Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to only three bulls last week. The quality of cattle was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.48/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$225.48

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

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

$7.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs AR average

−11.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	231.00	1,171	5thin
Medium and Large 1	552	223.65	1,233	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.35/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale20 hd

225.48

—

AR average10 barns · 481 hd

226.70

−1.21

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−11.53

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	1,660	136.80	2,271	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	122.12	1,863	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	114.87	1,404	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,075	88.40	950	7thin

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)	1,080	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,596	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,625	1thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	133.29/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,006	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	96.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,066	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	116.78/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,455	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	106.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,248	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	130.54/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,638	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	86.25/cwt	84.00–90.00	953	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	116.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,790	6
Bulls	—	—	1,681	138.16/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,322	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,022	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,505	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,739	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,825.00/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	166.46/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,856	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,595.60/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,596	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	235.41/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,106	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	254.03/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	270.11/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	249.50/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	214.46/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	188.99/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	255.80/cwt	240.00–265.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	200.33/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	263.89/cwt	250.00–277.50	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	226.10/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,289	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	198.82/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	229.17/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,208	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	220.86/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	244.16/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	253.59/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	283.65/cwt	270.00–297.50	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	253.94/cwt	243.00–270.00	1,094	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	235.43/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	233.91/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,113	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	216.08/cwt	200.00–225.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	203.44/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	297.47/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	284.11/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	272.59/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	209.50/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	227.73/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	218.98/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	244.06/cwt	229.00–256.00	1,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	257.53/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,171	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 Sep 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 386Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	128.00–140.00	133.29
6	—	1,536	115.00–125.00	116.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,102	95.00–100.00	96.69
3	—	1,105	84.00–90.00	86.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,246	115.00–124.00	116.78
6	—	1,172	100.00–110.00	106.47
2	—	1,255	130.00–131.00	130.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,681	135.00–144.00	138.16
1	—	1,555	130.00	130.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	176.00	176.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	168.00	168.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	155.00–173.00	166.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,595.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	150.00	150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	250.00–277.50	263.89
6	350–400	372	240.00–265.00	255.80
11	400–450	425	229.00–256.00	244.06
13	450–500	470	226.00–249.00	235.41
8	500–550	531	224.00–235.00	227.73
7	550–600	575	205.00–230.00	218.98
2	600–650	615	209.00–210.00	209.50
4	650–700	674	200.00–208.00	203.44
4	700–750	724	191.00–211.00	200.33
3	750–800	790	186.00–193.00	188.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	423	261.00–280.00	270.11
2	450–500	455	251.00–257.00	254.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	237.00	237.00
4	400–450	425	200.00–225.00	216.08
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	245.00–263.00	257.53
5	500–550	507	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	248.00–251.00	249.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	527	220.00–241.00	229.17
13	550–600	570	210.00–233.00	226.10
5	600–650	620	200.00–224.00	214.46
4	650–700	670	190.00–209.00	198.82
1	750–800	775	189.00	189.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	210.00–217.00	213.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	270.00–297.50	283.65
1	350–400	375	257.50	257.50
10	400–450	431	243.00–270.00	253.94
12	450–500	476	220.00–244.00	233.91
7	500–550	517	230.00–253.00	244.16
2	550–600	555	228.00–243.00	235.43
3	600–650	623	213.00–235.00	220.86
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	507	226.00	226.00
4	550–600	563	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	468	250.00–257.00	253.59
1	500–550	535	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	290.00–305.00	297.47
5	400–450	423	277.50–290.00	284.11
3	450–500	455	262.50–290.00	272.59

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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