Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady with steers over 450 pounds selling 3.00- 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with a light test. Buyer demand was strong and quality of cattle was average to good. There will be no sale next week due to Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.55/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$287.55

22 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs AR average

−21.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	300.00	1,626	7thin
Medium and Large 1	550	284.37	1,565	14thin
Medium and Large 2	575	245.00	1,409	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

287.55

—

AR average10 barns · 447 hd

283.04

+4.52

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−21.71

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	1,458	132.03	1,925	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	113.84	1,679	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	110.01	1,272	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	85.82	821	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	266.77/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	279.69/cwt	260.00–290.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	209.70/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	243.88/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	223.23/cwt	209.00–235.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	308.25/cwt	307.50–309.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	316.16/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	266.86/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,974	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	178.82/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	209.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	997	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	218.44/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,274	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	345.34/cwt	124.00–1,625.00	3,951	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	73.94/cwt	65.00–80.00	691	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	98.57/cwt	98.00–99.00	989	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	92.59/cwt	90.00–95.00	889	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	107.26/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,644	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	97.67/cwt	94.00–101.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	245.91/cwt	240.00–252.50	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	116.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,438	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	108.04/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,220	16
Bulls	—	—	1,458	132.03/cwt	124.00–142.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	476	306.56/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	231.40/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	346.31/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,319	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	227.95/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	265.84/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	319.67/cwt	312.50–329.00	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	275.44/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	250.14/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,198	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	321.11/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	302.70/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	270.26/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	275.90/cwt	261.00–290.00	1,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	278.10/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	300.09/cwt	285.00–312.50	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	252.28/cwt	244.00–263.00	1,534	3

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 Nov 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 289Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 39Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	285.00–312.50	300.09
4	350–400	365	305.00–327.50	316.16
3	400–450	430	252.50–277.50	266.77
7	450–500	474	261.00–290.00	275.90
4	500–550	535	260.00–287.00	275.44
6	550–600	571	271.00–289.00	278.10
3	600–650	608	244.00–263.00	252.28
2	650–700	690	218.00–245.00	231.40
1	700–750	710	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	795	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	925	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	332.50	332.50
5	400–450	416	315.00–326.00	321.11
2	450–500	473	307.50–309.00	308.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	542	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	350.00–360.00	354.92
7	350–400	381	330.00–370.00	346.31
4	400–450	421	312.50–329.00	319.67
4	450–500	476	290.00–315.00	306.56
4	500–550	535	300.00–307.00	302.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	282.50	282.50
1	350–400	395	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	260.00–290.00	279.69
4	350–400	376	250.00–280.00	265.84
9	400–450	422	250.00–285.00	266.86
10	450–500	479	235.00–260.00	250.14
4	500–550	534	220.00–240.00	227.95
4	550–600	569	209.00–235.00	223.23
4	600–650	620	211.00–230.00	218.44
3	650–700	665	206.00–215.00	209.70
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	755	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	307.50	307.50
6	450–500	472	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	311	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	370	240.00–252.50	245.91
2	400–450	428	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	475	205.00–215.00	209.89
1	500–550	535	172.00	172.00
1	550–600	585	197.00	197.00
1	600–650	605	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	261.00–279.00	270.26
5	550–600	575	228.00–255.00	243.88
1	650–700	685	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	780	209.00	209.00
1	850–900	870	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	295.00	295.00

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)	1	—	870	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	160.00–161.00	160.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	129.00	129.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,144	124.00–1,625.00	345.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,925.00	1,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	808	165.00–188.00	178.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	65.00–80.00	73.94
2	—	1,003	98.00–99.00	98.57
5	—	960	90.00–95.00	92.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,533	105.00–116.00	107.26
2	—	1,360	125.00–129.00	126.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	94.00–101.00	97.67
9	—	1,237	115.00–120.00	116.24
16	—	1,129	103.00–113.00	108.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	124.00–142.00	132.03

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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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