Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-8.00 higher with a limited supply on bulls. Buyers were very active, and quality was of cattle was average to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.40/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$269.40

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$31.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

vs AR average

−35.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	276.37	1,457	7thin
Medium and Large 2	545	245.00	1,335	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.37/cwt here — about $122 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 sale9 hd

269.40

—

AR average10 barns · 347 hd

276.09

−6.69

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−35.02

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	1,666	147.88	2,464	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,195	139.00	1,661	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	127.30	1,444	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	900	101.50	914	2thin

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)	1,140	$2,032	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,825	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	300–350	328	335.99/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	341.14/cwt	321.00–353.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	251.76/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	333.47/cwt	331.00–336.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,669	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	350.03/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	317.77/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,347	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,031.58/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,841	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	331.40/cwt	307.50–345.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,669	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	999	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	133.74/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	125.09/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,387	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	153.84/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	233.75/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	343	366.28/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	357	370.84/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	295.90/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	347.58/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	376	399.38/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	403.88/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	264.80/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	307.86/cwt	296.00–318.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	396.93/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	283.26/cwt	274.00–296.00	1,617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	354.75/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	312.36/cwt	306.00–326.00	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	299.19/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	304.27/cwt	296.00–317.50	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	279.32/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	250.07/cwt	234.00–266.00	1,570	4

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 Jan 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 378Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 69Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	320.00–357.50	335.99
3	350–400	378	307.50–345.00	331.40
8	400–450	424	302.00–325.00	317.77
4	450–500	461	296.00–317.50	304.27
3	500–550	505	269.00–286.00	279.32
2	550–600	578	250.00–255.00	252.42
4	600–650	628	234.00–266.00	250.07
1	700–750	715	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	400	300.00–301.00	300.50
1	450–500	480	256.00	256.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	684	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	362.50–370.00	366.28
3	350–400	357	367.50–375.00	370.84
2	400–450	413	345.00–350.00	347.58
2	500–550	510	291.00–301.00	295.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	345.00–362.50	350.03
7	400–450	422	335.00–370.00	354.75
5	450–500	473	321.00–353.00	341.14
4	500–550	523	306.00–326.00	312.36
2	550–600	555	292.50–306.00	299.19
1	650–700	680	253.00	253.00
4	700–750	714	245.00–256.00	251.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	480	331.00–336.00	333.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	665	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	495	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	395.00–412.50	403.88
5	350–400	376	375.00–420.00	399.38
5	400–450	411	382.50–402.50	396.93
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	550	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	287.00	287.00
2	550–600	595	230.00–237.50	233.75
1	600–650	620	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	296.00–318.00	307.86
6	550–600	571	274.00–296.00	283.26
5	600–650	615	262.00–267.00	264.80

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,031.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	158.00	158.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	132.00–136.00	133.74
7	—	1,109	121.00–130.00	125.09
1	—	965	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	109.00	109.00
1	—	970	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,690	150.00–157.00	153.84

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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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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