Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00- 8.00 higher. There was a light test on slaughter cattle with slaughter cows selling 15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 to 14.00 higher. Preconditioned cattle were in high demand, and buyer demand was good on all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.71/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$298.71

39 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$48.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

vs AR average

−17.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	302.83	1,781	26
Medium and Large 1	543	293.50	1,594	12thin
Medium and Large 2	560	254.00	1,422	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.83/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale39 hd

298.71

—

AR average9 barns · 487 hd

305.63

−6.93

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−17.36

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	—	Average	1,538	135.17	2,079	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	112.24	1,309	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	83.58	815	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	350–400	378	307.66/cwt	292.00–325.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	258.56/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	287.01/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,231	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,437	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	434	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	302.83/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,781	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	685	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	442	294.02/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	314.79/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,498	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	271.52/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	500–550	518	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,107	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	98.53/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,044	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	83.58/cwt	80.00–86.00	815	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	124.93/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,343	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	118.09/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,464	2
Bulls	—	—	1,681	142.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	272.43/cwt	244.00–292.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	112.49/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,368	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	401.33/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	376.96/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	317.27/cwt	311.00–324.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	314.98/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,493	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	272.10/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	329.10/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	286.95/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	335.14/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	304.32/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	369.63/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	296.87/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	281.68/cwt	272.50–299.00	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	251.21/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	313.22/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	269.80/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	330.23/cwt	329.00–332.50	1,582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 304Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	292.00–325.00	307.66
7	400–450	429	272.50–305.00	287.01
8	450–500	473	270.00–302.00	286.95
9	500–550	518	250.00–284.00	269.80
9	550–600	575	252.00–265.00	258.56
3	600–650	608	242.00–258.00	251.21
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	625	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	290.00	290.00
8	500–550	517	278.00	278.00
8	550–600	590	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	337.00	337.00
12	450–500	476	300.00–318.00	314.79
2	500–550	508	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	379	263.00–283.00	272.10
4	400–450	421	260.00–280.00	271.52
1	450–500	480	266.00	266.00
1	500–550	510	242.00	242.00
2	600–650	608	220.00–222.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	347.50	347.50
2	400–450	430	311.00–324.00	317.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	337.50	337.50
4	450–500	463	293.00	293.00
9	650–700	655	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	337.00	337.00
8	450–500	479	329.00–332.50	330.23
26	550–600	588	290.00–316.00	302.83
4	600–650	618	308.00	308.00
3	700–750	705	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	291.00–300.00	294.02
1	650–700	685	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	283.00	283.00
1	350–400	385	287.50	287.50
4	450–500	464	244.00–292.00	272.43
1	550–600	560	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	410	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00–402.50	376.96
2	400–450	405	395.00–407.50	401.33
3	450–500	463	330.00–342.50	335.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	362.50–382.50	369.63
5	350–400	380	318.00–340.00	329.10
9	400–450	426	302.00–325.00	313.22
14	450–500	474	302.50–327.50	314.98
7	500–550	525	295.00–315.00	304.32
4	550–600	569	272.50–299.00	281.68
1	600–650	645	257.00	257.00
2	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	238.00	238.00
1	800–850	820	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	285.00–304.00	296.87
1	550–600	590	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	95.00–102.00	98.53
2	—	1,075	123.00–127.00	124.93
8	—	1,216	105.00–120.00	112.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	80.00–86.00	83.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	132.00–135.00	133.46
2	—	1,240	116.00–120.00	118.09
5	—	1,681	140.00–145.00	142.69

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	—	905	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

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McGrew Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle