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Green Forest Stockyards Market Report

Green Forest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 12, 2026

372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $413.09/cwt -21.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,979/hd at 479 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.50/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 411 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.49/cwt -40.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,882/hd at 522 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 372 335 1,104
Feeder cattle 249 277 996
Slaughter cattle 51 51 88
Replacement cattle 72 7 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers in a light test sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed under 400lbs 5.00 lower, 400-500lbs 2.00 higher, 500-550lbs 10.00 lower, 550-600lbs 2.00 higher, not enough over 600lbs for a trend. Extreme heat in the area steer and heifer calves in light test. There was a good offering of replacement cattle today with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 338 3 560.00 $560.00 $1,893 +2.82
355 355 1 473.00 $473.00 $1,679 -37.00
528–540 536 9 400.00–411.00 $407.39 $2,184 -5.88
553–575 559 4 389.00–400.00 $391.83 $2,190 -13.68
602 value added 602 4 403.00 $403.00 $2,426 —
614–615 614 7 375.00–377.00 $375.57 $2,306 -33.43
672 value added 672 8 357.00 $357.00 $2,399 —
675–682 680 3 340.00–341.00 $340.67 $2,317 -59.33
710 710 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,435 -10.00
835 835 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,789 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,048 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–377 377 4 400.00–411.00 $408.26 $1,539 -41.85
408 thin fleshed 408 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,816 —
407–440 413 6 421.00–429.00 $427.58 $1,766 -4.86
450–458 455 6 417.00–419.00 $418.67 $1,905 +1.27
515–545 522 11 345.00–367.00 $360.49 $1,882 -36.79
560–563 561 5 345.00–355.00 $349.01 $1,958 +2.29
630 630 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,148 -2.16
675–692 686 3 309.00–321.00 $317.07 $2,175 —
700–735 718 2 301.00–323.00 $312.27 $2,242 +1.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,339 —
462–498 478 5 315.00–354.00 $333.19 $1,593 -55.81
505 505 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,666 —
575 575 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,782 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 5 372.00 $372.00 $1,812 -19.00
555 555 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,815 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,794 —
449 449 8 453.00 $453.00 $2,034 —
452–495 479 20 400.00–420.00 $413.09 $1,979 -21.65
512–545 523 3 383.00–400.00 $394.09 $2,061 —
550–568 558 7 353.00–381.00 $373.03 $2,082 —
601–640 606 8 343.00–361.00 $357.14 $2,164 -25.73
655 655 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,325 +10.00
730–735 733 2 323.00–339.00 $331.03 $2,426 -3.56
758 758 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,259 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–438 430 6 415.00–433.00 $426.09 $1,832 +16.09
465–495 480 2 367.00–371.00 $368.94 $1,771 -30.06
535 535 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,707 —
675 675 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,086 —
700–735 723 3 280.00–285.00 $283.39 $2,049 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,051 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1375 1211 80-85% 8 153.00–163.00 $158.51 $1,920 -16.69
1045–1305 1216 80-85% 12 165.00–175.00 $169.52 $2,061 -5.68
1220–1355 1288 80-85% 2 182.00–189.00 $185.32 $2,387 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1140 1053 85-90% 2 121.00–130.00 $125.87 $1,325 —
1020–1160 1080 85-90% 4 150.00–152.00 $150.73 $1,628 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1540 1495 75-80% 2 167.00–169.00 $167.97 $2,511 -4.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1785–1970 1878 2 205.00–210.00 $207.38 $3,895 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,581
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,828

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1158 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1265–1335 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,325.00–2,400.00 $2,361.49
1208–1490 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 2,800.00–3,800.00 $3,443.38
1285–1335 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,358.19
1232–1465 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 3,150.00–4,050.00 $3,847.34
1350–1540 1445 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,950.00–3,300.00 $3,136.51

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —
1222–1386 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 3,600.00–5,250.00 $4,939.68 —
1323–1325 1324 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 3,400.00–3,800.00 $3,679.87 —

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Reading this report

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.