Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00- 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00- 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00- 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00- 15.00 higher with a light test on bull market. Quality was plain to average. Buyer demand was more selective this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.06/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$255.06

22 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$16.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs AR average

−21.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	265.00	1,407	9thin
Medium and Large 1	560	248.18	1,389	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $18 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 sale22 hd

255.06

—

AR average10 barns · 434 hd

260.08

−5.02

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−21.40

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	1,414	154.73	2,188	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	138.35	1,981	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,074	127.82	1,373	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$2,163	2thin

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	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	306.08/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,596	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,653	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	348.16/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	545	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	252.37/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,285	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	252.86/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,664	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	161.08/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	254.83/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	280.51/cwt	272.00–287.50	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	244.36/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,415	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	300.71/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,407	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	284.89/cwt	282.50–289.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	281.67/cwt	278.00–285.00	887	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	138.35/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,981	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	136.67/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,456	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	126.85/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,379	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	171.45/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,483	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	282.40/cwt	273.00–290.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	275.33/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	264.84/cwt	257.00–272.50	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	219.03/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	280.96/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	258.48/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	240.23/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	279.97/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	283.84/cwt	269.00–299.00	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	320.33/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	304.97/cwt	291.00–317.50	1,272	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	224.71/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	215.01/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	280.28/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,306	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	331.33/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	294.05/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	304.10/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	304.16/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,007	5

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 285Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 38Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year 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	318	340.00–355.00	348.16
7	350–400	371	313.00–330.00	320.33
9	400–450	417	291.00–317.50	304.97
8	450–500	475	290.00–319.00	306.08
3	500–550	505	280.00–306.00	294.05
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	658	241.00–265.00	252.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	273.00–290.00	282.40
4	350–400	370	282.50–289.00	284.89
2	400–450	435	257.00–272.50	264.84
4	450–500	478	270.00–281.00	275.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	418	323.00–340.00	331.33
2	450–500	458	327.00	327.00
1	550–600	555	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	295.00–312.50	304.16
6	350–400	369	295.00–314.00	304.10
6	400–450	415	269.00–299.00	283.84
9	450–500	466	265.00–297.50	280.28
4	500–550	525	246.00–261.00	252.37
8	550–600	579	234.00–255.00	244.36
3	600–650	610	230.00–255.00	240.23
3	650–700	660	215.00–231.00	224.71
2	700–750	710	214.00–216.00	215.01
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	303.00	303.00
9	500–550	531	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	658	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	278.00–285.00	281.67
3	350–400	377	272.00–287.50	280.51
2	400–450	433	255.00–262.00	258.48
6	450–500	474	239.00–262.00	254.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	306.00	306.00
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	277.00–285.00	280.96
3	550–600	567	270.00–294.00	279.97
1	600–650	600	252.00	252.00
2	700–750	725	218.00–220.00	219.03
1	800–850	815	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	296.00–308.00	300.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	258.00	258.00

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	—	1,140	145.00	145.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	893	150.00–173.00	161.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,432	136.00–142.00	138.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	133.00–142.00	136.67
9	—	1,087	121.00–131.00	126.85
1	—	985	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,638	170.00–173.00	171.45
1	—	1,220	155.00	155.00

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

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