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Green Forest Stockyards

Name: Green Forest Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 23

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,653 head

▲ 1,302 vs last sale 351▲ 1,305 vs year ago 348 · +375.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 72▲ 2 vs year ago 50 · +4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 46▲ 9 vs year ago 10 · +90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. The offering included several large groups of weaned cattle in the weaned special along with the regular sale. Several of the large were 102 heifers weighing 580lbs that sold for 385.00/cwt also a group of 88 steers weighing 632lbs that sold for 409.50/cwt. Supply was heavy with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $416.25/cwt on 83 head, up $35.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −22.97 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$416.25

▲ 35.82 vs prior sale

83 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$84.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.17

vs AR average

+10.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	434.68	2,349	63
Medium and Large 1-2	567	368.31	2,087	9thin
Medium and Large 2	567	349.94	1,983	11thin

One grade step is worth $84.73/cwt here — about $366 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 sale83 hd

416.25

—

AR average8 barns · 307 hd

389.08

+27.17

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

+10.84

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−22.97

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $354.31, median $439.22 across 30 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	—	High	1,699	190.97	3,245	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	139.59	1,637	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	138.85	2,105	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	122.16	1,302	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,450	2thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	484.64/cwt	479.00–490.00	1,851	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	425.56/cwt	421.00–427.00	1,817	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,910	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	453.64/cwt	450.00–461.00	2,010	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	399.97/cwt	391.00–422.00	1,828	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,985	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	432.74/cwt	429.00–435.00	2,077	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	408.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,117	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	362.13/cwt	355.00–374.00	1,916	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	446.89/cwt	438.00–452.00	2,377	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	418.00/cwt	412.00–421.00	2,332	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	403.64/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,281	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,338	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	364.97/cwt	351.00–382.00	2,117	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	342.98/cwt	339.00–367.00	2,017	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,914	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	607	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,118	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,337	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	406.90/cwt	380.00–409.50	2,572	99
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	656	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,230	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	365.74/cwt	358.00–377.00	2,436	106
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	340.25/cwt	334.00–350.00	2,307	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	340.15/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,323	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	331.90/cwt	329.00–336.00	2,350	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,157	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	732	354.57/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,595	94
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	747	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,428	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	766	347.01/cwt	344.00–349.75	2,658	125
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	793	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,553	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	799	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,741	68
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	334.06/cwt	332.00–338.00	2,766	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	866	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,641	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,660	16
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	973	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,982	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	455.78/cwt	439.00–460.00	1,563	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	421.70/cwt	409.00–435.00	1,552	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,576	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	411.76/cwt	410.00–419.00	1,725	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	400.39/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,706	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	370.07/cwt	365.00–373.00	1,769	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	399.50/cwt	377.00–405.00	1,942	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	351.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,711	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,937	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	368.34/cwt	352.00–380.00	1,912	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,882	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	343.28/cwt	339.00–347.00	1,970	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	378.39/cwt	352.00–385.00	2,191	137
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	328.78/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,022	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	350.21/cwt	336.00–356.00	2,213	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	317.79/cwt	312.00–321.00	2,024	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	313.01/cwt	311.00–315.00	2,063	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	343.30/cwt	327.00–347.00	2,307	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	327.54/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,227	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,114	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	704	336.83/cwt	328.00–338.00	2,371	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	288.27/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,396	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,643	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	492.67/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,798	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	449.36/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,919	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	389.70/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,722	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,917	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	435.27/cwt	425.00–441.00	2,015	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	350.89/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,712	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	425.98/cwt	425.00–429.00	2,270	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	365.32/cwt	356.00–375.00	1,962	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	356.23/cwt	351.00–369.00	2,080	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,944	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	348.93/cwt	336.00–353.00	2,226	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,087	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,298	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,364	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	201.42/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,833	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	120.33/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,243	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	147.12/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,601	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,635	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,463	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	135.24/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,647	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,734	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	141.02/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,183	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,883	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	159.91/cwt	142.00–183.00	1,943	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,595	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,855	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	202.59/cwt	170.00–225.00	2,198	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	144.16/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,777	6

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,653Last week 351Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 72Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 46Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	426	400.00–401.00	400.39
24	450–500	478	365.00–373.00	370.07
2	550–600	572	329.00	329.00
6	650–700	659	311.00–315.00	313.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	503	385.00	385.00
137	550–600	579	352.00–385.00	378.39
39	600–650	632	336.00–356.00	350.21
45	650–700	672	327.00–347.00	343.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	399.00	399.00
5	450–500	486	350.00–360.00	351.97
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	637	312.00–321.00	317.79
2	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	715	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
36	700–750	704	328.00–338.00	336.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	439.00–460.00	455.78
9	350–400	368	409.00–435.00	421.70
10	400–450	419	410.00–419.00	411.76
31	450–500	486	377.00–405.00	399.50
17	500–550	519	352.00–380.00	368.34
6	550–600	574	339.00–347.00	343.28
13	600–650	615	321.00–335.00	328.78
9	650–700	680	321.00–330.00	327.54
1	700–750	700	302.00	302.00
6	800–850	831	285.00–305.00	288.27
1	850–900	855	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	635	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
3	400–450	443	450.00–461.00	453.64
8	450–500	480	429.00–435.00	432.74
3	500–550	518	400.00–425.00	408.76
6	550–600	565	401.00–405.00	403.64
3	600–650	620	377.00	377.00
30	650–700	683	330.00–349.00	340.15
8	700–750	708	329.00–336.00	331.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	479.00–490.00	484.64
4	400–450	434	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	467	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
7	550–600	580	351.00–382.00	364.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	566	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	427	421.00–427.00	425.56
14	450–500	457	391.00–422.00	399.97
4	500–550	529	355.00–374.00	362.13
7	550–600	588	339.00–367.00	342.98
5	600–650	600	319.00	319.00
5	650–700	678	334.00–350.00	340.25
8	700–750	719	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	845	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	607	349.00	349.00
16	650–700	656	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	747	325.00	325.00
55	750–800	793	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
41	500–550	532	438.00–452.00	446.89
9	550–600	558	412.00–421.00	418.00
99	600–650	632	380.00–409.50	406.90
106	650–700	666	358.00–377.00	365.74
94	700–750	732	348.00–360.00	354.57
125	750–800	766	344.00–349.75	347.01
26	800–850	828	332.00–338.00	334.06
5	850–900	866	305.00	305.00
58	950–1000	973	306.50	306.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	950–1000	950	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
68	750–800	799	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
9	400–450	442	385.00–392.00	389.70
9	450–500	488	350.00–351.00	350.89
6	500–550	537	356.00–375.00	365.32
4	600–650	621	313.00	313.00
5	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	365	460.00–505.00	492.67
7	400–450	427	440.00–470.00	449.36
3	450–500	463	425.00–441.00	435.27
12	500–550	533	425.00–429.00	425.98
12	550–600	584	351.00–369.00	356.23
4	600–650	638	336.00–353.00	348.93
2	650–700	698	299.00	299.00
2	700–750	725	317.00	317.00
4	750–800	760	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	462	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	143.00–144.00	143.67
8	—	1,218	132.00–140.00	135.24
3	—	1,088	145.00–149.00	147.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,143	127.00–129.00	128.04
3	—	1,033	115.00–123.00	120.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,548	137.00–144.00	141.02
1	—	1,355	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	200.00–203.00	201.42
1	—	1,650	192.00	192.00
2	—	1,520	180.00	180.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	163.00	163.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,215	142.00–183.00	159.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	179.00	179.00

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	3	—	1,085	170.00–225.00	202.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,233	138.00–154.00	144.16

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.