Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00- 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 -10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00- 7.00 higher. The quality of cattle was average to good. The heat had a factor on the market last week and this week it trended back up. Buyer participation was very active, with weaned cattle bringing a premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.77/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$251.77

232 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$650

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$74.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.61

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	264.97	1,357	63
Medium and Large 1	487	252.90	1,231	135
Medium and Large 2	453	225.98	1,023	31
Medium and Large 3	372	190.00	706	3thin

One grade step is worth $74.97/cwt here — about $650 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 sale232 hd

251.77

—

AR average9 barns · 1,628 hd

265.37

−13.61

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	—	High	1,716	127.28	2,184	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	109.15	1,531	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	101.50	1,138	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	82.83	763	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,427	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	241.56/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,278	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	212.67/cwt	208.00–220.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	301.17/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	230.85/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,103	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	223.91/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	264.91/cwt	250.00–274.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	442	241.34/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,470	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	240.88/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,368	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	282.71/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	235.70/cwt	228.00–241.00	891	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	220.20/cwt	215.00–225.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	229.81/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	229.56/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	220.49/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	417	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	227.04/cwt	210.00–237.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	260.68/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,110	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	250.99/cwt	240.00–270.00	929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	269.01/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,402	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	221.03/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	224.04/cwt	210.00–234.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	274.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,335	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	254.92/cwt	240.50–270.00	1,468	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	234.54/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	254.42/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,201	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	209.17/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	229.59/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,325	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	227.98/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	234.47/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,224	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,251	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	91.83/cwt	90.00–94.00	823	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,455	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	108.42/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,540	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	84.17/cwt	80.00–87.00	783	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	68.15/cwt	65.00–73.00	639	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	102.08/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,140	25
Bulls	—	—	1,743	130.93/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,282	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	91.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	977	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	110.42/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,325	8
Bulls	—	—	1,711	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,112	8
Bulls	—	—	1,435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,636	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,426.65/head	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,427	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,177	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	106.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,024	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	112.27/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	199.54/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	217.47/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	260.50/cwt	260.00–261.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	217.79/cwt	210.00–226.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	165.35/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	198.69/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	233.61/cwt	222.00–245.00	986	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	227.84/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,189	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	243.06/cwt	239.00–252.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,262	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	208.31/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	229.73/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,309	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	262.47/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	231.62/cwt	221.00–247.00	1,100	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	204.47/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,390	2

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 70Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 216Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	240.00	240.00
1	—	465	238.00	238.00
1	—	565	220.00	220.00
3	—	417	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	230.00–252.00	241.56
5	—	323	250.00–274.00	264.91
15	—	568	228.00–250.00	240.88
7	—	660	220.00–241.00	229.81
5	—	710	225.00–231.00	229.56
22	—	426	245.00–271.00	260.68
12	—	370	240.00–270.00	250.99
6	—	618	222.00–244.00	234.54
17	—	472	240.00–272.00	254.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	275.00	275.00
1	—	690	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	208.00–220.00	212.67
12	—	478	222.00–237.00	230.85
2	—	563	220.00–228.00	223.91
1	—	660	214.00	214.00
6	—	425	210.00–237.00	227.04
2	—	538	214.00–228.00	221.03
4	—	328	210.00–234.00	224.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	288.00–310.00	301.17
6	—	425	275.00–289.00	282.71
1	—	475	276.00	276.00
6	—	526	261.00–269.00	262.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	223.00	223.00
5	—	429	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	305.00	305.00
16	—	521	266.00–273.00	269.01
23	—	486	270.00–280.00	274.68
12	—	576	240.50–270.00	254.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	239.00–245.00	241.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	249.00	249.00
12	—	615	239.00	239.00
14	—	514	245.50	245.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	228.00–241.00	235.70
1	—	915	139.00	139.00
9	—	621	210.00–229.00	220.49
3	—	715	160.00–171.00	165.35
33	—	422	222.00–245.00	233.61
29	—	522	215.00–240.00	227.84
4	—	325	239.00–252.00	243.06
1	—	840	179.00	179.00
10	—	570	215.00–236.00	229.73
35	—	475	221.00–247.00	231.62
2	—	680	200.00–209.00	204.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	215.00–225.00	220.20
4	—	568	195.00–205.00	199.54
6	—	476	211.00–225.00	217.47
8	—	412	210.00–226.00	217.79
3	—	623	192.00–203.00	198.69
4	—	518	200.00–212.00	208.31
1	—	665	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	270.00	270.00
2	—	438	250.00	250.00
2	—	345	260.00–261.00	260.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	192.00	192.00
1	—	545	175.00	175.00
1	—	670	168.00	168.00
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	195.00–220.00	209.17
1	—	625	201.00	201.00
1	—	570	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	220.00–240.00	229.59
3	—	665	204.00	204.00
2	—	630	227.00–229.00	227.98
20	—	522	225.00–245.00	234.47
1	—	740	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	90.00–94.00	91.83
6	—	930	80.00–87.00	84.17
3	—	937	65.00–73.00	68.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	115.00	115.00
8	—	1,420	102.00–112.00	108.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,117	97.00–107.00	102.08
9	—	1,062	90.00–96.00	91.97
8	—	1,200	108.00–113.00	110.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,743	130.00–131.00	130.93
8	—	1,711	120.00–127.00	123.46
1	—	1,435	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,426.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	108.00–117.00	112.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	117.00	117.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	134.00	134.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	102.00–110.00	106.99
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	150.00	150.00

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McGrew Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

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