Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Buyer participation was average to good. The quality of cattle was average to good. There will be a pre-vac sale on November 7th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $244.36/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$244.36

26 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$30.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.11

vs AR average

−54.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	248.27	1,335	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	244.64	1,362	11thin
Medium and Large 2	565	217.50	1,229	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.77/cwt here — about $106 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 sale26 hd

244.36

—

AR average10 barns · 543 hd

264.48

−20.11

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−54.68

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	1,689	140.67	2,376	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	112.61	1,745	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	108.88	1,261	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	936	83.08	778	11

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)	1,018	$1,686	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,925	1thin

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	550–600	563	224.21/cwt	212.00–234.00	1,262	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,685.92/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,686	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	122.18/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	254.61/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	232.46/cwt	222.00–240.00	979	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	259.46/cwt	246.00–272.50	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	216.92/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	246.68/cwt	231.00–256.00	1,273	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	193.99/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	241.24/cwt	230.00–250.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	216.74/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,102	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	239.96/cwt	238.00–242.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	210.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	235.34/cwt	234.00–236.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	181.00/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	121.44/cwt	113.00–132.00	1,388	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	75.48/cwt	70.00–80.00	783	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	112.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,745	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	107.97/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,274	24
Bulls	—	—	1,829	146.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,670	7
Bulls	—	—	1,445	131.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	225.26/cwt	215.00–235.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	225.55/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,044	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	86.77/cwt	83.00–90.00	776	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	95.19/cwt	90.00–100.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	206.97/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	244.99/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,151	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	302.41/cwt	275.00–322.50	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	318.45/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	261.98/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	232.65/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	220.52/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	337	344.75/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	192.16/cwt	183.00–203.00	1,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	208.51/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	292.50/cwt	270.00–307.50	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	244.19/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	227.36/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	285.75/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	232.51/cwt	219.00–249.00	1,095	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	225.92/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,170	6

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 Oct 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 0Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 0Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 40

No trend due to no report last week. Buyer participation was average to good. The quality of cattle was average to good. There will be a pre-vac sale on November 7th.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	246.00–272.50	259.46
3	350–400	378	230.00–250.00	241.24
14	400–450	421	222.00–240.00	232.46
8	450–500	471	219.00–249.00	232.51
9	500–550	527	205.00–232.00	216.74
7	550–600	563	212.00–234.00	224.21
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	673	193.00–195.00	193.99
1	700–750	715	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	239.00	239.00
5	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	234.00–236.00	235.34
1	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
6	450–500	472	205.00–215.00	210.96
1	500–550	500	218.00	218.00
1	550–600	585	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	270.00–307.50	292.50
8	350–400	375	265.00–300.00	285.75
9	400–450	424	240.00–269.00	254.61
12	450–500	470	229.00–260.00	244.99
7	500–550	516	231.00–256.00	246.68
4	550–600	580	234.00–250.00	244.19
2	600–650	615	219.00–222.00	220.52
1	650–700	655	206.00	206.00
1	700–750	730	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	274.00	274.00
5	500–550	524	255.00	255.00
6	550–600	584	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	243.00	243.00
2	350–400	378	238.00–242.00	239.96
8	400–450	421	215.00–235.00	225.26
3	450–500	463	220.00–231.00	225.55
1	500–550	545	216.00	216.00
1	550–600	585	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	315.00–370.00	344.75
5	350–400	375	302.50–332.50	318.45
6	400–450	419	275.00–322.50	302.41
1	450–500	460	287.50	287.50
2	500–550	530	260.00–264.00	261.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	267.50	267.50
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	218.00–233.00	225.92
3	550–600	568	226.00–237.00	232.65
4	600–650	631	218.00–235.00	227.36
3	650–700	657	209.00–222.00	216.92
2	700–750	718	208.00–209.00	208.51
4	750–800	768	183.00–203.00	192.16
1	800–850	845	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	177.00–185.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	205.00–209.00	206.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,685.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,136	116.00–128.00	122.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	117.00	117.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,143	113.00–132.00	121.44
24	—	1,180	100.00–112.00	107.97
3	—	1,010	90.00–100.00	95.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	70.00–80.00	75.48
1	—	930	80.00	80.00
7	—	894	83.00–90.00	86.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	110.00–115.00	112.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,829	140.00–150.00	146.00
4	—	1,445	125.00–135.00	131.35

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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