Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-11-21

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 21
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 289▼ 283 vs year ago 575 · −49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 39▲ 1 vs year ago 60 · +1.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady with steers over 450 pounds selling 3.00- 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with a light test. Buyer demand was strong and quality of cattle was average to good. There will be no sale next week due to Thanksgiving.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $287.55/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$287.55
22 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$55.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.52
vs AR average
−21.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542300.001,6267thin
Medium and Large 1550284.371,56514thin
Medium and Large 2575245.001,4091thin
One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd
287.55
—
AR average10 barns · 447 hd
283.04
+4.52
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
−21.71
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—Average1,458132.031,9253thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475113.841,6796thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,156110.011,27227
CowsLean 85-90%Low95785.8282112

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)1,150$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,5501thin

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 1308300.09/cwt285.00–312.509245
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330354.92/cwt350.00–360.001,1712
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340282.50/cwt282.50–282.509611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365316.16/cwt305.00–327.501,1544
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy381346.31/cwt330.00–370.001,3197
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed385332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed416321.11/cwt315.00–326.001,3365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy421319.67/cwt312.50–329.001,3464
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430266.77/cwt252.50–277.501,1473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4565
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed473308.25/cwt307.50–309.001,4582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474275.90/cwt261.00–290.001,3087
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy476306.56/cwt290.00–315.001,4594
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy535302.70/cwt300.00–307.001,6194
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535275.44/cwt260.00–287.001,4744
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6267
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571278.10/cwt271.00–289.001,5886
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608252.28/cwt244.00–263.001,5343
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690231.40/cwt218.00–245.001,5972
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5901
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6771
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311240.00/cwt240.00–240.007461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324279.69/cwt260.00–290.009067
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370245.91/cwt240.00–252.509102
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376265.84/cwt250.00–280.001,0004
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395217.00/cwt217.00–217.008571
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422266.86/cwt250.00–285.001,1269
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2746
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475209.89/cwt205.00–215.009972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479250.14/cwt235.00–260.001,19810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534227.95/cwt220.00–240.001,2174
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535172.00/cwt172.00–172.009201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569223.23/cwt209.00–235.001,2704
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620218.44/cwt211.00–230.001,3544
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665209.70/cwt206.00–215.001,3953
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4061
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525270.26/cwt261.00–279.001,4192
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575243.88/cwt228.00–255.001,4025
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6301
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,458132.03/cwt124.00–142.001,9253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93573.94/cwt65.00–80.006915
Cows—Lean 85-90%96092.59/cwt90.00–95.008895
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00398.57/cwt98.00–99.009892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01097.67/cwt94.00–101.009862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129108.04/cwt103.00–113.001,22016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237116.24/cwt115.00–120.001,4389
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360126.99/cwt125.00–129.001,7272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533107.26/cwt105.00–116.001,6444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,144345.34/cwt124.00–1,625.003,9518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230160.50/cwt160.00–161.001,9742
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808178.82/cwt165.00–188.001,4453

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.