Name: Cattlemens Livestock Auction - Glenwood, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00- 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00- 5.00 higher. Quality of cattle was average to good. Buyer participation was active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.64/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$312.64

12 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs AR average

−9.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	323.00	1,673	5thin
Medium and Large 1	539	305.25	1,647	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $27 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 sale12 hd

312.64

—

AR average9 barns · 336 hd

307.10

+5.54

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−9.10

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	1,405	149.54	2,101	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	142.00	1,889	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	130.38	1,468	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	877	98.40	863	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	350–400	359	408.97/cwt	385.00–421.00	1,468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	235.52/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	270.13/cwt	259.00–281.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	319.52/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	330.45/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,569	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	373.81/cwt	371.00–381.00	1,424	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	143.80/cwt	135.00–162.50	1,215	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	745	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	991	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	970	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,673	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	151.68/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,956	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,807	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	141.28/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,653	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	115.95/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	150.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,020	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,579	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	128.37/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,467	11
Bulls	—	—	1,380	138.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,910	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	105.18/cwt	100.00–113.00	995	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	84.90/cwt	80.00–91.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	303.76/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	376.27/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	369.07/cwt	347.50–387.50	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	271.75/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	252.50/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	358.23/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	412.47/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	408.19/cwt	387.50–425.00	1,559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	366.18/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	263.19/cwt	253.00–274.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	362.02/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	312.34/cwt	299.00–320.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	351.25/cwt	341.00–367.50	1,465	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 Mar 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 313Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 56Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	359	385.00–421.00	408.97
2	450–500	483	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	437.50	437.50
1	350–400	355	452.50	452.50
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	473	372.50–380.00	376.27
1	550–600	585	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	400.00–425.00	412.47
5	350–400	382	387.50–425.00	408.19
4	400–450	425	345.00–372.50	358.23
3	450–500	462	340.00–382.50	366.18
1	550–600	575	326.00	326.00
1	750–800	790	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	347.50–387.50	369.07
5	350–400	383	340.00–385.00	362.02
5	400–450	417	341.00–367.50	351.25
5	450–500	463	325.00–340.00	330.45
5	500–550	526	299.00–320.00	312.34
2	550–600	573	285.00–290.00	287.51
2	600–650	623	259.00–281.00	270.13
2	650–700	670	253.00–274.00	263.19
1	700–750	705	276.00	276.00
3	750–800	770	220.00–244.00	235.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	371.00–381.00	373.81
3	400–450	437	359.00	359.00
5	500–550	518	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	438	302.50–305.00	303.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	317.00	317.00
2	550–600	565	317.00–322.00	319.52
2	600–650	610	257.00–287.00	271.75
2	700–750	720	240.00–265.00	252.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	342.00	342.00
6	450–500	482	383.00	383.00
6	550–600	582	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	304.00	304.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	150.00–153.00	151.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	162.00	162.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	2,275.00	2,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	172.50	172.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	225.00	225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	845	135.00–162.50	143.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	133.00	133.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,430	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,390	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	136.00–150.00	141.28
3	—	973	115.00–117.00	115.95
11	—	1,143	120.00–134.00	128.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
8	—	946	100.00–113.00	105.18
1	—	735	66.00	66.00
3	—	763	80.00–91.00	84.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	145.00–155.00	150.16
2	—	1,563	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,380	135.00–140.00	138.42

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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