Sale reports / Arkansas / Green Forest Stockyards / 2026-10-14

Green Forest Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 14
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
264 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 482▼ 311 vs year ago 575 · −54.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 83▼ 35 vs year ago 105 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 10 vs year ago 25 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 5.00-7.00 higher, 400-550lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, over 550lbs 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $374.45/cwt on 28 head, down $9.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −65.15 against this barn's trailing median of $439.60.
Average price
$374.45
▼ 9.39 vs prior sale
28 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,055
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.26
vs AR average
−57.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551383.992,11621
Medium and Large 2542345.841,8757thin
One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd
374.45
—
AR average7 barns · 249 hd
369.19
+5.26
National average190 barns · 30,929 hd
432.29
−57.84
This barn, trailing median31 sales
439.60
−65.15
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
500447394340median 439.6002/2504/2906/2409/0910/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $354.31, median $439.60 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,627180.012,9284thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,494131.171,95914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197126.111,50920
CowsLean 85-90%High1,058109.651,1606thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,7251thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320535.94/cwt520.00–550.001,7152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358469.14/cwt469.00–470.001,6807
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416404.88/cwt397.00–415.001,6849
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462381.08/cwt380.00–385.001,7619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2504360.30/cwt351.00–365.001,8163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540395.23/cwt370.00–400.002,13412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,0899
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,1612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2634325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681330.98/cwt329.00–335.002,2546
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added953302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,87816
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,3791
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368397.26/cwt385.00–421.001,4628
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,4512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434384.99/cwt375.00–403.001,6717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,5623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477361.04/cwt355.00–371.001,7228
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531352.00/cwt340.00–355.001,8695
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576337.42/cwt325.00–341.001,9448
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,0065
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658307.45/cwt295.00–320.002,0232
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,9511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728302.15/cwt293.00–311.002,2002
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open965284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,7416
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,3151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1339487.67/cwt460.00–499.001,6537
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358432.94/cwt425.00–441.001,5502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423340.18/cwt332.00–365.001,4396
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435410.10/cwt401.00–430.001,7843
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484395.73/cwt383.00–399.001,9155
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525374.04/cwt371.00–375.001,9644
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582352.31/cwt341.00–360.002,05019
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1493
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668319.33/cwt319.00–320.002,1333
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715320.62/cwt311.00–327.002,2925
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,3481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495175.01/cwt170.00–179.002,6162
Bulls——1,758185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,2522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955104.80/cwt103.00–107.001,0012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109112.08/cwt109.00–113.001,2434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140119.34/cwt117.00–120.001,3606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210127.92/cwt125.00–129.001,54810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248131.74/cwt131.00–133.001,6444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486127.42/cwt124.00–130.001,8937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501134.92/cwt131.00–141.002,0257
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,470130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9111
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6832
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235159.56/cwt139.00–175.001,9715
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,268178.58/cwt145.00–220.002,2642

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.