Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady on cattle under 500 pounds, and steady to 5.00 higher on cattle over 500 pounds. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00- 7.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to light test past two weeks. Quality was average to good on feeder cattle, and good on slaughter cattle. Replacement cattle were in high demand. Buyer demand was average to good on all classes of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.41/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$246.41

21 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.45

vs AR average

−18.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	246.41	1,308	21

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 sale21 hd

246.41

—

AR average7 barns · 288 hd

250.87

−4.45

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−18.11

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	1,634	147.30	2,407	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	128.00	2,074	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	114.70	1,314	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	919	90.09	828	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	812	$1,387	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,642	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,617	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	236.61/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	272.29/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,152	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	234.38/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,448	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	238.92/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	271.32/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	272.43/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	228.46/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,320	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	263.24/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	310.31/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,012	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,513.11/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,513	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,286	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	1,386.96/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	1,617.19/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	230.30/cwt	210.00–242.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	240.08/cwt	236.00–242.00	888	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,562	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	88.11/cwt	85.00–90.00	819	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	100.96/cwt	100.00–103.00	984	5
Bulls	—	—	1,160	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	122.81/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,498	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	109.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,226	12
Bulls	—	—	1,772	157.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	236.40/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	267.10/cwt	254.00–276.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	280.24/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	290.35/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	289.41/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	285.52/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	260.90/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,224	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	203.57/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	241.23/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	270.85/cwt	265.00–275.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	215.54/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	208.98/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	305.01/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	313.46/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	251.49/cwt	236.00–264.00	1,298	15

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 173Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 39Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	326	300.00–327.50	310.31
4	350–400	366	302.50–327.50	313.46
7	400–450	423	255.00–287.50	272.29
4	450–500	469	262.50–275.00	271.32
2	500–550	533	281.00–290.00	285.52
4	550–600	573	254.00–276.00	267.10
2	600–650	633	235.00–243.00	238.92
4	650–700	663	227.00–248.00	236.61
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	240.00–250.00	245.14
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	483	230.00–232.00	231.01
1	550–600	585	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	428	302.50–307.50	305.01
8	450–500	470	285.00–300.00	290.35
4	500–550	518	285.00–300.00	289.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	239.00	239.00
2	550–600	575	232.00–250.00	241.23
5	600–650	618	222.00–247.00	234.38
2	650–700	668	201.00–206.00	203.57
2	750–800	778	208.00–210.00	208.98
1	900–950	935	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	850	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	276.00–284.00	280.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	265.00–275.00	270.85
8	350–400	376	265.00–292.50	272.43
8	400–450	419	250.00–275.00	263.24
11	450–500	469	243.00–275.00	260.90
15	500–550	516	236.00–264.00	251.49
5	550–600	578	220.00–242.00	228.46
2	650–700	660	210.00–221.00	215.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	483	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	236.00–242.00	240.08
5	400–450	429	210.00–242.00	230.30
8	450–500	476	230.00–241.00	236.40
1	650–700	655	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	465	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	135.00	135.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	812	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,386.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,513.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,617.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
5	—	929	85.00–90.00	88.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	975	100.00–103.00	100.96
16	—	1,220	119.00–128.00	122.81
12	—	1,118	105.00–115.00	109.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,160	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,772	150.00–160.00	157.22

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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