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Green Forest Stockyards

Name: Green Forest Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 21

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

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Feeder Cattle receipts

434 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 264▲ 51 vs year ago 383 · +13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 70▼ 41 vs year ago 123 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Not enough feeder steers in some classes for a trend with a few classes over 400lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 7.00-15.00 higher. Over 600lbs 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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 $346.37/cwt on 36 head, up $3.34 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −54.01 against this barn's trailing median of $400.37.

Average price

$346.37

▲ 3.34 vs prior sale

36 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$36.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.95

vs AR average

−30.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	355.97	1,933	24
Medium and Large 1-2	531	335.00	1,780	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	319.30	1,676	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.67/cwt here — about $257 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 sale36 hd

346.37

—

AR average5 barns · 153 hd

337.41

+8.95

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−30.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

400.37

−54.01

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $320.30, median $400.37 across 32 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	1,750	178.32	3,120	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	131.64	1,897	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	124.18	1,485	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	113.44	1,230	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,651	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$2,905	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	474.94/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,491	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	387.98/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,226	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,472	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	458.59/cwt	440.00–461.00	1,761	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	437.34/cwt	433.00–450.00	1,872	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,773	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,689	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	375.34/cwt	365.00–379.00	2,012	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	542	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,304	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,744	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	349.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,050	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,050	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,234	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,348	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	818	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,748	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	918	323.70/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,972	41
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	998	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,725	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,426	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,452	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	413.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,600	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	329.63/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,276	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	396.03/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,711	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	380.23/cwt	365.00–384.00	1,821	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	312.31/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,524	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,784	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	319.30/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,676	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	359.07/cwt	358.00–375.00	1,907	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,766	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	349.78/cwt	346.00–351.00	1,983	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	320.03/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,000	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,112	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,921	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	307.41/cwt	301.00–309.00	2,127	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,844	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	265.04/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,916	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,007	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	785	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,237	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,182	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	410.65/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,396	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,368	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,342	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	334.33/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,421	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,801	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	331.97/cwt	301.00–350.00	1,520	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	393.65/cwt	391.00–411.00	1,870	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,866	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	329.46/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,687	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	377.47/cwt	357.00–379.00	1,974	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,805	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	356.17/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,059	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	317.07/cwt	314.00–327.00	1,925	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	263.01/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,738	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,920	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,195	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	177.53/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	161.48/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,782	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	187.14/cwt	181.00–191.00	3,561	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	116.61/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,238	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	111.54/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,224	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	124.14/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,445	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,450	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	129.24/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,583	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	133.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,898	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	127.95/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,894	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	2,905.41/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,905	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,650.58/head	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,651	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,683	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,268	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	187.47/cwt	143.00–239.00	2,017	9
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,135	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,043	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	158.59/cwt	133.00–185.00	1,903	5

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Green Forest Stockyards - Green Forest, AR

Wed Oct 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 264Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 70Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	400.00–421.00	410.65
2	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	354.97
9	400–450	434	415.00	415.00
14	450–500	475	391.00–411.00	393.65
14	500–550	523	357.00–379.00	377.47
10	550–600	578	355.00–367.00	356.17
6	600–650	607	314.00–327.00	317.07
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	781	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	425	300.00–350.00	334.33
4	450–500	458	301.00–350.00	331.97
4	500–550	512	300.00–340.00	329.46
3	550–600	573	315.00	315.00
6	650–700	661	250.00–289.00	263.01
1	750–800	765	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	421.00	421.00
3	350–400	387	307.00–340.00	329.63
2	450–500	488	300.00–325.00	312.31
6	500–550	525	300.00–336.00	319.30
5	650–700	696	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	387	400.00–420.00	413.45
17	400–450	432	380.00–400.00	396.03
5	450–500	479	365.00–384.00	380.23
16	500–550	531	358.00–375.00	359.07
8	550–600	567	346.00–351.00	349.78
2	600–650	625	319.00–321.00	320.03
10	650–700	692	301.00–309.00	307.41
2	700–750	723	261.00–269.00	265.04
1	750–800	775	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	855	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	646	327.00	327.00
6	750–800	785	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	805	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	340.00–345.00	342.50
2	550–600	552	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	660	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	380.00–420.00	387.98
1	350–400	359	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	440	403.00	403.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	328.00	328.00
1	550–600	570	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	542	425.00	425.00
2	700–750	718	327.00	327.00
6	800–850	818	336.00	336.00
41	900–950	918	322.50–325.00	323.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	314	465.00–490.00	474.94
8	350–400	384	440.00–461.00	458.59
16	400–450	428	433.00–450.00	437.34
1	450–500	480	435.00	435.00
7	500–550	536	365.00–379.00	375.34
12	550–600	587	340.00–350.00	349.20
2	600–650	612	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	675	331.00	331.00
4	950–1000	998	273.00	273.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	948	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,905.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,650.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,680	135.00	135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	9	—	1,076	143.00–239.00	187.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	133.00–185.00	158.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,903	181.00–191.00	187.14
2	—	1,470	177.00–178.00	177.53
2	—	1,723	161.00–162.00	161.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,208	119.00–122.00	120.00
7	—	1,164	123.00–126.00	124.14
5	—	1,225	128.00–131.00	129.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	126.00–129.00	127.95
8	—	1,422	130.00–140.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,097	110.00–113.00	111.54
3	—	1,062	115.00–118.00	116.61

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.