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Green Forest Stockyards

Name: Green Forest Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 30

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

539 head

▼ 1,114 vs last sale 1,653▲ 539 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 52▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 19▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 400-550lbs 7.00-10.00 higher, over 550lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, over 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

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 $339.48/cwt on 49 head, down $34.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.12 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$339.48

▼ 34.53 vs prior sale

49 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$34.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

vs AR average

−13.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	344.47	1,856	39
Medium and Large 1-2	542	326.99	1,772	6thin
Medium and Large 2	552	309.59	1,707	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.88/cwt here — about $148 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 sale49 hd

339.48

—

AR average8 barns · 487 hd

345.82

−6.33

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−13.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−60.12

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	—	Low	1,741	184.61	3,214	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	135.57	2,058	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	134.34	1,685	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,146	119.15	1,365	15

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)	965	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,707	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,787	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,598	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	830	$1,712	2thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	505.58/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,835	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	442.60/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,704	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	460.02/cwt	455.00–478.00	1,909	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	411.78/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,709	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,857	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	437.17/cwt	416.00–459.00	2,020	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	387.64/cwt	339.00–404.00	1,849	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,954	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	409.78/cwt	391.00–419.00	2,094	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	339.03/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,790	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	386.12/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,081	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	353.05/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,055	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.59/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,846	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	346.50/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,141	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	667	357.91/cwt	349.00–359.00	2,387	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	334.00/cwt	326.00–347.00	2,271	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	312.33/cwt	311.00–319.00	2,177	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,362	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,258	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,400	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	425.66/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,460	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	440.24/cwt	417.00–445.00	1,576	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	395.96/cwt	394.00–400.00	1,469	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	345.52/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,323	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,513	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	405.98/cwt	398.00–413.00	1,729	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	383.36/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,775	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	342.37/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,623	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	354.55/cwt	340.00–364.00	1,847	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	331.98/cwt	331.00–333.00	1,736	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	312.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,697	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	306.62/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,717	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	324.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,862	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,839	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	323.73/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,078	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	313.82/cwt	311.00–319.00	2,106	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	283.55/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,942	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	310.35/cwt	301.00–313.00	2,194	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	731	315.25/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,304	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,336	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,532	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	382.35/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,549	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	427.66/cwt	413.00–441.00	1,818	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	374.13/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,751	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	410.01/cwt	405.00–413.00	1,927	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	330.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,707	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	366.15/cwt	340.00–376.00	1,981	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	355.30/cwt	341.00–370.00	2,011	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	317.49/cwt	311.00–322.00	2,045	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	319.88/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,150	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	311.03/cwt	300.00–321.00	2,233	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,299	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	175.87/cwt	171.00–178.00	3,004	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	184.47/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,210	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	197.91/cwt	195.00–201.00	3,549	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	113.28/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,252	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	122.09/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,424	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,600	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	138.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,723	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	134.33/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,699	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	138.10/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,089	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	130.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,995	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	247.33/cwt	220.00–290.00	2,293	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	206.42/cwt	163.00–260.00	2,372	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	152.98/cwt	134.00–195.00	1,857	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	1,712.35/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,786.83/head	2,725.00–2,850.00	2,787	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,597.87/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,598	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	770	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	770	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,835.60/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,836	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,212	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,523	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 1,653Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	383	310.00–375.00	345.52
5	400–450	419	361.00	361.00
4	450–500	474	335.00–350.00	342.37
2	500–550	543	300.00–325.00	312.56
2	550–600	560	300.00–313.00	306.62
4	650–700	685	280.00–287.00	283.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	459.00	459.00
6	350–400	358	417.00–445.00	440.24
11	400–450	426	398.00–413.00	405.98
10	450–500	463	370.00–397.00	383.36
26	500–550	521	340.00–364.00	354.55
13	550–600	574	320.00–330.00	324.31
15	600–650	642	322.00–328.00	323.73
15	650–700	671	311.00–319.00	313.82
9	700–750	707	301.00–313.00	310.35
2	750–800	792	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	425.00–427.00	425.66
9	350–400	371	394.00–400.00	395.96
2	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	523	331.00–333.00	331.98
2	550–600	580	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	731	315.00–317.00	315.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	385	435.00–450.00	442.60
2	400–450	415	400.00–423.00	411.78
8	450–500	477	339.00–404.00	387.64
3	500–550	528	335.00–341.00	339.03
2	550–600	585	310.00–321.00	315.59
6	650–700	697	311.00–319.00	312.33
1	750–800	750	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	363	495.00–510.00	505.58
9	400–450	415	455.00–478.00	460.02
8	450–500	462	416.00–459.00	437.17
24	500–550	511	391.00–419.00	409.78
7	550–600	582	340.00–362.00	353.05
22	600–650	618	341.00–350.00	346.50
26	650–700	680	326.00–347.00	334.00
4	700–750	738	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	667	349.00–359.00	357.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	427.00	427.00
4	450–500	480	407.00	407.00
14	500–550	539	385.00–389.00	386.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	405	370.00–395.00	382.35
6	450–500	468	370.00–375.00	374.13
5	500–550	517	320.00–335.00	330.10
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	780	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	425	413.00–441.00	427.66
4	450–500	470	405.00–413.00	410.01
10	500–550	541	340.00–376.00	366.15
8	550–600	566	341.00–370.00	355.30
16	600–650	644	311.00–322.00	317.49
7	650–700	672	315.00–324.00	319.88
3	700–750	718	300.00–321.00	311.03
1	750–800	790	291.00	291.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,166	119.00–125.00	122.09
5	—	1,105	110.00–116.00	113.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,513	135.00–141.00	138.10
4	—	1,529	125.00–134.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,265	132.00–136.00	134.33
6	—	1,236	128.00–131.00	129.49
7	—	1,244	137.00–142.00	138.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	171.00–178.00	175.87
2	—	1,793	195.00–201.00	197.91
3	—	1,740	181.00–187.00	184.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	220.00–290.00	247.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,214	134.00–195.00	152.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,149	163.00–260.00	206.42

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	—	775	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	2,725.00–2,850.00	2,786.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,835.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	152.00	152.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	158.00	158.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,775.00	1,775.00

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.