Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2023-03-23

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 23
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
254 vs last sale 619 161 vs year ago 526 · 30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
39 vs last sale 108 39 vs year ago 30 · +130.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
5 vs last sale 15 10 vs year ago 20 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00-10.00 lower, instances 20.00 lower. Heifers under 500lbs 1.00-10.00 higher; offerings over 500lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower, instances 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good for all classes with active buyer participation. Quality ranged the complete spectrum. Offerings included both new and old crop cattle with flesh condition ranging from fleshy to thin fleshed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $216.94/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$216.94
85 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.17
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439223.8198358
Medium and Large 2436205.0489523
Medium and Large 3395185.757344thin
One grade step is worth $38.06/cwt here — about $249 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 sale85 hd
216.94
AR average10 barns · 1,045 hd
214.77
+2.17
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
BullsHigh1,398106.951,49513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,156101.491,1736thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14098.951,12823
CowsLean 85-90%Low88783.487408thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$8972thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,0301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$8101thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2Replacement445187.00/cwt187.00–187.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 2Replacement395196.00/cwt196.00–196.007741
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement515206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0611
HeifersMedium and Large 1705164.51/cwt163.00–166.001,1602
HeifersMedium and Large 1785161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2641
HeifersMedium and Large 2524169.40/cwt160.00–181.008887
SteersMedium and Large 1610196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1961
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy360211.00/cwt211.00–211.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy435210.46/cwt200.00–224.009165
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460191.00/cwt191.00–191.008791
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed377204.06/cwt201.00–206.007693
SteersMedium and Large 3410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
SteersMedium and Large 3375196.00/cwt196.00–196.007351
SteersMedium and Large 2474206.23/cwt199.00–209.009784
SteersMedium and Large 1332237.25/cwt225.00–257.507886
SteersMedium and Large 1576202.69/cwt196.00–211.001,1674
SteersMedium and Large 1416230.90/cwt221.00–250.0096110
SteersMedium and Large 2520189.47/cwt186.00–193.009852
SteersMedium and Large 2585189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1061
SteersMedium and Large 3315167.00/cwt167.00–167.005261
SteersMedium and Large 2320222.00/cwt222.00–222.007101
SteersMedium and Large 3480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy590196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1561
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed463228.11/cwt221.00–235.001,0562
SteersMedium and Large 1365231.14/cwt220.00–250.008449
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
SteersMedium and Large 1509211.97/cwt207.00–220.001,0797
SteersMedium and Large 2432206.69/cwt191.00–220.008938
SteersMedium and Large 2378211.89/cwt202.50–217.008015
SteersMedium and Large 1483212.77/cwt203.00–222.001,0288
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435208.00/cwt208.00–208.009051
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed413263.27/cwt260.00–270.001,0873
BullsMedium and Large 2720167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2021
BullsMedium and Large 2630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 1565188.62/cwt180.00–195.001,0663
BullsMedium and Large 1525201.24/cwt195.00–207.001,0574
BullsMedium and Large 1618192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1872
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,203107.35/cwt104.00–112.001,2913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13889.52/cwt89.00–90.001,0192
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212107.68/cwt104.00–112.001,3056
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11296.72/cwt92.00–102.001,07615
CowsLean 85-90%81076.48/cwt76.00–77.006192
CowsLean 85-90%91285.81/cwt83.00–89.007836
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,10895.62/cwt92.00–98.001,0593
Bulls1,691118.31/cwt117.00–120.002,0015
Bulls1,218104.44/cwt97.00–112.001,2726
Bulls1,20586.05/cwt80.00–92.001,0372
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19301,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 191096.00/cwt96.00–96.008741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1830897.44/head875.00–925.008972
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,000810.00/head810.00–810.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy328198.97/cwt195.00–203.006532
BullsMedium and Large 3535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008561
BullsMedium and Large 2513204.43/cwt200.00–209.001,0492
BullsMedium and Large 3565176.00/cwt176.00–176.009941
BullsMedium and Large 2675161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0871
BullsMedium and Large 1665175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1641
HeifersMedium and Large 2443180.95/cwt172.00–190.008022
HeifersMedium and Large 2645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 1566172.36/cwt166.00–185.009767
HeifersMedium and Large 2332192.07/cwt188.00–198.006383
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy532169.10/cwt160.00–174.009003
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 1625164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1414209.16/cwt200.00–220.008667
HeifersMedium and Large 2371195.25/cwt195.00–196.007244
HeifersMedium and Large 3325144.00/cwt144.00–144.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 1333206.92/cwt200.00–215.006894
HeifersMedium and Large 3445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
HeifersMedium and Large 1516193.61/cwt182.00–200.009996
HeifersMedium and Large 1373203.60/cwt197.50–210.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 1865146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2631
HeifersMedium and Large 1471200.43/cwt194.00–211.0094410
HeifersMedium and Large 1660168.00/cwt166.00–170.001,1092
HeifersMedium and Large 2476172.64/cwt165.00–179.008227

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.