Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-10-03

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 3
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 377▼ 345 vs year ago 595 · −58.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 65▼ 10 vs year ago 80 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00- 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00- 5.00 lower. Buyer demand was average, and quality of cattle was average to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.99/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$220.99
33 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.51
vs AR average
−25.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2586226.001,3247thin
Medium and Large 1539219.651,18426
One grade step is worth $6.35/cwt here — about $140 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 sale33 hd
220.99
—
AR average10 barns · 530 hd
229.50
−8.51
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−25.79
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—High1,612136.252,1974thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,323115.671,5303thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,152109.761,26426
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95087.108276thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,1692thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,9501thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310235.08/cwt230.00–240.007292
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335316.60/cwt302.50–332.501,0613
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335295.00/cwt295.00–295.009881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340272.50/cwt272.50–272.509271
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368284.22/cwt280.00–287.501,0463
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385234.00/cwt233.00–235.009012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy387313.49/cwt300.00–330.001,2133
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395153.00/cwt153.00–153.006041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413242.85/cwt237.00–252.501,0036
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy428316.70/cwt300.00–345.001,3554
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455217.00/cwt217.00–217.009871
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473241.50/cwt230.00–260.001,1426
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475256.77/cwt246.00–267.001,2206
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4931
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623221.48/cwt216.00–227.001,3802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330302.00/cwt295.00–309.009972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345262.50/cwt262.50–262.509061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,0581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360210.00/cwt210.00–210.007561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377247.12/cwt231.00–266.009326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423220.79/cwt217.00–225.009342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432233.86/cwt225.00–246.001,0105
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1074
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473227.48/cwt221.00–240.001,07612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524221.48/cwt213.00–231.001,16117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568216.18/cwt208.00–225.001,2289
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3225
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619202.86/cwt190.00–214.001,2564
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4383
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529233.95/cwt226.00–249.001,2388
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572224.17/cwt212.00–234.001,2826
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626219.47/cwt202.00–228.001,3747
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664208.65/cwt202.00–213.001,3854
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,553135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0973
Bulls——1,790140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,5061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76070.00/cwt70.00–70.005321
Cows—Lean 85-90%98585.00/cwt85.00–85.008371
Cows—Lean 85-90%98891.90/cwt90.00–96.009084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125122.01/cwt118.00–125.001,3733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147109.30/cwt105.00–115.001,25420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212100.57/cwt100.00–102.001,2193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323115.67/cwt112.00–120.001,5303
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,168.63/head1,850.00–2,500.002,1692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098159.11/cwt135.00–170.001,7474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.