Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00- 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Buyer participation was average to good with average demand on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.31/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$255.31

24 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$31.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

vs AR average

−16.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	263.33	1,528	9thin
Medium and Large 1	540	253.32	1,368	13thin
Medium and Large 2	525	232.13	1,219	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.20/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

255.31

—

AR average7 barns · 382 hd

259.92

−4.61

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−16.60

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	—	High	1,469	116.19	1,706	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	109.36	1,491	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	95.76	1,029	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	83.89	826	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	953	$2,350	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	162.51/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	336.38/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	306.86/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	255.71/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	269.18/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,575	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	286.16/cwt	273.00–315.00	1,359	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	286.37/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	123.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,187	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	598	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	306.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	232.13/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,219	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	109.36/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,491	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	86.19/cwt	85.00–87.00	942	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	104.41/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,169	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	96.06/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,012	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	116.78/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	260.44/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,089	5
Bulls	—	—	1,365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	77.71/cwt	75.00–80.00	738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	902	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	343	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	293.05/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	265.74/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,143	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	267.68/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	471	328.37/cwt	312.00–337.50	1,547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	467	292.43/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,366	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	303.22/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	369.21/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	234.48/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	235.42/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	283.36/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,043	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	253.15/cwt	235.00–263.00	1,425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	288.39/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,223	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	299.85/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,433	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	234.47/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	242.49/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	264.18/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	351.33/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	261.95/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	349.34/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,446	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,117	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 Mar 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 447Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 77Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	267.50	267.50
5	400–450	418	250.00–265.00	260.44
1	450–500	475	246.00	246.00
2	500–550	525	225.00–239.00	232.13
2	850–900	885	161.00–164.00	162.51
1	900–950	920	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	292.50–325.00	306.86
8	350–400	368	270.00–300.00	283.36
10	400–450	424	272.50–305.00	288.39
6	450–500	476	250.00–285.00	261.95
6	500–550	523	245.00–267.00	255.71
6	550–600	563	235.00–263.00	253.15
2	600–650	618	239.00–246.00	242.49
2	650–700	670	230.00–239.00	234.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	475	273.00–315.00	286.16
3	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	598	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	287.50–300.00	292.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	325.00–352.50	336.38
5	350–400	373	330.00–362.50	351.33
7	400–450	414	332.50–360.00	349.34
8	450–500	478	280.00–309.00	299.85
10	500–550	526	290.00–317.00	303.22
4	550–600	585	263.00–279.00	269.18
3	600–650	625	256.00–273.00	264.18
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	300.00–320.00	306.15
4	350–400	380	285.00–307.50	293.05
3	400–450	422	300.00–305.00	302.54
1	450–500	455	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	670	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	457	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	405.00–410.00	407.52
6	400–450	423	365.00–375.00	369.21
5	450–500	471	312.00–337.50	328.37
1	500–550	520	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	260.00–270.00	265.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	270.00–275.00	272.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	519	280.00–301.00	286.37
2	550–600	583	253.00–283.00	267.68
5	600–650	620	230.00–244.00	234.48
2	650–700	670	232.00–239.00	235.42
1	750–800	780	206.00	206.00
2	950–1000	978	153.00–155.00	154.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	259.00	259.00
1	550–600	575	233.00	233.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	119.00	119.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	120.00–127.00	123.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	93.00	93.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	2,350.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,580	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,363	105.00–112.00	109.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	85.00–87.00	86.19
2	—	1,120	104.00–105.00	104.41
6	—	1,053	90.00–100.00	96.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	75.00–80.00	77.71
1	—	980	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,023	85.00–87.00	86.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,453	112.00–120.00	116.78
1	—	1,365	105.00	105.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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