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Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 23
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 378▲ 84 vs year ago 173 · +48.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 69▼ 12 vs year ago 33 · −36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-8.00 higher with a limited supply on bulls. Buyers were very active, and quality was 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 $269.40/cwt on 9 head.
Average price
$269.40
9 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,431
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.69
vs AR average
−35.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527276.371,4577thin
Medium and Large 2545245.001,3352thin
One grade step is worth $31.37/cwt here — about $122 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 sale9 hd
269.40
—
AR average10 barns · 347 hd
276.09
−6.69
National average149 barns · 17,148 hd
304.42
−35.02
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—Low1,666147.882,4644thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,195139.001,6611thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,134127.301,44412
CowsLean 85-90%High900101.509142thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,0322thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,8251thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330403.88/cwt395.00–412.501,3333
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy350322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,1291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy376399.38/cwt375.00–420.001,5025
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393350.03/cwt345.00–362.501,3764
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411396.93/cwt382.50–402.501,6315
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422354.75/cwt335.00–370.001,4977
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473341.14/cwt321.00–353.001,6145
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480333.47/cwt331.00–336.001,6012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,5151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523312.36/cwt306.00–326.001,6344
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555299.19/cwt292.50–306.001,6612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy575304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,7481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,8694
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714251.76/cwt245.00–256.001,7984
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325307.50/cwt307.50–307.509991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328335.99/cwt320.00–357.501,1023
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy343366.28/cwt362.50–370.001,2562
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy357370.84/cwt367.50–375.001,3243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378331.40/cwt307.50–345.001,2533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,2778
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400300.50/cwt300.00–301.001,2022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413347.58/cwt345.00–350.001,4362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0891
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424317.77/cwt302.00–325.001,3478
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461304.27/cwt296.00–317.501,4034
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2291
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505279.32/cwt269.00–286.001,4113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510295.90/cwt291.00–301.001,5092
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578252.42/cwt250.00–255.001,4592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628250.07/cwt234.00–266.001,5704
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,66911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524307.86/cwt296.00–318.001,6134
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571283.26/cwt274.00–296.001,6176
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595233.75/cwt230.00–237.501,3912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615264.80/cwt262.00–267.001,6295
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0741
Bulls——1,690153.84/cwt150.00–157.002,6003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830109.00/cwt109.00–109.009051
Cows—Boner 80-85%965117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1291
Cows—Lean 85-90%97094.00/cwt94.00–94.009121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109125.09/cwt121.00–130.001,3877
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,195139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220133.74/cwt132.00–136.001,6324
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,165158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,090150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,031.58/head1,950.00–2,100.002,0322
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.