Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to Christmas and New Year shut down. Buyer participation was strong on all classes of cattle. Quality was average to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.25/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$226.25

118 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$60.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	237.11	1,118	84
Medium and Large 2	476	208.38	991	22
Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	187.29	1,913	7thin
Medium and Large 3	530	176.92	938	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.19/cwt here — about $180 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 sale118 hd

226.25

—

AR average9 barns · 2,086 hd

227.97

−1.72

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	—	Low	1,658	108.12	1,792	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	92.71	1,291	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	79.76	920	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	64.12	606	11

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)	815	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	220.00/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	216.90/cwt	207.00–222.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	232.40/cwt	225.00–240.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,286	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	193.68/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	221.29/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,279	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	222.45/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	185.30/cwt	177.00–194.00	778	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	77.06/cwt	76.00–78.00	727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	92.71/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,291	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	75.38/cwt	74.00–76.00	806	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	80.07/cwt	77.00–83.00	936	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	86.80/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,076	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	63.65/cwt	60.00–65.00	608	8
Bulls	—	—	1,220	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,196	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	107.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	179.53/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	272.32/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	319	309.78/cwt	290.00–320.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	244.82/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	229.36/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	190.67/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	226.07/cwt	220.00–232.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	1,065	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	243.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	318.72/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,205	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	263.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	257.10/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,203	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	425	286.12/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	224.46/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	251.20/cwt	242.00–272.50	1,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	251.36/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,302	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	665	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	555	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	982	192.60/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	1,175	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	308.08/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	291.43/cwt	282.50–302.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	181.55/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	239.10/cwt	228.00–252.50	901	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	235.16/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,223	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	231.98/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	213.22/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	266.41/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	211.76/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	243.45/cwt	232.00–260.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	245.28/cwt	231.00–261.00	1,038	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	217.64/cwt	215.00–222.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	220.47/cwt	216.00–225.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	259.31/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	221.13/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	460	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	879	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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 392Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 96Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 20

Compared to last week: No trend due to Christmas and New Year shut down. Buyer participation was strong on all classes of cattle. Quality was average to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	214.00–226.00	220.00
5	—	371	207.00–222.00	216.90
3	—	627	175.00–191.00	181.55
3	—	573	202.00–219.00	211.76
1	—	740	162.00	162.00
2	—	518	216.00–217.00	216.50
3	—	308	215.00–222.00	217.64
2	—	433	216.00–225.00	220.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	177.00–194.00	185.30
1	—	520	174.00	174.00
1	—	595	175.00	175.00
1	—	695	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	171.00–187.00	179.53
6	—	479	237.00–253.00	244.82
1	—	650	215.00	215.00
16	—	377	228.00–252.50	239.10
17	—	520	224.00–245.00	235.16
5	—	562	226.00–240.00	231.98
7	—	619	208.00–221.00	213.22
9	—	319	232.00–260.00	243.45
13	—	423	231.00–261.00	245.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	184.00	184.00
5	—	982	191.00–193.00	192.60
1	—	1,175	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	262.00–271.00	266.41
1	—	370	262.50	262.50
3	—	465	256.00–262.00	259.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	511	261.00	261.00
4	—	319	290.00–320.00	309.78
1	—	565	270.00	270.00
13	—	378	300.00–340.00	318.72
5	—	416	300.00–321.00	308.08
5	—	466	282.50–302.00	291.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	225.00–240.00	232.40
1	—	670	192.00	192.00
2	—	478	224.00–235.00	229.36
1	—	330	216.00	216.00
3	—	412	220.00–232.00	226.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,033	175.00	175.00
6	—	378	260.00–292.50	272.32
3	—	968	188.00–193.00	190.67
1	—	785	175.00	175.00
4	—	560	240.00–250.00	243.00
2	—	683	220.00–221.00	220.51
7	—	322	250.00–270.00	263.07
13	—	468	240.00–272.00	257.10
2	—	635	219.00–230.00	224.46
8	—	424	242.00–272.50	251.20
9	—	518	240.00–270.00	251.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	251.00	251.00
2	—	425	282.50–290.00	286.12
1	—	500	250.00	250.00
1	—	450	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	210.00	210.00
2	—	585	180.00–190.00	185.00
1	—	625	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	197.00	197.00
3	—	683	185.00–206.00	193.68
7	—	578	200.00–231.00	221.29
4	—	525	219.00–231.00	222.45
1	—	835	170.00	170.00
3	—	622	213.00–230.00	221.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	—	540	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	211.00	211.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	76.00–78.00	77.06
1	—	860	42.00	42.00
8	—	956	60.00–65.00	63.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,393	90.00–96.00	92.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,069	74.00–76.00	75.38
22	—	1,169	77.00–83.00	80.07
4	—	1,240	85.00–90.00	86.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	98.00	98.00
1	—	2,045	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,670	105.00–110.00	107.68

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle