Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-12-19

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 19
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 476 vs last sale 492▼ 376 vs year ago 392 · −95.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 83▲ 92 vs year ago 96 · +95.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Cattle were in high demand with a limited supply. Buyer participation was very strong. Quality of cattle was average to good. There will be no sale until after the first of the year.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $293.40/cwt on 5 head.
Average price
$293.40
5 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−19.96
vs AR average
−33.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554293.401,6255thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
293.40
—
AR average10 barns · 247 hd
313.36
−19.96
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
−33.23
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—Average1,825141.502,5822thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,550113.521,7602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230110.271,3563thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00581.338173thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$1,2382thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,2321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300277.50/cwt277.50–277.508331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy329420.49/cwt375.00–437.501,3834
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331326.86/cwt307.50–345.001,0824
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy369412.22/cwt401.00–421.001,5214
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375342.41/cwt322.50–365.001,2845
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423365.03/cwt352.50–400.001,5447
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424338.60/cwt312.50–350.001,4368
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,3481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy467339.80/cwt332.50–350.001,5873
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471318.70/cwt304.00–332.001,5017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570291.00/cwt288.00–294.001,6592
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5241
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623257.47/cwt255.00–260.001,6042
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6641
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728247.47/cwt245.00–250.001,8024
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778235.91/cwt232.00–240.001,8352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328312.11/cwt300.00–330.001,0243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy340375.80/cwt365.00–385.001,2783
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345272.50/cwt270.00–275.009402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360272.00/cwt272.00–272.009791
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372284.39/cwt270.00–305.001,0583
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375359.90/cwt352.50–367.501,3502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390231.00/cwt231.00–231.009011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418245.55/cwt233.00–262.001,0263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420289.05/cwt269.00–305.001,2145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460280.24/cwt265.00–305.001,2897
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470254.09/cwt250.00–258.001,1942
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2451
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520248.58/cwt240.00–258.001,2936
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520208.97/cwt208.00–210.001,0872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571233.78/cwt218.00–244.001,3357
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617229.65/cwt215.00–245.001,4176
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524283.21/cwt261.00–298.001,4848
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559276.01/cwt265.00–290.001,5435
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2541
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625245.46/cwt244.00–247.001,5342
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5621
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6681
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1878191.00/cwt190.00–192.001,6772
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5831
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,1401
Bulls——2,065148.00/cwt148.00–148.003,0561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85065.00/cwt65.00–65.005531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04585.00/cwt85.00–85.008881
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230110.27/cwt107.00–115.001,3563
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550113.52/cwt113.00–114.001,7602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2991

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.