Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-10-31

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 31
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 330▼ 144 vs year ago 523 · −27.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 73▼ 6 vs year ago 79 · −7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Quality of cattle was average to good, with buyer participation was active. Prevac sale will be next Thursday on 11-7.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.41/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$227.41
38 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,225
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.13
vs AR average
−33.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541233.331,26315thin
Medium and Large 1538224.321,20721
Medium and Large 2528215.481,1382thin
One grade step is worth $17.85/cwt here — about $125 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 sale38 hd
227.41
—
AR average10 barns · 478 hd
229.54
−2.13
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−33.05
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—Low1,604136.592,1906thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,281110.091,41033
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535110.001,6891thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97983.2981512

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)1,270$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,8172thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$1,4484thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,335$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$2,2137

Every lot

74 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy373296.17/cwt292.50–300.001,1052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373242.08/cwt230.00–254.009032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376274.28/cwt257.50–287.501,0318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415237.00/cwt237.00–237.009841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423256.99/cwt240.00–270.001,08712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3705
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy428305.02/cwt272.50–342.501,3058
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435228.96/cwt220.00–236.009963
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy467270.52/cwt265.00–280.001,2635
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480254.01/cwt240.00–263.001,21911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518247.95/cwt239.00–257.001,2846
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy521267.32/cwt259.00–276.001,3934
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541266.30/cwt266.00–267.001,44113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580233.05/cwt227.00–245.001,3523
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625225.86/cwt211.00–238.001,4124
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4802
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660226.22/cwt220.00–236.001,4934
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5372
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6881
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,7761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316269.40/cwt255.00–280.008515
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334238.38/cwt235.00–242.507964
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368256.30/cwt250.00–265.009438
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370239.47/cwt228.00–248.008865
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy373276.28/cwt272.50–280.001,0312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0971
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418240.69/cwt230.00–260.001,00614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425223.50/cwt222.00–225.009502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476234.47/cwt220.00–245.001,11619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515230.21/cwt219.00–245.001,18612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2478
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528215.48/cwt214.00–217.001,1382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2797
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569216.46/cwt208.00–234.001,2329
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606214.17/cwt202.00–223.001,2987
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683209.34/cwt201.00–218.001,4302
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524238.81/cwt227.00–254.001,25112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2544247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3444
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553239.52/cwt230.00–244.001,3254
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573212.49/cwt210.00–215.001,2182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618224.69/cwt212.00–239.001,3897
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680209.76/cwt199.00–221.001,4262
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763181.10/cwt175.00–187.001,3822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363119.54/cwt119.00–120.001,6292
Bulls——1,535140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1491
Bulls——1,787146.81/cwt145.00–150.002,6233
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95575.58/cwt70.00–80.007225
Cows—Lean 85-90%97388.26/cwt85.00–94.008596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11199.01/cwt93.00–103.001,1005
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309111.61/cwt105.00–115.001,46126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343118.01/cwt117.00–119.001,5852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,448.21/head122.00–1,900.001,4484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,817.04/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4182,214.63/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2156
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7851

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.