Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, with some classes selling 2.00-3.00 higher and some classes selling 2.00- 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00- 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady, with a light test on market. The quality of cattle ranged from plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $237.30/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$237.30

17 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$17.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.17

vs AR average

−30.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	240.00	1,272	6thin
Medium and Large 1	549	237.11	1,302	10thin
Medium and Large 2	535	223.00	1,193	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about $79 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 sale17 hd

237.30

—

AR average11 barns · 533 hd

250.46

−13.17

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−30.90

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	1,657	145.61	2,412	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	134.00	1,722	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	122.04	1,484	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	101.73	1,053	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,125	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	213.13/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,228	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	207.56/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	212.81/cwt	202.00–224.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	165.92/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	288.75/cwt	287.50–290.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	565	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	228.19/cwt	219.00–240.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	156.65/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,499	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	191.50/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	220.67/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,165	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	215.95/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	122.07/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,492	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	130.81/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,623	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	113.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,306	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	153.42/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	225.74/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	949	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	105.64/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	333.80/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	300.58/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	249.52/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	218.67/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,144	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	221.87/cwt	210.00–230.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	230.44/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,417	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	187.50/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	710	185.50/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	189.42/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	269.25/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	260.14/cwt	243.00–267.50	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	233.16/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	241.05/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	216.68/cwt	204.00–227.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	211.93/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	244.26/cwt	230.00–252.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	254.29/cwt	247.50–263.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	222.23/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	261.74/cwt	242.00–272.50	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	246.14/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	221.34/cwt	207.00–231.00	1,259	9

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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 384Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 82Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	140.00–150.00	144.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	150.00–161.00	156.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	171.00	171.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	2,125.00	2,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	247.50–263.00	254.29
7	350–400	371	230.00–252.00	244.26
4	400–450	434	219.00–240.00	228.19
10	450–500	479	215.00–235.00	222.23
10	500–550	523	209.00–230.00	218.67
7	550–600	576	202.00–221.00	213.13
5	600–650	625	200.00–220.00	211.93
2	650–700	695	190.00–200.00	195.00
3	700–750	715	200.00–216.00	207.56
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	920	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	540	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	560	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	720	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	245.00–254.00	249.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	287.50–290.00	288.75
6	350–400	372	242.00–272.50	261.74
4	400–450	421	243.00–267.50	260.14
5	450–500	478	235.00–260.00	246.14
5	500–550	519	230.00–254.00	241.05
5	550–600	579	225.00–246.00	233.16
8	600–650	615	220.00–239.00	230.44
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
5	700–750	725	202.00–224.00	212.81
1	750–800	760	211.00	211.00
2	800–850	810	212.00–215.00	213.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	210.00–230.00	221.87
3	450–500	473	220.00–230.00	225.74
1	500–550	535	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	362	320.00–347.50	333.80
3	400–450	410	285.00–317.50	300.58
3	450–500	480	260.00–278.00	269.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	710	181.00–190.00	185.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	528	211.00–229.00	220.67
9	550–600	569	207.00–231.00	221.34
6	600–650	623	204.00–227.00	216.68
6	650–700	672	180.00–200.00	189.42
2	700–750	735	183.00–192.00	187.50
1	750–800	760	206.00	206.00
2	800–850	828	157.00–175.00	165.92
1	950–1000	955	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	249.00	249.00
1	700–750	745	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
4	600–650	605	210.00–234.00	215.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	199.00	199.00
2	600–650	625	191.00–192.00	191.50
1	650–700	670	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,760	152.00–155.00	153.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,222	117.00–127.00	122.07
4	—	1,241	130.00–133.00	130.81
4	—	1,155	110.00–115.00	113.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,023	102.00–111.00	105.64

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

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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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