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Green Forest Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 9

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▲ 264 vs last sale 105▼ 655 vs year ago 1,024 · −64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 37▼ 120 vs year ago 160 · −75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 16▼ 84 vs year ago 90 · −93.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-25.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.47/cwt on 48 head, up $16.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −52.13 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$347.47

▲ 16.63 vs prior sale

48 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$35.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.39

vs AR average

+9.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	355.76	1,881	32
Medium and Large 1-2	544	349.00	1,899	6thin
Medium and Large 2	524	320.03	1,675	10thin

One grade step is worth $35.73/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 sale48 hd

347.47

—

AR average7 barns · 243 hd

336.09

+11.39

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

+9.68

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−52.13

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $320.30, median $399.60 across 31 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	1,822	187.54	3,417	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	148.39	2,120	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	142.11	1,751	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	119.04	1,306	5thin

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)	1,098	$2,542	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,975	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	477.82/cwt	477.00–481.00	1,510	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	474.54/cwt	470.00–479.00	1,813	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,932	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	422.31/cwt	420.00–427.00	1,731	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,985	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	423.78/cwt	421.00–433.00	2,081	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	379.14/cwt	379.00–380.00	1,873	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,175	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	388.34/cwt	385.00–399.00	2,171	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	343.42/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,968	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	362.41/cwt	359.00–364.00	2,109	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,094	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	367.41/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,245	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	310.46/cwt	300.00–321.00	2,105	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,239	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	334.50/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,442	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,400	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,275	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	806	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,579	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Value Added	862	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,534	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	434.50/cwt	429.00–440.00	1,369	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	434.04/cwt	429.00–447.00	1,584	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	365.64/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,382	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,622	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	352.85/cwt	315.00–393.00	1,493	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	416.34/cwt	415.00–419.00	1,819	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	363.43/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,679	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	394.50/cwt	394.00–395.00	1,846	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	363.22/cwt	349.00–377.00	1,754	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	320.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,623	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	354.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,828	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	362.65/cwt	361.00–367.00	1,897	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,899	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,986	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,936	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,798	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,051	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	296.05/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,856	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	328.55/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,063	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,941	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	281.84/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,900	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,130	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	291.39/cwt	283.00–309.00	2,107	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,404	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	906	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,446	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	480.07/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,824	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	433.33/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,751	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	386.95/cwt	379.00–391.00	1,761	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	421.97/cwt	421.00–431.00	1,958	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,893	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	373.20/cwt	366.00–388.00	2,015	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	325.24/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,880	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	330.38/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,065	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	326.65/cwt	307.00–333.00	2,143	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	262.78/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,769	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,932	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,065	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	294.40/cwt	292.00–299.50	2,305	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,365	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,202	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	184.19/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,251	2
Bulls	—	—	2,073	197.16/cwt	193.00–202.00	4,087	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	108.73/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,120	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	151.81/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,734	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	125.92/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,438	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	134.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,676	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	143.42/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,831	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,008	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,352	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,542.14/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,542	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,399	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,781	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 105Year ago 1,024

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 37Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	429.00–440.00	434.50
4	350–400	365	429.00–447.00	434.04
3	400–450	437	415.00–419.00	416.34
2	450–500	468	394.00–395.00	394.50
13	500–550	516	350.00–360.00	354.25
7	550–600	558	347.00	347.00
3	600–650	628	320.00–333.00	328.55
15	650–700	685	311.00	311.00
3	700–750	723	283.00–309.00	291.39
1	750–800	750	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	417.00	417.00
4	450–500	483	349.00–377.00	363.22
6	500–550	544	349.00	349.00
4	600–650	628	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	378	300.00–400.00	365.64
2	400–450	423	315.00–393.00	352.85
3	450–500	462	360.00–370.00	363.43
7	500–550	507	310.00–330.00	320.05
3	550–600	562	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	627	285.00–303.00	296.05
4	650–700	674	230.00–300.00	281.84
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	523	361.00–367.00	362.65
1	550–600	550	361.00	361.00
3	600–650	605	339.00	339.00
5	750–800	768	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	900–950	906	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	420.00–427.00	422.31
7	450–500	494	379.00–380.00	379.14
2	550–600	573	340.00–347.00	343.42
1	600–650	600	349.00	349.00
2	650–700	678	300.00–321.00	310.46
1	700–750	720	311.00	311.00
1	750–800	790	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	477.00–481.00	477.82
4	350–400	382	470.00–479.00	474.54
3	400–450	448	443.00	443.00
11	450–500	491	421.00–433.00	423.78
5	500–550	524	415.00	415.00
15	550–600	559	385.00–399.00	388.34
12	600–650	611	360.00–380.00	367.41
2	700–750	730	334.00–335.00	334.50
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
6	550–600	582	359.00–364.00	362.41
3	700–750	743	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	477.00	477.00
1	700–750	740	340.00	340.00
6	800–850	806	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	850–900	862	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	475.00–485.00	480.07
6	400–450	404	425.00–435.00	433.33
10	450–500	464	421.00–431.00	421.97
3	500–550	540	366.00–388.00	373.20
3	550–600	578	323.00–330.00	325.24
6	600–650	625	320.00–340.00	330.38
5	650–700	656	307.00–333.00	326.65
1	700–750	740	279.00	279.00
6	750–800	783	292.00–299.50	294.40
1	800–850	810	292.00	292.00
1	900–950	945	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	465	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	455	379.00–391.00	386.95
2	650–700	673	251.00–275.00	262.78
1	700–750	700	276.00	276.00
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	107.00–111.00	108.73
3	—	1,142	122.00–128.00	125.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,408	140.00–145.00	142.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,277	141.00–147.00	143.42
5	—	1,242	130.00–138.00	134.98
3	—	1,142	148.00–156.00	151.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	182.00–186.00	184.19
1	—	1,435	175.00	175.00
2	—	2,073	193.00–202.00	197.16

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	195.00	195.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,542.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,975.00	1,975.00

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	—	1,225	227.00	227.00

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.