.001,1237
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,2221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425251.02/cwt250.00–252.001,0672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430306.21/cwt292.00–320.001,3177
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,3101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470229.89/cwt220.00–240.001,0802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481258.94/cwt245.00–274.001,24612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518252.72/cwt245.00–269.001,3093
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5194
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576246.45/cwt233.00–266.001,4206
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625233.35/cwt220.00–247.001,4585
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663231.47/cwt230.00–233.001,5352
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5541
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5841
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340255.00/cwt255.00–255.008671
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360313.77/cwt312.50–315.001,1302
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379253.27/cwt242.00–268.009609
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428247.22/cwt236.00–265.001,0589
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428219.71/cwt210.00–230.009402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1074
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472245.44/cwt234.00–257.001,15817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480267.06/cwt264.00–270.001,2822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3085
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525240.45/cwt232.00–256.001,2628
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569233.05/cwt225.00–240.001,3268
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619222.31/cwt210.00–234.001,3764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668221.98/cwt220.00–224.001,4832
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820197.16/cwt188.00–206.001,6172
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525251.52/cwt244.00–266.001,3206
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538221.00/cwt220.00–222.001,1892
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589232.51/cwt220.00–245.001,36910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605162.00/cwt162.00–162.009801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623243.32/cwt240.00–245.001,5163
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3424
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676216.86/cwt208.00–233.001,4665
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720210.59/cwt206.00–214.001,5163
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725175.37/cwt157.00–194.001,2712
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775195.85/cwt188.00–204.001,5182
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3121
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5301
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,215130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5801
Bulls——1,513157.02/cwt150.00–160.002,3763
Bulls——1,675166.15/cwt160.00–175.002,7837
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%833120.03/cwt119.00–121.001,0002
Cows—Lean 85-90%89994.43/cwt80.00–100.008497
Cows—Lean 85-90%917108.81/cwt105.00–112.009983
Cows—Boner 80-85%920109.07/cwt105.00–113.001,0032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181134.83/cwt133.00–137.001,5927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206126.07/cwt117.00–130.001,5209
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,9531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8592
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850164.39/cwt141.00–190.001,3973
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,295.52/head1,100.00–1,475.001,2962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,097147.17/cwt138.00–153.001,6143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,274149.11/cwt135.00–161.001,9004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29071,667.19/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,721.59/head1,600.00–1,775.001,7224
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.