Green Forest Stockyards Market Report

Green Forest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2026

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $323.70/cwt ≈ $2,972/hd at 918 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.03/cwt +11.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,711/hd at 432 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.07/cwt +7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,907/hd at 531 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	541	349	536
Feeder cattle	434	264	383
Slaughter cattle	82	70	123
Replacement cattle	25	15	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Comparted to last week: Not enough feeder steers in some classes for a trend with a few classes over 400lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 7.00-15.00 higher. Over 600lbs 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 7.00-15.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Not enough feeder steers in some classes for a trend with a few classes over 400lbs steady to 10.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	314	9	465.00–490.00	$474.94	$1,491	-61.00
352–388	384	8	440.00–461.00	$458.59	$1,761	-10.55
410–444	428	16	433.00–450.00	$437.34	$1,872	+32.46
480	480	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,088	+53.92
515–540	536	7	365.00–379.00	$375.34	$2,012	-19.89
542 value added	542	6	425.00	$425.00	$2,304	—
560–589	587	12	340.00–350.00	$349.20	$2,050	-19.80
612	612	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,050	—
675	675	1	331.00	$331.00	$2,234	+0.02
718 value added	718	2	327.00	$327.00	$2,348	—
818 value added	818	6	336.00	$336.00	$2,748	—
902–933 value added	918	41	322.50–325.00	$323.70	$2,972	—
998	998	4	273.00	$273.00	$2,725	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–316	316	5	380.00–420.00	$387.98	$1,226	-62.02
359	359	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,472	—
440	440	1	403.00	$403.00	$1,773	+23.00
470	470	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,880	—
515	515	1	328.00	$328.00	$1,689	-32.30
570	570	1	306.00	$306.00	$1,744	-29.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–327	324	9	440.00	$440.00	$1,426	—
380–390	387	3	400.00–420.00	$413.45	$1,600	+16.19
400–440	432	17	380.00–400.00	$396.03	$1,711	+11.04
475–480	479	5	365.00–384.00	$380.23	$1,821	+19.19
531–535	531	16	358.00–375.00	$359.07	$1,907	+7.07
552–572	567	8	346.00–351.00	$349.78	$1,983	+12.36
605–645	625	2	319.00–321.00	$320.03	$2,000	-2.97
646 value added	646	7	327.00	$327.00	$2,112	—
688–695	692	10	301.00–309.00	$307.41	$2,127	-0.04
715–730	723	2	261.00–269.00	$265.04	$1,916	-37.11
775	775	1	259.00	$259.00	$2,007	—
785 value added	785	6	285.00	$285.00	$2,237	—
805 value added	805	2	271.00	$271.00	$2,182	—
855	855	12	315.00	$315.00	$2,693	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	421.00	$421.00	$1,452	—
365–398	387	3	307.00–340.00	$329.63	$1,276	-53.37
480–495	488	2	300.00–325.00	$312.31	$1,524	+12.31
505–540	525	6	300.00–336.00	$319.30	$1,676	—
696	696	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,844	-24.00
710	710	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,704	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–522	521	4	340.00–345.00	$342.50	$1,784	—
552	552	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,766	—
660	660	2	291.00	$291.00	$1,921	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	400.00–421.00	$410.65	$1,396	-77.02
375–380	378	2	350.00–360.00	$354.97	$1,342	-77.97
434	434	9	415.00	$415.00	$1,801	+4.90
450–477	475	14	391.00–411.00	$393.65	$1,870	-2.08
510–524	523	14	357.00–379.00	$377.47	$1,974	+3.43
565–579	578	10	355.00–367.00	$356.17	$2,059	+3.86
601–625	607	6	314.00–327.00	$317.07	$1,925	-22.93
650	650	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,950	-19.33
781	781	5	281.00	$281.00	$2,195	-22.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,368	-11.00
400–438	425	3	300.00–350.00	$334.33	$1,421	-5.85
450–470	458	4	301.00–350.00	$331.97	$1,520	—
503–540	512	4	300.00–340.00	$329.46	$1,687	+19.46
573	573	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,805	+40.00
661–662	661	6	250.00–289.00	$263.01	$1,738	—
765	765	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,920	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	377.00	$377.00	$1,866	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1330	1164	80-85%	7	123.00–126.00	$124.14	$1,445	—
1120–1295	1208	80-85%	6	119.00–122.00	$120.00	$1,450	-7.92
1145–1295	1225	80-85%	5	128.00–131.00	$129.24	$1,583	+1.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1525	1422	75-80%	8	130.00–140.00	$133.48	$1,898	—
1335–1595	1480	75-80%	4	126.00–129.00	$127.95	$1,894	+0.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1170	1062	85-90%	3	115.00–118.00	$116.61	$1,238	—
970–1180	1097	85-90%	5	110.00–113.00	$111.54	$1,224	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1570	1470	2	177.00–178.00	$177.53	$2,610	+2.52
1640–1805	1723	2	161.00–162.00	$161.48	$2,782	—
1650–2070	1903	4	181.00–191.00	$187.14	$3,561	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1305	1076	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	143.00–239.00	$187.47	$2,017
1075–1445	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	133.00–185.00	$158.59	$1,903

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,043

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1115	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,550.00–2,725.00	$2,650.58
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,683
1680	1680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,268

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1030	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00–3,150.00	$2,905.41	—
1420	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.