Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00- 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 8.00 higher. Buyer demand was strong on all classes of cattle, with a higher demand on the yearling type cattle. Quality of cattle was average to good this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.09/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$260.09

5 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.27

vs AR average

−50.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	260.09	1,398	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

260.09

—

AR average9 barns · 237 hd

295.36

−35.27

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−50.67

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	1,577	135.87	2,143	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	137.69	1,894	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	115.96	1,304	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	92.64	926	8thin

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)	930	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	550–600	559	240.09/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	265.10/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	310.04/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	288.45/cwt	282.00–302.50	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	227.01/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,482	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	130.95/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	252.80/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,307	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	283.98/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,070	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	99.11/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,058	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	144.66/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,400	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	118.28/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	246.94/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,087	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	134.54/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,841	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	114.28/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,219	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	99.95/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,082	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	129.07/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,563	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	91.92/cwt	90.00–93.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	316.49/cwt	302.00–326.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,122	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	227.44/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	267.82/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	282.64/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	333.04/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	244.12/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	314.08/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,310	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	353.18/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	265.56/cwt	247.00–277.50	1,243	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	238.98/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	299.00/cwt	287.50–310.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	223.40/cwt	202.00–231.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	265.50/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	286.00/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	268.61/cwt	258.00–277.50	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	233.44/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,699	2

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 266Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 49Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	287.50–310.00	299.00
7	350–400	366	282.00–302.50	288.45
9	400–450	409	258.00–277.50	268.61
13	450–500	468	247.00–277.50	265.56
7	500–550	517	243.00–266.00	252.80
4	550–600	559	230.00–258.00	240.09
4	600–650	613	202.00–231.00	223.40
2	650–700	653	224.00–230.00	227.01
1	750–800	755	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	369	304.00	304.00
9	400–450	443	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	252.00	252.00
2	400–450	440	242.00–252.00	246.94
1	450–500	475	232.00	232.00
1	500–550	515	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	337.50	337.50
7	350–400	376	290.00–325.00	310.04
9	400–450	417	275.00–300.00	286.00
9	450–500	473	270.00–295.00	282.64
2	500–550	518	262.00–268.00	265.10
2	550–600	568	235.00–253.00	244.12
1	600–650	610	259.00	259.00
2	700–750	728	230.00–237.00	233.44
2	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	975	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	331.00	331.00
1	450–500	450	329.00	329.00
1	500–550	515	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	303.00	303.00
6	600–650	617	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	277.50–287.50	283.98
1	400–450	430	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	342.50–367.50	353.18
4	350–400	368	330.00–337.50	333.04
8	400–450	417	307.50–322.50	314.08
4	450–500	469	302.00–326.00	316.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	520	250.00–283.00	267.82
2	550–600	550	255.00–276.00	265.50
3	600–650	615	237.00–241.00	238.98
2	650–700	678	224.00–231.00	227.44
1	700–750	715	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	800	196.00	196.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,975.00	1,975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	125.00	125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,003	124.00–141.00	130.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
1	—	955	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,067	97.00–102.00	99.11
3	—	960	90.00–93.00	91.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,368	134.00–135.00	134.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,067	110.00–121.00	114.28
5	—	1,083	92.00–106.00	99.95
7	—	1,211	125.00–140.00	129.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	141.00–150.00	144.66
2	—	1,413	112.00–125.00	118.28

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

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Slaughter Cattle