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

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

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 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −36.96 against this barn's trailing median of $453.21.

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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $354.31, median $453.21 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median28 sales

453.21

−36.96

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	—	Low	1,699	190.97	3,245	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	139.59	1,637	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	138.85	2,105	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	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, as filed

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.

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

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.

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