Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average to good with average buyer participation. There was a light test on the market due to recent rainfall in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.74/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$239.74

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$8.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.38

vs AR average

−24.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	243.81	1,324	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	235.00	1,274	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.81/cwt here — about $51 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 sale13 hd

239.74

—

AR average8 barns · 281 hd

258.12

−18.38

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−24.22

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	1,565	144.25	2,258	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	131.71	1,886	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	121.34	1,413	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	75.69	661	4thin

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)	820	$1,410	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,110	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	450–500	473	280.56/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	280.91/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	218.38/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	239.16/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	247.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	263.36/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	267.50/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,030	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	86.38/cwt	80.00–92.00	776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	131.71/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,886	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	128.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,603	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	117.92/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,289	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	95.82/cwt	92.00–100.00	999	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	144.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,258	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	233.05/cwt	224.00–242.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	270.40/cwt	260.00–277.50	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	257.67/cwt	253.00–260.00	799	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	247.30/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	219.01/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	294.46/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	297.78/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	318.50/cwt	297.50–332.50	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	292.50/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	263.74/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	278.67/cwt	265.00–292.50	914	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	268.54/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,004	4

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 246Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 50Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	297.50–332.50	318.50
2	350–400	390	282.50–302.50	292.50
6	400–450	433	265.00–290.00	280.91
6	450–500	473	262.50–290.00	280.56
2	500–550	515	280.00–290.00	284.95
1	550–600	560	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	770	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	357.50	357.50
2	350–400	358	352.50	352.50
3	650–700	677	227.00	227.00
4	750–800	773	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	260.00–277.50	270.40
3	350–400	385	260.00–275.00	267.50
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	405	291.00–300.00	294.46
4	450–500	465	292.00–305.00	297.78
1	550–600	565	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	265.00–292.50	278.67
4	350–400	374	264.00–275.00	268.54
5	400–450	426	250.00–277.50	263.36
5	450–500	474	251.00–271.00	263.74
4	500–550	523	235.00–260.00	247.30
3	550–600	570	230.00–252.00	239.16
3	600–650	642	209.00–226.00	218.38
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	253.00–260.00	257.67
3	350–400	360	245.00–250.00	247.28
2	400–450	418	224.00–242.00	233.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
6	500–550	542	235.00	235.00
7	600–650	639	222.00	222.00
4	750–800	776	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	565	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	660	217.00–220.00	219.01
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	147.00	147.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	111.00	111.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	80.00–92.00	86.38
1	—	800	60.00	60.00
1	—	895	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,432	128.00–137.00	131.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,245	125.00–133.00	128.77
9	—	1,093	110.00–124.00	117.92
2	—	1,043	92.00–100.00	95.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	140.00–150.00	144.25

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