Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00- 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00- 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher. Buyer participation was selective on classes of cattle, with quality ranging from plain to average. Buyers were active on all classes of slaughter cattle. The lightweight feeder cattle were a lot of new crop calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.71/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$245.71

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

vs AR average

−21.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	259.00	1,476	1thin
Medium and Large 1	548	253.47	1,389	11thin
Medium and Large 2	535	232.74	1,245	4thin
Medium and Large 3	525	199.00	1,045	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $432 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

245.71

—

AR average8 barns · 240 hd

254.51

−8.80

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−21.16

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	1,583	148.58	2,353	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	129.00	1,771	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	114.19	1,222	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	80.80	777	10

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)	1,100	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,610	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	276.02/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	265.84/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	260.16/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,610.31/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	282.66/cwt	269.00–292.50	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	241.75/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	288.96/cwt	270.00–302.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	303.38/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	322.09/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,234	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	249.50/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	191.26/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	191.50/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	230.49/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	348.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	307.43/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,328	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	372.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	348.41/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	214.82/cwt	202.00–227.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	115.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,221	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	85.51/cwt	83.00–88.00	795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	117.90/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	102.08/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	321.75/cwt	321.00–322.50	1,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,711	162.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,772	8
Bulls	—	—	1,512	133.24/cwt	125.00–147.00	2,015	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	129.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,771	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	78.80/cwt	76.00–80.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	268.25/cwt	265.00–275.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	338.79/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	281.61/cwt	268.00–298.00	1,476	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	269.67/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	508	263.00/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	263.95/cwt	250.00–272.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	450–500	490	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	287.50/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,004	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	232.74/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	217.37/cwt	206.00–228.00	1,576	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	298.10/cwt	284.00–313.00	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	273.55/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,526	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 Mar 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 363Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 54Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	270.00–302.00	288.96
7	350–400	359	290.00–312.00	303.38
5	400–450	419	269.00–292.50	282.66
10	450–500	468	257.00–280.00	265.84
7	500–550	532	240.00–271.00	260.16
4	550–600	576	236.00–249.00	241.75
1	600–650	645	236.00	236.00
2	650–700	678	202.00–227.00	214.82
2	700–750	725	190.00–200.00	194.93
4	750–800	776	190.00–192.00	191.26
1	800–850	805	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	265.00–275.00	268.25
3	350–400	378	250.00–272.00	263.95
1	400–450	415	242.00	242.00
4	500–550	535	224.00–239.00	232.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	242.00	242.00
1	400–450	440	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	525	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	270.00–305.00	287.50
2	400–450	403	272.00–280.00	276.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	335.00–355.00	348.00
10	350–400	383	307.50–335.00	322.09
12	400–450	432	290.00–322.50	307.43
7	450–500	471	284.00–313.00	298.10
1	500–550	500	289.00	289.00
3	550–600	558	266.00–285.00	273.55
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	230.00–231.00	230.49
3	700–750	725	206.00–228.00	217.37
1	850–900	860	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	470	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	370.00–375.00	372.44
2	350–400	370	342.00–355.00	348.41
3	400–450	413	327.00–347.00	338.79
2	450–500	465	321.00–322.50	321.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	268.00–298.00	281.61
3	550–600	570	265.00–272.00	269.67
2	600–650	600	239.00–260.00	249.50
1	650–700	680	212.00	212.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	795	190.00–193.00	191.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	262.00–264.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	179.00	179.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,610.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	120.00	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,059	110.00–120.00	115.31
2	—	1,138	100.00–105.00	102.08
1	—	1,070	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	83.00–88.00	85.51
2	—	1,040	95.00–100.00	97.54
2	—	943	60.00	60.00
3	—	953	76.00–80.00	78.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	125.00–132.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	116.00–120.00	117.90
8	—	1,711	160.00–170.00	162.00
3	—	1,512	125.00–147.00	133.24

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