Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00- 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Buyer participation was average on all classes and strong on the lightweight cattle. Quality of cattle was average to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $266.48/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$266.48

124 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$52.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

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	419	284.51	1,192	45
Medium and Large 1	504	258.55	1,302	64
Medium and Large 2	425	247.27	1,052	14thin
Medium and Large 3	395	232.50	918	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.01/cwt here — about $274 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 sale124 hd

266.48

—

AR average8 barns · 1,347 hd

269.31

−2.83

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	1,657	116.70	1,934	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	109.94	1,668	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	101.48	1,199	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	83.23	787	5thin

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)	1,045	$1,455	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,367	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,578	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1	—	567	246.96/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	232.11/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	318	385.85/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	292.10/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	276.21/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,329	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	342.79/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	309.00/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	314.63/cwt	297.50–327.00	1,337	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	273.37/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,290	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	267.12/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	324.89/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	274.94/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	295.03/cwt	287.50–302.50	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	243.23/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	277.52/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	293.90/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,411	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	334.66/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,272	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	301.32/cwt	300.00–302.50	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	291.18/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	339	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	282.70/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	234.24/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	259.69/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	180.35/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	85.67/cwt	80.00–90.00	828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	91.62/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,008	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	111.57/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,409	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	101.95/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,208	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	79.56/cwt	79.00–80.00	726	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	109.94/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,668	7
Bulls	—	—	1,830	126.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,308	5
Bulls	—	—	1,377	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	114.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,889	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	125.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,344	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,366.78/head	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,367	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,455.26/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,455	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,577.88/head	1,510.00–1,675.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	201.30/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	320.44/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	198.93/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	303.42/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	185.67/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	281.06/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	227.25/cwt	218.00–236.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	256.20/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	227.72/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	262.88/cwt	247.50–277.50	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,080	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	261.72/cwt	247.00–278.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	180.65/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,333	3

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 Feb 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 457Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 52Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 31Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	242.00–256.00	246.96
8	—	418	265.00–296.00	276.21
14	—	472	260.00–287.50	273.37
4	—	314	287.50–302.50	295.03
3	—	683	190.00–214.00	201.30
6	—	373	265.00–297.50	281.06
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
3	—	622	220.00–244.00	227.72
1	—	775	165.00	165.00
2	—	805	170.00–173.00	171.51
7	—	521	247.00–278.00	261.72
3	—	738	175.00–187.00	180.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	276.00	276.00
18	—	497	267.50	267.50
8	—	309	319.00	319.00
12	—	370	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	229.00–235.00	232.11
1	—	325	240.00	240.00
2	—	530	218.00–236.00	227.25
3	—	415	251.00–265.00	256.20
5	—	368	247.50–277.50	262.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	324.00	324.00
2	—	355	316.00–325.00	320.44
2	—	415	300.00–307.00	303.42
1	—	510	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	367.50–400.00	385.85
5	—	516	285.00–299.00	292.10
4	—	418	335.00–357.00	342.79
1	—	380	357.50	357.50
10	—	470	302.00–320.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	425	297.50–327.00	314.63
5	—	569	255.00–277.00	267.12
4	—	331	310.00–340.00	324.89
1	—	640	267.50	267.50
5	—	659	230.00–255.00	243.23
7	—	521	264.00–284.00	277.52
12	—	480	285.00–301.00	293.90
10	—	380	320.00–350.00	334.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	268.00–282.00	274.94
2	—	318	300.00–302.50	301.32
4	—	376	275.00–305.00	291.18
3	—	417	272.50–290.00	282.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	255.00	255.00
1	—	405	252.00	252.00
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	250.00	250.00
4	—	628	228.00–239.00	234.24
1	—	900	154.00	154.00
5	—	572	250.00–269.00	259.69
1	—	975	150.00	150.00
3	—	820	177.00–185.00	180.35
2	—	738	192.00–206.00	198.93
3	—	793	184.00–187.00	185.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	80.00–90.00	85.67
2	—	913	79.00–80.00	79.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	90.00–94.00	91.62
2	—	1,263	110.00–113.00	111.57
20	—	1,185	95.00–105.00	101.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,517	105.00–115.00	109.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,830	125.00–130.00	126.11
3	—	1,377	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,653	110.00–120.00	114.30

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	1	—	745	112.00	112.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,068	120.00–130.00	125.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,366.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,045	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,455.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	117.00	117.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	1,510.00–1,675.00	1,577.88

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

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