Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Quality of cattle ranged across the whole spectrum. Buyer demand was average to good, with the 300-400 pound calves in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.02/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$236.02

160 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

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

$67.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.60

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	482	257.36	1,241	55
Medium and Large 1	495	228.69	1,131	72
Medium and Large 2	441	217.27	957	32
Medium and Large 3	390	190.00	741	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.36/cwt here — about $500 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 sale160 hd

236.02

—

AR average10 barns · 2,470 hd

223.42

+12.60

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	1,693	101.78	1,723	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	92.59	1,321	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	86.56	1,000	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	78.05	764	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	917	$1,033	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$1,738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	580	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	240.59/cwt	228.00–254.00	1,145	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	237.92/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	228.43/cwt	220.00–241.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	259.68/cwt	250.00–272.50	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	264.47/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	239.25/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	295.83/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	252.99/cwt	248.00–254.50	1,298	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,134	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	230.74/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,075	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	237.34/cwt	229.00–242.50	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	241.01/cwt	235.00–255.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	217.43/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	271.44/cwt	260.00–282.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	343	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	269.19/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	195.98/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	217.59/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	221.81/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,278	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	208.68/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	224.08/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,183	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	217.90/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,358	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	91.89/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,318	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	105.38/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,807	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	94.48/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,039	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	71.47/cwt	70.00–73.00	842	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	80.68/cwt	77.00–83.00	726	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	88.56/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,033	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	80.09/cwt	77.00–82.00	916	8
Bulls	—	—	1,603	87.40/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,401	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	117.64/cwt	93.00–140.00	1,218	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	96.54/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,086	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	1,032.94/head	860.00–1,325.00	1,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	212.72/cwt	200.00–221.00	998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	228.33/cwt	224.00–233.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	219.60/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,149	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	242.73/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,029	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	258.73/cwt	257.50–260.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	223.14/cwt	220.00–228.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	212.36/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,213	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	221.82/cwt	210.00–229.00	938	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	241.77/cwt	230.00–248.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	470	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,166	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 Oct 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 595Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 80Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 7Year ago 20

No trend due to no report last week. Quality of cattle ranged across the whole spectrum. Buyer demand was average to good, with the 300-400 pound calves in high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	216.00	216.00
8	—	426	220.00–241.00	228.43
1	—	635	210.00	210.00
3	—	368	229.00–242.50	237.34
4	—	328	235.00–255.00	241.01
6	—	467	204.00–225.00	217.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	476	228.00–254.00	240.59
6	—	582	225.00–244.00	237.92
7	—	383	250.00–272.50	259.68
9	—	428	250.00–280.00	264.47
8	—	510	232.00–246.00	239.25
1	—	600	240.00	240.00
7	—	326	260.00–282.00	271.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	228.00	228.00
2	—	410	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	287.50–302.50	295.83
2	—	343	300.00–305.00	302.48
1	—	415	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	195.00	195.00
14	—	466	224.00–245.00	230.74
2	—	663	190.00–202.00	195.98
2	—	328	255.00–260.00	257.48
3	—	620	210.00–231.00	217.59
1	—	790	187.00	187.00
11	—	523	216.00–224.00	219.60
10	—	424	230.00–259.00	242.73
15	—	571	205.00–227.00	212.36
7	—	377	230.00–248.00	241.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	513	248.00–254.50	252.99
20	—	428	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	262.50–277.50	269.19
1	—	470	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	200.00–221.00	212.72
2	—	323	224.00–233.00	228.33
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
1	—	540	210.00	210.00
4	—	381	220.00–228.00	223.14
13	—	423	210.00–229.00	221.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	257.50–260.00	258.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	218.00	218.00
1	—	555	207.00	207.00
1	—	600	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	209.00–230.00	221.81
4	—	674	204.00–214.00	208.68
15	—	528	210.00–234.00	224.08
11	—	623	207.00–226.00	217.90
1	—	740	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	90.00–95.00	91.89
1	—	1,395	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,430	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	94.00–95.00	94.48
18	—	1,166	83.00–93.00	88.56
8	—	1,144	77.00–82.00	80.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	70.00–73.00	71.47
5	—	900	77.00–83.00	80.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,715	105.00–108.00	105.38
2	—	1,603	85.00–90.00	87.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	93.00–140.00	117.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,125	96.00–100.00	96.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	917	860.00–1,325.00	1,032.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Heifers · 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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