Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, with the exception of 400-500 weight range selling 1.00- 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to no supply last week. Quality was average to good, with active buyer participation. No sale until 1-4-24.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.38/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$253.38

130 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

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

$54.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	258.67	1,198	111
Medium and Large 1-2	592	235.00	1,391	6thin
Medium and Large 2	478	217.74	1,041	12thin
Medium and Large 3	370	204.00	755	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.67/cwt here — about $443 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 sale130 hd

253.38

—

AR average9 barns · 1,301 hd

249.08

+4.30

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	1,566	94.63	1,482	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,753	87.95	1,542	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	83.15	984	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	71.52	726	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,310	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,110	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	220.31/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,254	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	173.93/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	330	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	225.59/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	241.65/cwt	232.00–257.50	1,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	262.47/cwt	250.00–277.50	992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	214.75/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	233.06/cwt	230.00–236.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	217.15/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	283.46/cwt	272.00–311.00	1,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	263.88/cwt	252.50–285.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	229.28/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,298	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	239.76/cwt	228.00–251.00	1,230	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	219.60/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	228.37/cwt	212.50–237.50	961	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	267.39/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	220.50/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	323.89/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,208	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	260.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	215.04/cwt	202.00–225.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	204.96/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	242.10/cwt	230.00–255.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	256.55/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,083	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	74.40/cwt	70.00–78.00	757	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	60.21/cwt	58.00–63.00	595	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	77.02/cwt	75.00–78.00	861	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	721	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	87.95/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	83.63/cwt	80.00–87.00	995	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	95.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,519	6
Bulls	—	—	1,245	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	996	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,028	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,188	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,152	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,037	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	174.03/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	179.65/cwt	167.00–187.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	216.71/cwt	213.00–220.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	221.61/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	236.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	263.51/cwt	261.00–267.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	205.37/cwt	201.00–210.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	196.17/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	325.66/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	206.91/cwt	202.00–216.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	215.57/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,119	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	224.99/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,060	14

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 Dec 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 497Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 80Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	211.00–226.00	220.31
2	—	620	216.00	216.00
3	—	717	171.00–180.00	173.93
2	—	775	175.00–176.00	175.51
8	—	534	207.00–229.00	221.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	201.00	201.00
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
1	—	745	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	292.50	292.50
2	—	355	280.00–285.00	282.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	211.00–233.00	225.59
12	—	470	232.00–257.50	241.65
9	—	378	250.00–277.50	262.47
3	—	660	211.00–220.00	214.75
1	—	910	145.00	145.00
1	—	820	185.00	185.00
7	—	330	252.50–285.00	263.88
8	—	566	220.00–241.00	229.28
1	—	750	204.00	204.00
17	—	513	228.00–251.00	239.76
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
14	—	422	240.00–270.00	256.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	229.00	229.00
1	—	790	152.00	152.00
2	—	358	230.00–236.00	233.06
5	—	462	210.00–226.00	217.15
2	—	535	220.00–221.00	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	592	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	272.00–311.00	283.46
3	—	460	260.00–272.00	267.39
12	—	373	295.00–340.00	323.89
2	—	518	250.00–270.00	260.05
3	—	320	315.00–331.00	325.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	218.00–223.00	219.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	421	212.50–237.50	228.37
6	—	561	200.00–211.00	204.96
10	—	381	230.00–255.00	242.10
5	—	714	167.00–178.00	174.03
4	—	665	167.00–187.00	179.65
1	—	855	153.00	153.00
9	—	324	230.00–255.00	236.70
7	—	623	185.00–205.00	196.17
17	—	519	209.00–228.00	215.57
14	—	471	215.00–238.00	224.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	202.00–225.00	215.04
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
2	—	373	213.00–220.00	216.71
1	—	630	168.00	168.00
2	—	423	201.00–210.00	205.37
3	—	470	202.00–216.00	206.91
1	—	710	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	261.00–267.00	263.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,018	70.00–78.00	74.40
3	—	988	58.00–63.00	60.21
1	—	1,060	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	75.00–78.00	77.02
27	—	1,190	80.00–87.00	83.63
2	—	1,233	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	85.00–90.00	87.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	105.00	105.00
6	—	1,593	90.00–100.00	95.34
1	—	1,245	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	96.00	96.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	93.00	93.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,310.00	1,310.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	91.00	91.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	117.00	117.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	124.00	124.00

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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