Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00- 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 12.00 higher. The market was strong on all classes of cattle, with a large interest in the weaned cattle. Quality of cattle was average to good, and buyer participation was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.02/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$308.02

27 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$12.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs AR average

−10.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	314.51	1,693	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	302.00	1,718	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.51/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale27 hd

308.02

—

AR average9 barns · 293 hd

300.56

+7.46

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−10.27

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	1,724	140.08	2,416	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	122.74	1,999	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	111.88	1,286	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	89.27	869	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,487	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	2,235	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	271.01/cwt	258.00–287.00	1,547	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,788.39/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	177.09/cwt	173.00–181.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,235	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	271.42/cwt	256.00–285.00	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	311.94/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	204.53/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	384	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,367	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,486.61/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,487	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	294.32/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,492	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	142.24/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,119	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	285.87/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,370	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,063	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	120.71/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,535	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	108.63/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,181	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	83.46/cwt	82.00–85.00	881	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	119.11/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	109.86/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	287.16/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,042	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	92.17/cwt	90.00–95.00	860	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,937	1
Bulls	—	—	1,867	160.59/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,998	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	139.90/cwt	129.00–145.00	2,417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	309.23/cwt	294.00–323.00	1,620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	286.23/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	299.83/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	304.90/cwt	292.50–317.50	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	336.63/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	336.25/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	368.41/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	284.28/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	324.19/cwt	305.00–337.00	1,673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	362.70/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	378.80/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	308.85/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,303	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	317.84/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,192	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	352.91/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,147	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	339.78/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,264	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	296.05/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,403	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	290.24/cwt	287.50–293.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	251.58/cwt	242.00–264.00	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	323.38/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,530	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	299.02/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	324.04/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,063	6

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 367Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 25Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 3Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	356.00	356.00
8	450–500	473	346.00	346.00
10	550–600	577	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	300.00–305.00	302.48
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	425	290.00–317.50	299.83
2	450–500	470	280.00–292.00	285.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	470	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	335.00–370.00	352.91
9	350–400	372	322.50–357.50	339.78
10	400–450	417	320.00–350.00	336.25
13	450–500	473	312.50–340.00	323.38
8	500–550	516	305.00–337.00	324.19
5	550–600	574	285.00–317.50	299.02
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	377.50–380.00	378.80
3	350–400	365	360.00–377.50	368.41
11	400–450	424	352.50–382.50	362.70
5	450–500	463	320.00–350.00	336.63
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	305.00–340.00	324.04
10	350–400	375	302.50–337.50	317.84
11	400–450	422	295.00–327.50	308.85
15	450–500	474	280.00–311.00	296.05
5	500–550	524	256.00–285.00	271.42
10	550–600	571	258.00–287.00	271.01
4	600–650	625	242.00–264.00	251.58
2	750–800	785	202.00–207.00	204.53
2	800–850	818	173.00–181.00	177.09
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	935	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	479	302.00–317.00	311.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	323.00	323.00
11	500–550	507	290.00–296.00	294.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	292.50–317.50	304.90
6	350–400	363	270.00–302.50	287.16
4	400–450	421	280.00–290.00	286.23
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	287.50–293.00	290.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	294.00–323.00	309.23
2	550–600	573	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	604	277.00–291.00	284.28
1	850–900	890	176.00	176.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	254.00	254.00

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	—	890	98.00	98.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,788.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,486.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	130.00	130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,235	4,600.00	4,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	787	130.00–160.00	142.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,272	118.00–125.00	120.71
9	—	1,087	103.00–117.00	108.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	82.00–85.00	83.46
4	—	933	90.00–95.00	92.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	118.00–120.00	119.11
1	—	1,490	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	100.00–122.00	109.86
3	—	1,867	160.00–162.00	160.59
6	—	1,728	129.00–145.00	139.90

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McGrew Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle