Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-09-12

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 12
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 384▼ 125 vs year ago 511 · −24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 82▼ 53 vs year ago 113 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 25 vs year ago 35 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, with some classes selling 2.00-3.00 higher and some classes selling 2.00- 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00- 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady, with a light test on market. The quality of cattle ranged from 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 $237.30/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$237.30
17 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.17
vs AR average
−30.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530240.001,2726thin
Medium and Large 1549237.111,30210thin
Medium and Large 2535223.001,1931thin
One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about $79 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 sale17 hd
237.30
—
AR average11 barns · 533 hd
250.46
−13.17
National average178 barns · 13,815 hd
268.20
−30.90
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—Low1,657145.612,4123thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,285134.001,7221thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,216122.041,48434
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,035101.731,0534thin

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)1,010$1,9251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$2,1251thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330288.75/cwt287.50–290.009532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy362333.80/cwt320.00–347.501,2086
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372261.74/cwt242.00–272.509746
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2406221.87/cwt210.00–230.009014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410300.58/cwt285.00–317.501,2323
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421260.14/cwt243.00–267.501,0954
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470202.00/cwt202.00–202.009491
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473225.74/cwt220.00–230.001,0683
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478246.14/cwt235.00–260.001,1775
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480269.25/cwt260.00–278.001,2923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519241.05/cwt230.00–254.001,2515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2726
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579233.16/cwt225.00–246.001,3505
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615230.44/cwt220.00–239.001,4178
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710185.50/cwt181.00–190.001,3172
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725212.81/cwt202.00–224.001,5435
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6041
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810213.51/cwt212.00–215.001,7292
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325254.29/cwt247.50–263.008265
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371244.26/cwt230.00–252.009067
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434228.19/cwt219.00–240.009904
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy473249.52/cwt245.00–254.001,1802
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479222.23/cwt215.00–235.001,06410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523218.67/cwt209.00–230.001,14410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1071
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement565241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576213.13/cwt202.00–221.001,2287
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625211.93/cwt200.00–220.001,3255
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,3552
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715207.56/cwt200.00–216.001,4843
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5221
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528220.67/cwt211.00–229.001,1659
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569221.34/cwt207.00–231.001,2599
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605215.95/cwt210.00–234.001,3064
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623216.68/cwt204.00–227.001,3506
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625191.50/cwt191.00–192.001,1972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672189.42/cwt180.00–200.001,2736
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735187.50/cwt183.00–192.001,3782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed745211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5721
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5661
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828165.92/cwt157.00–175.001,3742
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8851
Bulls——1,760153.42/cwt152.00–155.002,7002
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023105.64/cwt102.00–111.001,0813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07090.00/cwt90.00–90.009631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155113.07/cwt110.00–115.001,3064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222122.07/cwt117.00–127.001,49226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241130.81/cwt130.00–133.001,6234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,285134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7221
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1830144.85/cwt140.00–150.001,2022
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2957156.65/cwt150.00–161.001,4993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,155168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9401
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,225171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0951

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.