Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: slaughter and feeder cattle were slightly higher, due to light offerings last week no trend is available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.78/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$131.78

49 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$8.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	133.17	673	41
Medium and Large 2	498	124.66	621	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.51/cwt here — about $52 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 sale49 hd

131.78

—

AR average10 barns · 1,400 hd

134.35

−2.57

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	—	Low	1,252	79.67	997	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	66.16	817	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	50.49	445	9thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	149.01/cwt	145.00–151.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	164.80/cwt	162.00–166.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	883	106.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.43/cwt	154.00–165.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	161.68/cwt	160.00–164.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.97/cwt	157.00–161.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	116.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.88/cwt	136.00–146.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	134.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	756	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	87.27/cwt	79.00–93.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	60.25/cwt	59.00–61.50	795	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	70.93/cwt	69.50–73.00	850	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	298	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	45.49/cwt	45.00–46.00	377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	81.50/cwt	79.50–83.50	1,058	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	67.12/cwt	65.00–69.00	801	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	45.94/cwt	43.00–49.00	406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	58.13/cwt	56.00–59.50	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.66/cwt	125.00–134.00	545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	792.42/cwt	775.00–810.00	8,677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	749.36/cwt	685.00–800.00	8,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.50/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	13,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	139.02/cwt	136.00–144.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	138.72/cwt	136.00–141.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.79/cwt	131.00–140.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.23/cwt	163.00–170.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	149.29/cwt	146.00–155.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.04/cwt	148.00–155.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	119.51/cwt	117.00–121.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.53/cwt	147.00–156.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.84/cwt	121.00–128.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	996	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 May 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 96Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 10Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: slaughter and feeder cattle were slightly higher, due to light offerings last week no trend is available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	145.00–151.00	149.01
2	—	660	112.00–120.00	116.03
3	—	420	136.00–146.00	140.88
2	—	518	125.00–128.00	126.52
2	—	723	104.00–105.00	104.52
7	—	459	136.00–141.00	138.72
2	—	340	145.00–152.00	148.55
4	—	616	117.00–121.00	119.51
7	—	569	121.00–128.00	124.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	161.00	161.00
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	125.00–134.00	129.66
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	132.00–135.00	133.45
2	—	565	111.00–116.00	113.52
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	162.00–166.00	164.80
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
2	—	883	104.00–110.00	106.96
2	—	420	154.00–165.00	159.43
3	—	662	130.00–137.00	134.32
7	—	625	131.00–140.00	135.79
4	—	335	163.00–170.00	167.23
4	—	566	146.00–155.00	149.29
4	—	525	148.00–155.00	152.04
1	—	770	119.00	119.00
5	—	473	147.00–156.00	153.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	144.00	144.00
4	—	565	136.00–144.00	139.02
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	745	108.00	108.00
1	—	425	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	160.00–164.00	161.68
3	—	475	157.00–161.00	158.97
2	—	723	121.00–124.00	122.51
1	—	985	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
2	—	615	150.00–152.50	151.22
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
1	—	940	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	925.00–1,250.00	1,100.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	79.00–93.00	87.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	775.00–810.00	792.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	685.00–800.00	749.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,320	59.00–61.50	60.25
5	—	1,199	69.50–73.00	70.93
6	—	1,193	65.00–69.00	67.12
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	39.00	39.00
2	—	828	45.00–46.00	45.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	43.00–49.00	45.94
4	—	935	56.00–59.50	58.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,298	79.50–83.50	81.50

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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Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McGrew Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle