Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00- 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00- 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00- 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00- 5.00 lower. Quality was average to good, and buyer participation was selective. Buyer demand was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.98/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$283.98

27 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$29.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs AR average

−7.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	289.17	1,541	9thin
Medium and Large 1	536	284.05	1,521	16thin
Medium and Large 2	520	260.00	1,352	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.17/cwt here — about $189 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 sale27 hd

283.98

—

AR average9 barns · 252 hd

284.51

−0.54

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−7.11

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	—	High	1,655	149.55	2,475	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	133.82	2,005	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	130.52	1,533	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	115.00	1,127	1thin

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)	1,029	$1,922	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,620	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,510	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,644	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	269.83/cwt	262.00–281.00	1,144	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	247.81/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	162.81/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	1,921.93/head	1,010.00–2,200.00	1,922	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,619.82/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,620	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	236.24/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,467	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,398	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,329	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	291	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	289.17/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	315	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	271.01/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,152	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,936.69/head	1,300.00–2,400.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	267.73/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	261.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	262.38/cwt	255.00–270.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	126.34/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	140.24/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,646	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	126.37/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,499	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	118.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,330	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,503	143.95/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	251.46/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	233.54/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,126	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	145.05/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	320.10/cwt	318.00–322.50	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	305.87/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	320.87/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	274.17/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	237.66/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	314.50/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	277.40/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	286.85/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,494	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	269.94/cwt	259.00–285.00	1,428	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	269.05/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	298.11/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	261.46/cwt	248.00–271.00	1,229	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	266.10/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	279.42/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,316	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	297.87/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,254	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	260.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,341	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	279.89/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	248.26/cwt	233.00–257.00	1,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	232.37/cwt	215.00–243.00	1,541	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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 319Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 132Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	378	270.00–295.00	279.89
20	400–450	424	262.00–281.00	269.83
9	450–500	470	248.00–271.00	261.46
16	500–550	515	250.00–270.00	260.33
7	550–600	575	230.00–258.00	247.81
8	600–650	621	220.00–250.00	236.24
4	650–700	663	215.00–243.00	232.37
1	700–750	725	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	425	265.00–275.00	271.01
5	450–500	486	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	505	263.00	263.00
6	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	255.00–270.00	262.38
1	350–400	360	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	482	230.00–241.00	233.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	320.00	320.00
9	400–450	440	302.00	302.00
9	500–550	533	278.00–295.00	289.17
9	600–650	621	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	291	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	378	261.00–274.00	267.73
4	400–450	431	250.00–270.00	261.84
3	450–500	467	244.00–255.00	251.46
2	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	317.50–325.00	320.87
5	400–450	425	318.00–322.50	320.10
4	450–500	470	300.00–324.00	305.87
1	500–550	500	299.00	299.00
2	550–600	563	270.00–285.00	277.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	290.00–330.00	314.50
7	350–400	379	287.00–315.00	298.11
13	400–450	421	280.00–310.00	297.87
13	450–500	471	265.00–291.00	279.42
10	500–550	521	270.00–301.00	286.85
3	550–600	578	265.00–284.00	274.17
2	600–650	620	267.00–271.00	269.05
1	700–750	730	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	258.00	258.00
7	550–600	559	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	529	259.00–285.00	269.94
9	550–600	567	255.00–279.00	266.10
3	600–650	613	233.00–257.00	248.26
3	650–700	675	236.00–240.00	237.66

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	2	—	940	157.00–169.00	162.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	173.00	173.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,029	1,010.00–2,200.00	1,921.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,619.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,510.00	1,510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	1,300.00–2,400.00	1,936.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,060.00	1,060.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	123.00–128.00	126.34
2	—	1,463	144.00–146.00	145.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,174	134.00–148.00	140.24
19	—	1,186	122.00–132.00	126.37
4	—	1,121	115.00–120.00	118.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	150.00–160.00	155.16
3	—	1,503	140.00–149.00	143.95

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

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