Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2023-12-07

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 7
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
52 vs last sale 445 29 vs year ago 526 · 5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
35 vs last sale 115 50 vs year ago 30 · +166.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
0 vs last sale 15 5 vs year ago 20 · 25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00- 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00- 3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to no supply. Quality was average to good. Buyers were very active on cattle under 400 pounds. Next week will be the last sale of the year on 12-14-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $250.94/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$250.94
111 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,168
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.75
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469258.991,21486
Medium and Large 1-2595225.001,3392thin
Medium and Large 2443223.1298823
One grade step is worth $35.87/cwt here — about $226 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 sale111 hd
250.94
AR average10 barns · 2,182 hd
243.19
+7.75
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
BullsLow1,33080.001,0641thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34894.931,2803thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16881.9495746
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04468.257126thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$8851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$9601thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1428227.79/cwt220.00–240.0097514
SteersMedium and Large 2524208.59/cwt199.00–215.001,0934
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy340318.67/cwt307.00–329.001,0833
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy525259.39/cwt255.00–265.001,3624
HeifersMedium and Large 2710158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy459280.89/cwt270.00–300.001,2894
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy417299.73/cwt281.00–317.001,2509
SteersMedium and Large 2380226.90/cwt222.00–230.008625
SteersMedium and Large 2305220.00/cwt220.00–220.006711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3392
HeifersMedium and Large 1475217.53/cwt207.00–228.001,03314
SteersMedium and Large 1371253.89/cwt240.00–270.009428
SteersMedium and Large 1317255.32/cwt240.00–265.008095
SteersMedium and Large 2479226.99/cwt219.00–235.001,0876
SteersMedium and Large 1683201.44/cwt196.00–207.001,3762
SteersMedium and Large 1431259.45/cwt250.00–272.501,11810
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy370313.67/cwt287.50–330.001,1618
SteersMedium and Large 1990167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6531
SteersMedium and Large 1473251.95/cwt240.00–267.501,19210
SteersMedium and Large 1600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 1760197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4971
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0791
SteersMedium and Large 1576224.09/cwt213.00–235.001,29110
SteersMedium and Large 1517236.91/cwt227.00–247.501,2258
SteersMedium and Large 1720201.94/cwt199.00–205.001,4542
SteersMedium and Large 2427223.06/cwt211.00–235.009526
BullsMedium and Large 2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1730176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2851
BullsMedium and Large 1659204.19/cwt197.00–211.001,3464
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1771
BullsMedium and Large 1573211.53/cwt201.00–219.001,2128
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy520194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15981.84/cwt75.00–85.0094936
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23387.18/cwt86.00–88.001,0756
CowsLean 85-90%1,02374.10/cwt73.00–75.007583
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34894.93/cwt92.00–97.001,2803
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15075.00/cwt74.00–76.008634
CowsLean 85-90%1,06562.39/cwt60.00–65.006643
Bulls1,33080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0641
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0921
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,095110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2051
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103115.17/cwt111.00–121.001,2702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2880100.00/cwt100.00–100.008801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,395139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,9391
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,458107.11/cwt104.00–110.001,5622
HeifersMedium and Large 2460214.00/cwt214.00–214.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 2428211.54/cwt208.00–217.009054
BullsMedium and Large 1620204.98/cwt195.00–211.001,27111
HeifersMedium and Large 1377259.00/cwt242.50–275.009766
BullsMedium and Large 1525215.38/cwt208.00–230.001,1319
BullsMedium and Large 1770168.48/cwt167.00–170.001,2972
HeifersMedium and Large 1308245.06/cwt237.50–260.007554
HeifersMedium and Large 1619195.30/cwt190.00–200.001,2096
HeifersMedium and Large 2380223.88/cwt219.00–230.008515
HeifersMedium and Large 1523214.90/cwt203.00–225.001,12419
HeifersMedium and Large 3430185.17/cwt180.00–190.007962
HeifersMedium and Large 3355202.54/cwt200.00–205.007192
HeifersMedium and Large 1718169.56/cwt161.00–177.001,2177
HeifersMedium and Large 1660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
HeifersMedium and Large 1565207.63/cwt200.00–215.001,17314
HeifersMedium and Large 2578192.32/cwt185.00–198.001,1124
HeifersMedium and Large 2343212.48/cwt210.00–215.007292

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.