Name: Green Forest Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, Over 450lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifer sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $380.43/cwt on 63 head, down $3.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −72.78 against this barn's trailing median of $453.21.

Average price

$380.43

▼ 3.90 vs prior sale

63 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$28.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.13

vs AR average

−22.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	391.85	2,214	38
Medium and Large 2	575	363.08	2,086	25

One grade step is worth $28.77/cwt here — about $127 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 sale63 hd

380.43

—

AR average8 barns · 239 hd

372.31

+8.13

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−22.93

This barn, trailing median28 sales

453.21

−72.78

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	1,901	195.56	3,717	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	146.02	1,922	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	144.20	2,265	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	115.62	1,166	6thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$2,975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,631	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,107	$3,016	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	700–750	725	311.51/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	350.81/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,147	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	336.03/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	354.94/cwt	349.00–359.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	630.50/cwt	600.00–665.00	2,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,307	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	452.67/cwt	440.00–467.00	1,996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,459	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	578	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,110	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	375.60/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	408.94/cwt	393.00–421.00	1,963	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	425.05/cwt	419.00–429.00	1,976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	330.35/cwt	323.00–350.00	2,217	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	759	297.15/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	376.60/cwt	365.00–391.00	1,939	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	492.71/cwt	473.00–500.00	1,641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	359.09/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,072	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	465.43/cwt	455.00–477.00	1,945	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	311.21/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	382.86/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,087	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	499.49/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	357.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,193	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,447	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	161.04/cwt	149.00–185.00	1,916	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	3,016.49/head	2,775.00–3,375.00	3,016	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	240.78/cwt	202.00–285.00	2,314	18
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	256.59/cwt	253.00–260.00	2,476	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,631.19/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,631	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	185.00/cwt	184.00–187.00	3,165	5
Bulls	—	—	2,140	209.30/cwt	205.00–215.00	4,479	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,070	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	111.87/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,160	3
Bulls	—	—	1,977	199.43/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	135.21/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,582	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	145.91/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,996	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	142.47/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,284	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	119.37/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,170	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	157.52/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	320.24/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	350.77/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	335.72/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	451.40/cwt	435.00–457.00	1,900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	351.47/cwt	344.00–359.00	2,365	2

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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