Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-09-19

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 19
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 386▼ 30 vs year ago 320 · −9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 60▼ 27 vs year ago 77 · −35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 11 vs year ago 4 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to only three bulls last week. The 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 $225.48/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$225.48
20 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,219
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$62
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$7.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.21
vs AR average
−11.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507231.001,1715thin
Medium and Large 1552223.651,23315thin
One grade step is worth $7.35/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale20 hd
225.48
—
AR average10 barns · 481 hd
226.70
−1.21
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−11.53
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—Average1,660136.802,2716thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,526122.121,8639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222114.871,40418
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07588.409507thin

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)1,080$1,8252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,5963thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)815$1,6251thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333283.65/cwt270.00–297.509452
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy369297.47/cwt290.00–305.001,0985
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375257.50/cwt257.50–257.509661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423284.11/cwt277.50–290.001,2025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431253.94/cwt243.00–270.001,09410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455272.59/cwt262.50–290.001,2403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed468253.59/cwt250.00–257.001,1872
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476233.91/cwt220.00–244.001,11312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1463
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517244.16/cwt230.00–253.001,2627
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555235.43/cwt228.00–243.001,3072
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623220.86/cwt213.00–235.001,3763
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310280.00/cwt280.00–280.008681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321263.89/cwt250.00–277.508477
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372255.80/cwt240.00–265.009526
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375237.00/cwt237.00–237.008891
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417257.53/cwt245.00–263.001,0747
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423270.11/cwt261.00–280.001,1432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425244.06/cwt229.00–256.001,03711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425216.08/cwt200.00–225.009184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455254.03/cwt251.00–257.001,1562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470235.41/cwt226.00–249.001,10613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531227.73/cwt224.00–235.001,2098
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575218.98/cwt205.00–230.001,2597
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615209.50/cwt209.00–210.001,2882
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674203.44/cwt200.00–208.001,3714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724200.33/cwt191.00–211.001,4504
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790188.99/cwt186.00–193.001,4933
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505213.47/cwt210.00–217.001,0782
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525249.50/cwt248.00–251.001,3102
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527229.17/cwt220.00–241.001,20814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570226.10/cwt210.00–233.001,28913
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620214.46/cwt200.00–224.001,3305
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670198.82/cwt190.00–209.001,3324
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4651
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,555130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0221
Bulls——1,681138.16/cwt135.00–144.002,3225
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90570.00/cwt70.00–70.006341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10296.69/cwt95.00–100.001,0663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10586.25/cwt84.00–90.009533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172106.47/cwt100.00–110.001,2486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246116.78/cwt115.00–124.001,45510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255130.54/cwt130.00–131.001,6382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505133.29/cwt128.00–140.002,0063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536116.54/cwt115.00–125.001,7906
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,035168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,595.60/head1,525.00–1,725.001,5963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,825.00/head1,775.00–1,875.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115166.46/cwt155.00–173.001,8563

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.