Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-09-26

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 26
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
377 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 290▼ 218 vs year ago 595 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 15 vs year ago 80 · −18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was plain to average, with good demand on all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.08/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$225.08
26 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$3.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.93
vs AR average
−15.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540225.331,21724
Medium and Large 1-2588222.001,3052thin
One grade step is worth $3.33/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale26 hd
225.08
—
AR average10 barns · 451 hd
228.00
−2.93
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−15.01
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—High1,643139.862,29711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,463123.501,8062thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230113.361,39426
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01893.1494811

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,290$1,8501thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335330.00/cwt300.00–360.001,1062
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335279.95/cwt265.00–290.009383
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365283.73/cwt282.50–285.001,0362
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365232.88/cwt228.00–237.508502
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy366322.74/cwt292.50–352.501,1816
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375255.39/cwt240.00–272.509587
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405224.00/cwt224.00–224.009071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413295.77/cwt275.00–312.501,2223
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424240.87/cwt232.50–259.001,02111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425338.78/cwt337.50–340.001,4402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468231.95/cwt220.00–241.001,08616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472217.73/cwt213.00–222.001,0283
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514245.09/cwt235.00–264.001,2605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4204
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628227.81/cwt222.00–237.001,4313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5341
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725220.10/cwt211.00–229.001,5963
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770208.10/cwt203.00–213.001,6022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310292.50/cwt292.50–292.509071
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315240.00/cwt240.00–240.007562
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325257.50/cwt257.50–257.508371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed367263.47/cwt258.00–267.509673
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375244.56/cwt238.00–250.0091711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377246.22/cwt235.00–263.009285
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400205.00/cwt205.00–205.008201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0961
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420235.73/cwt229.00–240.009908
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy428256.21/cwt250.00–262.501,0972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428227.01/cwt220.00–242.0097216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470228.94/cwt219.00–245.001,07610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475232.62/cwt229.00–234.001,10511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520227.55/cwt219.00–238.001,18315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574221.64/cwt209.00–231.001,2729
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609216.27/cwt210.00–221.001,3174
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678208.97/cwt205.00–213.001,4174
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525229.61/cwt217.00–238.001,2055
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2534227.29/cwt226.00–228.001,21414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2271
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576219.93/cwt209.00–231.001,26713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3504
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614214.87/cwt206.00–221.001,3199
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663205.00/cwt204.00–206.001,3592
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723189.20/cwt177.00–202.001,3682
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,521138.28/cwt135.00–140.002,1037
Bulls——1,852148.51/cwt145.00–155.002,7503
Bulls——1,865125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,3311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99285.66/cwt85.00–87.008503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02895.95/cwt90.00–103.009868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237114.06/cwt110.00–118.001,41124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,7821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8111
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,510162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1885199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7611
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7611

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.