Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR / 2024-06-27

Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glenwood, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 27
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1684
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
80 vs last sale 273 2 vs year ago 351 · +0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
3 vs last sale 50 65 vs year ago 118 · 55.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
2 vs last sale 13 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00- 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls had no trend due to light test last week. Buyer demand was strong, with active participation. No sale next week for 4th of July holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $278.37/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$278.37
18 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,502
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.59
vs AR average
20.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533282.561,50612thin
Medium and Large 1-2555279.001,5484thin
Medium and Large 2548252.001,3802thin
One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $126 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 sale18 hd
278.37
AR average10 barns · 389 hd
289.96
−11.59
National average143 barns · 6,512 hd
299.26
−20.89
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,432150.312,1535thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,439140.722,0259thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,166127.481,48723
CowsLean 85-90%Average855117.001,0001thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,021$2,0504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,5851thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2800147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400372317.35/cwt300.00–337.501,1816
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700683227.74/cwt220.00–235.001,5554
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600560263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4731
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550505272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669257.97/cwt256.00–260.001,72614
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618252.53/cwt241.00–261.001,5615
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,270149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,143627.18/cwt138.00–1,725.007,1693
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,198138.02/cwt134.00–143.001,6532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5484
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650607236.09/cwt229.00–252.001,4336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4689
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700655234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5339
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550500281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4053
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0212,050.15/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0504
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430258.20/cwt244.00–267.501,1104
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400367258.88/cwt254.00–267.009503
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495247.00/cwt245.00–249.001,2232
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600583263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,5334
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700655193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2641
CowsBoner 80-85%1,135122.45/cwt117.00–129.001,39012
CowsLean 85-90%855117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,439140.72/cwt134.00–152.002,0259
Bulls1,715163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,7951
Bulls1,422149.52/cwt145.00–158.002,1263
Bulls1,180140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6521
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378277.65/cwt270.00–285.001,0502
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4731
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500466256.34/cwt253.00–265.001,1954
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,010117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219134.56/cwt130.00–144.001,64010
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400353347.48/cwt345.00–350.001,2272
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400378323.43/cwt322.00–325.001,2232
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550520279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4511
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522281.75/cwt261.00–292.001,4717
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1881
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3241
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475285.21/cwt270.00–300.001,35514
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350319357.09/cwt345.00–377.501,1394
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500465314.72/cwt303.00–328.001,4635
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350316298.05/cwt285.00–320.009427
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550505299.95/cwt295.00–305.001,5152
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577272.86/cwt265.00–288.001,5743
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326324.97/cwt315.00–335.001,0598
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523255.41/cwt232.00–265.001,3366
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429310.17/cwt297.50–322.001,33110
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569251.87/cwt231.00–263.001,4334
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600581252.80/cwt240.00–271.001,4697
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700695253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7581
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6961
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471270.42/cwt260.00–282.001,27413
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428283.65/cwt270.00–301.001,2149
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,105143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5801
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369290.85/cwt280.00–305.001,0735
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4421
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4851

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.