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Green Forest Stockyards

Name: Green Forest Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 28

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

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Feeder Cattle receipts

528 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 434▲ 203 vs year ago 325 · +62.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 82▲ 0 vs year ago 70 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 25▲ 23 vs year ago 40 · +57.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 350lbs 10.00 lower, 350-400lbs 15.00 higher, 400-500lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, over 500lbs 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Demand was moderate quality was average to plain. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 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 $334.06/cwt on 82 head, down $12.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −66.31 against this barn's trailing median of $400.37.

Average price

$334.06

▼ 12.31 vs prior sale

82 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$53.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

vs AR average

−41.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	336.66	1,806	77
Medium and Large 1-2	530	310.00	1,643	2thin
Medium and Large 2	532	283.33	1,507	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.33/cwt here — about $299 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 sale82 hd

334.06

—

AR average6 barns · 394 hd

339.44

−5.38

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−41.37

This barn, trailing median32 sales

400.37

−66.31

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	—	Average	1,794	176.54	3,167	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	127.13	1,857	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	125.71	1,499	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	108.28	1,133	16

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)	1,083	$2,702	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,561	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,017	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,821	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$2,661	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,093	$2,507	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	453.66/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,493	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,415	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	475.06/cwt	461.00–477.00	1,848	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	409	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,910	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	369.08/cwt	351.00–393.00	1,583	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,949	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	419.28/cwt	390.00–431.00	1,920	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	476	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,194	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,757	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	375.57/cwt	374.00–393.00	1,994	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	332.95/cwt	300.00–353.00	1,901	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	365.70/cwt	357.00–392.00	2,110	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	343.41/cwt	337.00–361.00	2,163	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,264	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	325.58/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,204	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	408.58/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,381	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,308	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	383.76/cwt	369.00–393.00	1,454	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	373.72/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,596	59
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	365.72/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,682	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,554	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	341.80/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,774	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	325.31/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,871	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	614	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	1,962	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	312.94/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,934	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,068	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	276.65/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,039	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	277.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,320	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,524	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	384.73/cwt	371.00–400.00	1,612	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	381.14/cwt	370.00–389.00	1,826	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	352.97/cwt	347.00–359.00	1,899	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	352.00/cwt	343.00–361.00	2,052	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,919	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	327.10/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,044	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,112	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	277.50/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,901	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,673	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	277.22/cwt	276.00–281.00	2,168	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	176.95/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,044	4
Bulls	—	—	2,240	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	106.56/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,110	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	115.72/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,232	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	122.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,382	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	125.01/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,510	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	130.04/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,605	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	130.04/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,865	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	122.48/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,841	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	124.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,573	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	131.17/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,679	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	142.79/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,382	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,016.88/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,017	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,701.85/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,702	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	2,561.42/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,561	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,821.07/head	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,821	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	130.92/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,866	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,673	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	248.29/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,165	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	2,661.23/head	2,375.00–2,900.00	2,661	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,507.46/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,507	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	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.

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

Green Forest Stockyards - Green Forest, AR

Wed Oct 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 434Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 82Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 25Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,208	124.00–127.00	125.01
5	—	1,234	128.00–131.00	130.04
5	—	1,131	120.00–123.00	122.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,434	127.00–133.00	130.04
5	—	1,503	117.00–125.00	122.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,042	104.00–111.00	106.56
3	—	1,065	114.00–117.00	115.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,720	175.00–180.00	176.95
2	—	1,718	165.00	165.00
1	—	2,240	198.00	198.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,280	129.00–133.00	131.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,268	120.00–126.00	124.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	968	140.00–146.00	142.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,154	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,561.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,016.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	177.00	177.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,701.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,425	130.00–132.00	130.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,190	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,821.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	872	240.00–255.00	248.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,068	2,375.00–2,900.00	2,661.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,093	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,507.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,650.00	3,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	685	255.00–300.00	277.50
1	700–750	700	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	401.00	401.00
5	400–450	419	371.00–400.00	384.73
5	450–500	479	370.00–389.00	381.14
7	500–550	538	347.00–359.00	352.97
10	550–600	583	343.00–361.00	352.00
2	600–650	625	315.00–340.00	327.10
2	650–700	658	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	782	276.00–281.00	277.22
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	617	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	418	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	518	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	338	400.00–415.00	408.58
18	350–400	379	369.00–393.00	383.76
59	400–450	427	360.00–390.00	373.72
11	450–500	460	350.00–372.00	365.72
53	500–550	519	331.00–350.00	341.80
24	550–600	575	319.00–330.00	325.31
2	600–650	618	311.00–315.00	312.94
1	650–700	665	311.00	311.00
3	700–750	737	270.00–285.00	276.65
6	800–850	836	265.00–280.00	277.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	614	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	379.00	379.00
2	400–450	418	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	530	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	429	351.00–393.00	369.08
2	500–550	502	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	571	300.00–353.00	332.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	329	430.00–470.00	453.66
20	350–400	389	461.00–477.00	475.06
11	400–450	448	435.00	435.00
26	450–500	458	390.00–431.00	419.28
21	500–550	531	374.00–393.00	375.57
17	550–600	577	357.00–392.00	365.70
40	600–650	630	337.00–361.00	343.41
3	650–700	677	317.00–330.00	325.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	467.00	467.00
4	450–500	476	461.00	461.00
2	650–700	658	344.00	344.00

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.