Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers and heifers were slightly lower, with slaughter cattle steady to slightly lower in some classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.27/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$136.27

51 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	139.46	658	39
Medium and Large 3	370	128.19	474	6thin
Medium and Large 2	537	123.67	664	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.79/cwt here — about −$6 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

136.27

—

AR average10 barns · 1,533 hd

137.83

−1.56

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,804	85.00	1,533	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	59.99	677	36

Every lot, as filed

41 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,804	85.00/cwt	66.00–94.00	1,533	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	59.99/cwt	51.00–69.00	677	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.75/cwt	172.50–175.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	134.05/cwt	129.00–137.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	166.76/cwt	163.00–170.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	132.28/cwt	127.00–136.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	133.17/cwt	131.00–137.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	129.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	122.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	133.04/cwt	125.00–143.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.76/cwt	155.00–156.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	136.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1

How this sale compares

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

McGrew Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Thu Apr 1, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 240Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 35Year ago 102

Compared to last week: steers and heifers were slightly lower, with slaughter cattle steady to slightly lower in some classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,804	66.00–94.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,128	51.00–69.00	59.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
1	—	585	137.00	137.00
2	—	413	147.00–149.00	147.99
2	—	478	142.00–148.00	144.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	129.00–137.00	134.05
2	—	513	125.00–131.00	127.96
4	—	614	127.00–136.00	132.28
5	—	469	131.00–137.00	133.17
7	—	564	125.00–135.00	129.38
8	—	385	155.00–156.00	155.76
2	—	333	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	119.00–125.00	122.00
2	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
3	—	320	125.00–143.00	133.04
2	—	395	125.00–126.00	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	134.00–139.00	136.36
3	—	573	140.00–146.00	143.02
5	—	419	163.00–170.00	166.76
4	—	388	160.00–162.00	160.99
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	690	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
2	—	455	158.00–159.00	158.49
2	—	420	155.00–156.00	155.49
1	—	335	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
2	—	378	134.00–140.00	136.94
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	167.00	167.00
2	—	380	172.50–175.00	173.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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