Sale reports / Arkansas / Green Forest Stockyards / 2026-09-02

Green Forest Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 2
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 268▼ 2,415 vs year ago 2,520 · −95.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 43▼ 47 vs year ago 84 · −56.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 16▼ 14 vs year ago 30 · −46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in feeder cattle to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Not enough to establish a trend for slaughter bulls. Extreme heat is impeding cattle movement in sale area.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $334.87/cwt on 8 head, down $32.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −97.44 against this barn's trailing median of $432.31.
Average price
$334.87
▼ 32.09 vs prior sale
8 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.23
vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545339.711,8517thin
Medium and Large 2580301.001,7461thin
One grade step is worth $38.71/cwt here — about $106 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
491440389338median 432.3102/1804/2206/0307/2909/30
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $476.90, low $352.27, median $432.31 across 24 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 sale8 hd
334.87
—
AR average8 barns · 197 hd
339.09
−4.23
This barn, trailing median24 sales
432.31
−97.44
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,740191.003,3231thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,447152.242,2035thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,216146.161,77814
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,024125.451,2857thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,352$4,6009
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,360$4,0251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$3,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6561
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7461
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,9442
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550533340.39/cwt332.00–350.001,8145
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,4304
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700680303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,0602
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,6401
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2861
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0442
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427387.58/cwt385.00–400.001,6556
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585324.50/cwt320.00–329.001,8982
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510332.85/cwt329.00–347.001,6985
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650638335.24/cwt328.00–350.002,1393
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577349.17/cwt340.00–355.002,01510
HeifersMedium and Large 21250–13001,255317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,9781
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,9301
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8141
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500457331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,5133
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785277.47/cwt269.00–289.002,1786
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,4861
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400390407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,5872
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5521
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474356.40/cwt347.00–365.001,6897
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8251
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450435401.59/cwt400.00–413.001,7478
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628316.46/cwt313.00–320.001,9872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3604,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,135153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3524,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0652,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,545146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,2561
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,400167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,3381
CowsLean 85-90%—985114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1231
CowsLean 85-90%—920124.04/cwt123.00–125.001,1413
CowsLean 85-90%—1,142130.68/cwt128.00–132.001,4923
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,190154.45/cwt153.00–155.001,8383
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,481149.05/cwt148.00–150.002,2074
Bulls——1,740191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,3231
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,310165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1621
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,194139.94/cwt137.00–144.001,6715
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,248147.19/cwt146.00–149.001,8376

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.