Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2025-01-16

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 16
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 362 vs last sale 16▲ 378 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 188▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 5▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no sales since the first of the year. Cattle were in high demand, and buyer participation was active. Quality of cattle ranged from average to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $314.80/cwt on 19 head.
Average price
$314.80
19 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.77
vs AR average
−27.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542316.791,71718thin
Medium and Large 2545279.001,5211thin
One grade step is worth $37.79/cwt here — about $196 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 sale19 hd
314.80
—
AR average10 barns · 637 hd
323.57
−8.77
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−27.65
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—Low1,612131.602,1229thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457125.961,8357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,228118.871,46025
CowsLean 85-90%Average95998.499444thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,418$2,0472thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)735$1,3501thin

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy331401.58/cwt390.00–415.001,3295
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332343.86/cwt330.00–362.501,1428
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350303.75/cwt302.50–305.001,0632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy366391.71/cwt372.50–425.001,43410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374353.55/cwt337.50–367.501,3227
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed403372.52/cwt370.00–375.001,5012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy407373.29/cwt362.50–400.001,5196
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added418373.52/cwt360.00–382.501,5613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424340.14/cwt320.00–352.501,44213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432293.85/cwt277.50–305.001,2693
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,6132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy458358.76/cwt357.50–360.001,6432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468303.25/cwt300.00–307.501,4193
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475329.61/cwt317.50–350.001,56618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,6041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522323.21/cwt310.00–337.501,6877
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added529332.36/cwt322.50–337.501,7585
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580289.60/cwt283.00–299.001,6805
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8765
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621292.13/cwt281.00–307.001,8146
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,8021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718243.99/cwt243.00–245.001,7522
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9382
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774250.85/cwt241.00–261.001,9424
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323326.88/cwt315.00–340.001,0566
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329298.13/cwt290.00–305.009814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370328.52/cwt315.00–347.501,2167
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378282.65/cwt275.00–290.001,0682
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415282.53/cwt277.50–293.001,1724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417325.59/cwt320.00–335.001,3585
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,4906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468308.04/cwt300.00–316.001,4422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483252.04/cwt244.00–260.001,2172
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3971
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526284.72/cwt282.00–287.001,4984
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added543288.50/cwt288.00–289.001,5672
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565269.87/cwt261.00–275.001,5254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625247.32/cwt240.00–255.001,5462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5571
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728229.88/cwt225.00–235.001,6742
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825213.95/cwt210.00–218.001,7652
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525310.87/cwt296.00–323.001,6326
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7324
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565294.05/cwt287.00–303.001,6614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625270.39/cwt263.00–275.001,6905
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7781
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325119.81/cwt112.00–124.001,5873
Bulls——1,744135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,3545
Bulls——1,815150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,7231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83085.00/cwt85.00–85.007061
Cows—Lean 85-90%915111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04598.98/cwt98.00–100.001,0342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188106.45/cwt105.00–108.001,2652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228128.49/cwt123.00–134.001,5789
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234114.46/cwt110.00–121.001,41214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484125.29/cwt115.00–130.001,8596
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,357133.22/cwt121.00–152.501,8083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,403141.11/cwt127.00–162.501,9802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4182,046.56/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0472
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,5181
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,345135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.