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

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

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 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −63.86 against this barn's trailing median of $403.34.

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

−13.48 vs national

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $330.84, median $403.34 across 29 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 sale49 hd

339.48

—

AR average8 barns · 487 hd

345.82

−6.33

National average179 barns · 12,503 hd

352.96

−13.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.34

−63.86

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	1,741	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, as filed

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.

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

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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