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Green Forest Stockyards

Name: Green Forest Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 2

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 268▼ 2,415 vs year ago 2,520 · −95.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 43▼ 47 vs year ago 84 · −56.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▼ 14 vs year ago 30 · −46.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in feeder cattle to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Not enough to establish a trend for slaughter bulls. Extreme heat is impeding cattle movement in sale area.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $334.87/cwt on 8 head, down $32.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −91.29 against this barn's trailing median of $426.16.

Average price

$334.87

▼ 32.09 vs prior sale

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$38.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.23

vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	339.71	1,851	7thin
Medium and Large 2	580	301.00	1,746	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.71/cwt here — about $106 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 sale8 hd

334.87

—

AR average8 barns · 197 hd

339.09

−4.23

This barn, trailing median27 sales

426.16

−91.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $476.90, low $346.12, median $426.16 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,740	191.00	3,323	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	152.24	2,203	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	146.16	1,778	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	125.45	1,285	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,352	$4,600	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$4,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · Green Forest Stockyards - Green Forest, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,044	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	349.17/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,015	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	335.24/cwt	328.00–350.00	2,139	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,286	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,486	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	387.58/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,655	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,513	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	332.85/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,698	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,640	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	324.50/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,898	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,930	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,060	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,063	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	277.47/cwt	269.00–289.00	2,178	6
Heifers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 2	1,255	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,978	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,430	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,587	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	401.59/cwt	400.00–413.00	1,747	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	356.40/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,689	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	340.39/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,814	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,944	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,746	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	316.46/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,987	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,323	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	124.04/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,141	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,123	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	130.68/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,492	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	154.45/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,838	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	139.94/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,671	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	147.19/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,837	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,162	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,207	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,737	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,256	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,338	1

This sale against other markets

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 →

Green Forest Stockyards - Green Forest, AR

Wed Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 268Year ago 2,520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	427.00	427.00
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	390	407.00	407.00
8	400–450	435	400.00–413.00	401.59
7	450–500	474	347.00–365.00	356.40
5	500–550	533	332.00–350.00	340.39
2	550–600	575	338.00	338.00
2	600–650	628	313.00–320.00	316.46
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	331.00	331.00
2	650–700	680	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	545	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	615	295.00	295.00
1	1250–1300	1,255	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	391.00	391.00
6	400–450	427	385.00–400.00	387.58
5	500–550	510	329.00–347.00	332.85
2	550–600	585	320.00–329.00	324.50
1	600–650	605	319.00	319.00
1	650–700	690	299.00	299.00
6	750–800	785	269.00–289.00	277.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	380.00	380.00
10	550–600	577	340.00–355.00	349.17
3	600–650	638	328.00–350.00	335.24
1	700–750	710	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	4,025.00	4,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	3,250.00	3,250.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	153.00	153.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,352	4,600.00	4,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,545	146.00	146.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	114.00	114.00
3	—	920	123.00–125.00	124.04
3	—	1,142	128.00–132.00	130.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	153.00–155.00	154.45
5	—	1,194	137.00–144.00	139.94
6	—	1,248	146.00–149.00	147.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	148.00–150.00	149.05
1	—	1,310	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	191.00	191.00

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.