Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Buyers were more selective on all classes of cattle. Buyer demand was still strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.07/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$289.07

18 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$8.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.51

vs AR average

+1.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	294.00	1,473	8thin
Medium and Large 1	532	285.13	1,517	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.87/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale18 hd

289.07

—

AR average9 barns · 169 hd

283.56

+5.51

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+1.28

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	—	Average	1,661	160.88	2,672	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	135.87	1,691	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,763	134.15	2,365	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	103.75	978	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	134.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,365	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	129.52/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,620	10
Bulls	—	—	1,661	160.88/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	260.85/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	263.63/cwt	256.00–270.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	321.25/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	296.27/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,244	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	257.76/cwt	249.00–266.00	1,346	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	288.41/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	292.07/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,399	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	221.34/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	257.62/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	337.19/cwt	331.00–352.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	278.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	239.01/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	272.00/cwt	258.00–286.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	261.85/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	249.65/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	321.21/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,214	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	250.28/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,519	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	213.49/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,719	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,657	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	200.32/cwt	195.00–208.00	2,049	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	151.73/cwt	141.00–167.00	1,865	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	505	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	785	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	820	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,902	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	281.91/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	232.38/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,649	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	157.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,063	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	262.12/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	234.57/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,501	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1

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 Aug 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 484Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 59Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 2

No trend due to no report last week. Buyers were more selective on all classes of cattle. Buyer demand was still strong.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	115.00	115.00
3	—	915	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	130.00–139.00	134.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,251	125.00–138.00	129.52
4	—	1,229	141.00–167.00	151.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,661	160.00–165.00	160.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	473	257.00–265.00	260.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	347.50	347.50
5	350–400	378	331.00–352.00	337.19
4	400–450	400	317.50–325.00	321.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	310.00–327.50	321.21
9	400–450	420	280.00–313.00	296.27
9	450–500	479	283.00–310.00	292.07
8	500–550	524	280.00–301.00	288.41
2	550–600	565	258.00–286.00	272.00
5	600–650	614	246.00–261.00	257.62
3	650–700	655	246.00–255.00	249.65
1	750–800	755	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
8	500–550	501	294.00	294.00
17	600–650	616	269.00	269.00
3	650–700	697	247.00	247.00
6	700–750	710	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	605	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	925	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	690	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	256.00–270.00	263.63
3	350–400	380	255.00–260.00	257.50
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	570	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	293.00	293.00
6	350–400	371	270.00–305.00	281.91
6	400–450	417	270.00–290.00	278.33
6	450–500	470	259.00–270.00	261.85
11	500–550	522	249.00–266.00	257.76
6	550–600	573	245.00–255.00	250.28
7	600–650	626	228.00–250.00	239.01
5	650–700	673	226.00–239.00	232.38
3	700–750	712	220.00–223.00	221.34
1	750–800	760	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	505	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	253.00	253.00
7	500–550	513	261.00–263.00	262.12
14	600–650	640	234.00–236.00	234.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	785	235.00–236.00	235.50
1	800–850	820	232.00	232.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	200.00–224.00	213.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	195.00–208.00	200.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	196.00	196.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	216.00	216.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	180.00	180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	155.00–160.00	157.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	181.00	181.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

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