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Green Forest Stockyards Market Report

Green Forest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

1,684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.52/cwt +5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 525 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.35/cwt +14.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 626 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.46/cwt +5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 474 lb · 70 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,684 1,476 4,191
Feeder cattle 1,352 1,253 3,979
Slaughter cattle 232 183 162
Replacement cattle 100 40 50

Compared to last week: Stocker steers steady to 15.00 higher mostly 2.00-7.00 higher with the full advance on the better 550-650 lbs. Quality was mostly average to good. Stocker heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Not enough slaughter cows observed for an accurate trend due to time. Slaughter bulls 4.00-10.00 higher.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–341 335 12 215.00–218.00 $217.27 $728 +14.60
360–396 383 17 191.00–217.00 $204.14 $782 +7.10
400–443 421 39 193.00–216.00 $203.91 $858 +7.13
455–497 481 69 184.00–211.00 $198.08 $953 +9.03
501–547 532 31 175.00–208.00 $189.47 $1,008 +9.86
550–595 575 48 173.00–192.00 $182.68 $1,050 +10.66
604–644 619 38 169.00–185.00 $178.69 $1,106 +15.23
634 unweaned 634 38 174.00 $174.00 $1,103 +12.05
676–686 680 30 164.50–166.00 $164.97 $1,122 +0.04
708 708 15 158.00 $158.00 $1,119 +2.00
833 833 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,241 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–499 487 44 179.00–191.00 $181.75 $885 —
560–586 577 70 162.00–187.00 $169.12 $976 +5.19
615–627 625 25 161.00–176.00 $163.95 $1,025 —
743 unweaned 743 23 153.10 $153.10 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–308 308 7 191.00–197.00 $191.85 $591 +3.27
355–390 376 7 175.00–190.00 $183.08 $688 +5.08
405–430 420 6 165.00–191.00 $173.66 $729 -10.02
450–495 466 11 160.00–190.00 $172.22 $803 +3.70
500–540 527 18 140.00–172.00 $165.51 $872 +0.93
550–595 568 8 156.00–173.00 $166.39 $945 +9.72
610–645 627 5 150.00–165.00 $157.43 $987 +18.43
650–657 655 4 155.00–158.00 $157.26 $1,030 —
715–740 728 3 135.00–147.00 $141.97 $1,034 +9.47
810–845 829 4 120.00–138.00 $131.56 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 125.00–133.00 $129.13 $482 -8.87
460 460 1 131.00 $131.00 $603 —
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–338 323 23 165.00–189.00 $177.82 $574 +6.18
360–398 382 21 164.00–179.00 $172.50 $659 +6.14
400–438 414 30 160.00–175.00 $166.75 $690 +4.08
451–498 474 70 154.00–172.00 $166.46 $789 +5.44
504–542 525 76 154.00–167.00 $162.52 $853 +5.88
550–596 575 33 147.00–163.00 $155.28 $893 +13.28
562–599 579 27 157.00–164.00 $160.44 $929 +18.44
605–645 619 46 145.00–179.00 $155.15 $960 +13.15
600–645 621 4 140.00–147.00 $144.32 $896 +2.32
652 652 2 140.00 $140.00 $913 —
698 698 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,012 —
740 740 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,058 +13.00
790 790 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–448 437 23 160.00–163.00 $161.25 $705 +2.43
490 490 24 155.00 $155.00 $760 -0.69
582–587 585 18 146.50 $146.50 $857 +4.50
655–685 660 17 142.00–144.00 $142.37 $940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 6 150.00–166.00 $158.20 $522 +1.47
350–388 369 10 135.00–165.00 $150.40 $555 -5.82
405–440 420 11 135.00–155.00 $149.30 $627 +0.03
470 470 2 132.00 $132.00 $620 -11.95
452–493 475 7 146.00–160.00 $152.90 $726 +8.95
505–535 517 9 130.00–154.00 $139.67 $722 -2.29
550–585 570 13 127.00–146.00 $139.33 $794 +6.01
602–640 614 5 130.00–136.00 $132.85 $816 +0.32
655–685 675 5 109.00–140.00 $126.13 $851 -5.87
730 730 1 124.00 $124.00 $905 -6.00
755–790 773 2 115.00–125.00 $119.89 $927 -14.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 133.00 $133.00 $439 -2.00
365 365 1 134.00 $134.00 $489 +16.14
405–430 413 3 106.00–135.00 $120.04 $496 —
455–490 466 4 112.00–129.00 $118.93 $554 -6.48
520 520 1 101.00 $101.00 $525 —
605 605 1 118.00 $118.00 $714 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 200.00–206.00 $202.86 $649 -1.14
375 375 1 199.00 $199.00 $746 +3.49
400–425 410 7 182.00–200.00 $192.33 $789 +14.09
450–490 466 10 160.00–191.00 $172.57 $804 +3.17
502–535 519 11 163.00–170.00 $165.35 $858 +3.08
550–575 556 11 154.00–167.00 $160.81 $894 +1.03
600 unweaned 600 3 151.00 $151.00 $906 —
605–627 622 22 155.00–163.50 $162.58 $1,011 +5.14
682–696 693 12 147.00–156.00 $153.78 $1,066 +2.02
700–728 722 10 134.00–149.00 $137.07 $990 -8.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 3 159.00–170.00 $164.56 $540 +14.56
370–388 382 3 160.00–183.00 $175.57 $671 +10.41
410–445 428 9 149.00–169.00 $152.80 $654 -6.68
455 455 1 123.00 $123.00 $560 -32.65
460–490 478 7 150.00–163.00 $157.26 $752 +1.61
500–545 520 12 130.00–160.00 $147.47 $767 -1.77
550–595 567 5 130.00–150.00 $139.74 $792 -9.00
610–647 629 6 134.50–144.00 $137.17 $863 +7.17
650–695 687 10 123.00–149.00 $137.14 $942 —
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 -2.51
815–832 822 15 109.00–114.00 $112.72 $927 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 130.00–150.00 $140.22 $474 —
380–390 385 2 107.00–123.00 $115.10 $443 -17.90
402 402 2 107.00 $107.00 $430 -7.00
585–595 590 2 109.00–111.00 $109.99 $649 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 5 145.00 $145.00 $832 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1320 1181 80-85% 4 74.00–78.00 $76.21 $900 —
1130–1350 1241 80-85% 5 78.00–84.50 $80.76 $1,002 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $495 —
935 935 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $598 -1.68
1035–1275 1150 85-90% 3 76.00–81.50 $78.63 $904 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1515 1393 75-80% 2 82.00–84.00 $82.91 $1,155 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,080 —
1045–1700 1369 8 100.00–111.00 $106.19 $1,454 —
1305–2080 1699 9 113.00–131.00 $123.28 $2,095 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
579–845 644 (<2 yrs)Open 13 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,281.33
1070–1300 1148 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,168.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–930 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 73.00–100.00 $85.85 $762

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1028 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,600.00 $1,600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
670–950 880 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 80.00–100.00 $83.81 $738
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 84.00 $84.00 $949

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795–800 798 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,110.00 $1,080.09 —
834 834 (<2 yrs)Open 4 1,135.00 $1,135.00 —

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.