Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Cattle were in high demand with high prices. Buyer participation was very active. Quality of cattle was average to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.05/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$305.05

21 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$52.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs AR average

−9.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	310.15	1,698	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	304.70	1,626	10thin
Medium and Large 2	580	257.50	1,494	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.65/cwt here — about $205 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 sale21 hd

305.05

—

AR average8 barns · 347 hd

312.78

−7.74

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−9.53

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	—	High	1,718	154.67	2,657	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	142.33	2,308	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	139.55	1,582	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	102.50	1,061	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,443	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bulls	—	—	1,756	159.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	339.62/cwt	333.00–350.00	1,308	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,646	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,128	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,152	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,471	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,270	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	147.15/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	267.00/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	255.35/cwt	246.00–265.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	339.98/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	395.28/cwt	382.50–417.50	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	338.96/cwt	332.00–352.50	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	388.91/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	352.65/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	337.45/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	328.69/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,726	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,363.93/head	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,364	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	323.82/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	368.01/cwt	367.00–371.00	1,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,632	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	192.48/cwt	165.00–221.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	379.96/cwt	365.00–389.00	1,360	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	316.89/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,214	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	135.75/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,463	10
Bulls	—	—	1,667	148.70/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,055	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,391	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	336.99/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	490.79/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	533	364.94/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	248.49/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	885	212.98/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	453.73/cwt	452.50–455.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	286.50/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	310.50/cwt	291.00–321.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	330.86/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	381.59/cwt	367.50–392.50	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	311.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	380.41/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.85/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,829	1

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 Mar 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 0Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 20

No trend due to no report last week. Cattle were in high demand with high prices. Buyer participation was very active. Quality of cattle was average to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	155.00–165.00	159.14
3	—	1,667	146.00–150.00	148.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,045	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,055	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,015	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,830	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,610	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	143.00–152.00	147.15
10	—	1,078	128.00–141.00	135.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	358	365.00–389.00	379.96
4	400–450	433	337.00	337.00
6	450–500	458	334.00	334.00
2	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	661	266.00	266.00
5	700–750	703	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	770	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	333.00–350.00	339.62
5	500–550	508	324.00	324.00
3	550–600	585	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	365.00–410.00	388.91
2	350–400	363	337.50–342.50	339.98
5	400–450	425	332.00–352.50	338.96
11	450–500	471	310.00–347.50	330.86
4	500–550	518	291.00–321.00	310.50
2	550–600	580	286.00–287.00	286.50
1	600–650	625	272.00	272.00
1	650–700	665	271.00	271.00
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	895	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	925	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	568	314.00–330.00	323.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	317.50–350.00	336.99
2	350–400	383	300.00–334.00	316.89
1	550–600	580	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	420.00–425.00	422.52
1	350–400	350	397.50	397.50
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	885	209.00–219.00	212.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	382.50–417.50	395.28
3	350–400	358	370.00–397.50	380.41
6	400–450	413	367.50–392.50	381.59
4	450–500	474	325.00–347.50	337.45
2	500–550	515	345.00–360.00	352.65
1	550–600	570	321.00	321.00
2	700–750	725	264.00–270.00	267.00
1	750–800	780	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	813	246.00–265.00	255.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	396.00	396.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	655	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	454	367.00–371.00	368.01
3	500–550	525	354.00	354.00
3	650–700	697	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	470.00–515.00	490.79
2	350–400	360	452.50–455.00	453.73
1	450–500	475	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	705	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	322.00–335.00	328.69
3	550–600	562	300.00–325.00	311.50
1	600–650	635	288.00	288.00
2	700–750	720	250.00–272.00	260.85
2	750–800	755	247.00–250.00	248.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	361.00	361.00
6	600–650	606	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	362.50–367.50	364.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,363.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	165.00–221.00	192.48

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle