Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00- 12.00 higher with some instances of 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00- 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00- 8.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to limited supply. All classes of cattle were in very high demand. The quality was average to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.86/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$288.86

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$27.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs AR average

−21.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	294.71	1,589	15thin
Medium and Large 2	539	266.92	1,438	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.79/cwt here — about $151 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 sale19 hd

288.86

—

AR average10 barns · 477 hd

295.33

−6.48

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−21.91

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	—	High	1,621	147.46	2,390	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	135.51	1,898	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,078	126.19	1,360	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	88.93	780	3thin

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)	1,015	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,810	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,875	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,775	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	326.92/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	262.61/cwt	251.00–281.00	1,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	300.73/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,649.79/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	260.80/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	240.89/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	232.30/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	247.58/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,448	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	286.21/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	240.58/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,617	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	253.27/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,228	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,473	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	93.40/cwt	90.00–97.00	827	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	140.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,903	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	125.26/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	160.74/cwt	153.00–170.00	2,922	2
Bulls	—	—	1,423	134.18/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	134.78/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,507	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	120.01/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,258	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	282.55/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	272.56/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	281.46/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	342.99/cwt	342.00–344.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	328.41/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,222	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	286.07/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	280.72/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	297.87/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	354.79/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	304.58/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	288.56/cwt	271.00–296.00	1,223	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	339.96/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,125	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	327.31/cwt	303.00–342.50	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	315.65/cwt	312.50–322.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	280.51/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,313	12

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 May 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 174Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 34Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	325.00–350.00	339.96
8	350–400	372	319.00–335.00	328.41
8	400–450	425	303.00–342.50	327.31
7	450–500	467	310.00–336.00	326.92
7	500–550	514	280.00–307.00	297.87
7	550–600	568	277.00–297.00	286.07
3	600–650	615	267.00–290.00	280.72
2	650–700	685	230.00–240.00	235.00
1	700–750	745	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	278.00	278.00
3	400–450	425	275.00–288.00	282.55
3	450–500	473	274.00–287.00	281.46
3	500–550	525	266.00–277.00	272.56
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	363.00	363.00
4	350–400	393	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	463	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	347.50–360.00	354.79
2	450–500	460	342.00–344.00	342.99
1	500–550	515	333.00	333.00
1	600–650	625	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	312.50–322.00	315.65
6	350–400	375	280.00–317.50	300.73
12	400–450	424	271.00–296.00	288.56
12	450–500	468	270.00–290.00	280.51
9	500–550	521	251.00–281.00	262.61
3	550–600	585	239.00–253.00	247.58
5	600–650	630	232.00–248.00	240.89
3	650–700	660	230.00–236.00	232.30
1	750–800	775	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	485	240.00–260.00	253.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	573	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	267.00	267.00
4	550–600	556	270.00–294.00	286.21
6	600–650	626	255.00–266.00	260.80
6	650–700	672	230.00–256.00	240.58
2	700–750	705	235.00–240.00	237.50
1	750–800	755	209.00	209.00
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	299.00–310.00	304.58

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,649.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,810.00	1,810.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,075.00	2,075.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	1,875.00	1,875.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
2	—	885	90.00–97.00	93.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	140.00–143.00	140.64
2	—	1,495	121.00–130.00	125.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,118	130.00–139.00	134.78
4	—	1,048	117.00–126.00	120.01
2	—	998	107.00–110.00	108.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	153.00–170.00	160.74
2	—	1,423	129.00–139.00	134.18

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