Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2025-03-20

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 20
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 313 vs last sale 0▼ 50 vs year ago 363 · −13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 54 · +3.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Cattle were in high demand with high prices. Buyer participation was very active. Quality 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 $305.05/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$305.05
21 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.74
vs AR average
−9.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548310.151,69810thin
Medium and Large 1-2534304.701,62610thin
Medium and Large 2580257.501,4941thin
One grade step is worth $52.65/cwt here — about $205 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 sale21 hd
305.05
—
AR average8 barns · 347 hd
312.78
−7.74
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−9.53
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—High1,718154.672,6577thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,622142.332,3083thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,134139.551,58215
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,035102.501,0616thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,4433thin

Every lot

83 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 1Fancy323490.79/cwt470.00–515.001,5855
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328395.28/cwt382.50–417.501,2974
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,1641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358380.41/cwt370.00–397.501,3623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360453.73/cwt452.50–455.001,6332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy360345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413381.59/cwt367.50–392.501,5766
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454368.01/cwt367.00–371.001,6718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,8411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474337.45/cwt325.00–347.501,6004
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy475382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,8171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515352.65/cwt345.00–360.001,8162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,8593
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,8301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0182
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,0574
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,0423
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy705292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725267.00/cwt264.00–270.001,9362
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9971
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813255.35/cwt246.00–265.002,0762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy308422.52/cwt420.00–425.001,3012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328336.99/cwt317.50–350.001,1054
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331388.91/cwt365.00–410.001,2878
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy350397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,3911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358379.96/cwt365.00–389.001,36011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363339.98/cwt337.50–342.501,2342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383316.89/cwt300.00–334.001,2142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385339.62/cwt333.00–350.001,30810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425338.96/cwt332.00–352.501,4415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement440355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy445370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,5306
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471330.86/cwt310.00–347.501,55811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,6465
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518310.50/cwt291.00–321.001,6084
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added540315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568323.82/cwt314.00–330.001,8393
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580286.50/cwt286.00–287.001,6622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4941
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,6323
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,7584
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7935
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4111
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open885212.98/cwt209.00–219.001,8853
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6561
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7111
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,6581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,4984
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525328.69/cwt322.00–335.001,7262
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy533364.94/cwt362.50–367.501,9452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562311.50/cwt300.00–325.001,7513
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2606303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,8366
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,8291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720260.85/cwt250.00–272.001,8782
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755248.49/cwt247.00–250.001,8762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,667148.70/cwt146.00–150.002,4793
Bulls——1,756159.14/cwt155.00–165.002,7944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04575.00/cwt75.00–75.007841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078135.75/cwt128.00–141.001,46310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245147.15/cwt143.00–152.001,8325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,1521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,2701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,830135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29652,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,363.93/head2,125.00–2,650.002,3642
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800192.48/cwt165.00–221.001,5403

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.