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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 10

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

569 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 632▲ 569 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 84▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 25▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.02/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$135.02

128 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	447	141.00	630	3thin
Medium and Large 1	502	137.64	691	94
Medium and Large 2	418	132.03	552	23
Medium and Large 3	469	110.65	519	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale128 hd

135.02

—

AR average10 barns · 2,133 hd

139.69

−4.66

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	—	High	1,586	75.07	1,191	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	61.00	784	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	53.67	619	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	41.88	427	13

Every lot

110 lots · USDA AMS · Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	160.48/cwt	154.00–170.00	523	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	165.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	169.65/cwt	160.00–190.00	646	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	144.60/cwt	135.00–150.00	555	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	393	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	172.24/cwt	160.00–176.00	722	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	147.48/cwt	140.00–154.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	144.25/cwt	144.00–145.00	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	146.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	680	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	504	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	149.51/cwt	146.00–161.00	788	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	887	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	142.19/cwt	136.00–144.00	806	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	124.78/cwt	115.00–145.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	864	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	113.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	926	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	295	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	139.17/cwt	130.00–160.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	325	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.50	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	131.83/cwt	122.50–137.50	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	350	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	364	143.33/cwt	142.00–144.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	154.40/cwt	147.50–160.00	591	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	401	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	144.53/cwt	141.00–152.50	616	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	438	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	135.53/cwt	127.00–140.00	623	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	137.62/cwt	132.50–140.00	650	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	477	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	692	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	115.24/cwt	100.00–122.50	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	137.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	721	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	141.65/cwt	139.00–143.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	761	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	605	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	803	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	115.68/cwt	105.00–120.00	767	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	305	172.50/cwt	147.50–185.00	526	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	138.75/cwt	135.00–142.50	486	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	155.14/cwt	145.00–165.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	149.93/cwt	145.00–152.50	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	479	145.13/cwt	140.00–156.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	145.70/cwt	137.00–152.00	750	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	533	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	677	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	563	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	131.65/cwt	129.00–134.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	119.43/cwt	114.00–125.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	647	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	109.93/cwt	106.00–114.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	753	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	821	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	84.59/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,248	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	69.35/cwt	62.50–75.00	1,146	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	334	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	32.62/cwt	30.00–35.00	327	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	45.50/cwt	44.00–47.00	458	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	56.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	635	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	52.47/cwt	50.00–56.00	611	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	51.47/cwt	51.00–52.00	604	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	784	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	848	776.47/cwt	675.00–875.00	6,584	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	855	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,695	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,673	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	895	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,936	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	765.38/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,906	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,621	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	596	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	1,195.63/cwt	775.00–1,400.00	12,566	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	1,328.72/cwt	1,125.00–1,475.00	14,709	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	907.59/cwt	700.00–1,175.00	10,455	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,030	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,638	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	640	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	358	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,427.56/cwt	1,325.00–1,525.00	13,919	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,121.34/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	11,494	2

This sale against other markets

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 →

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Tue Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 632Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	381	160.00–190.00	169.65
9	—	716	120.00–122.00	120.68
8	—	567	136.00–144.00	142.19
5	—	816	110.00–116.00	113.53
5	—	326	154.00–170.00	160.48
4	—	623	115.00–145.00	124.78
4	—	452	144.00–145.00	144.25
3	—	675	138.00	138.00
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
1	—	245	187.50	187.50
10	—	419	160.00–176.00	172.24
15	—	527	146.00–161.00	149.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	171.00	171.00
3	—	395	180.00	180.00
4	—	504	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	168.00	168.00
4	—	393	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	160.00–170.00	165.11
3	—	420	140.00–154.00	147.48
4	—	384	135.00–150.00	144.60
4	—	464	140.00–155.00	146.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	490	148.00	148.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	117.00	117.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	100.00–122.50	115.24
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	122.50	122.50
1	—	595	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	134.00–138.00	136.02
2	—	535	115.00–119.00	117.00
3	—	337	122.50–137.50	131.83
5	—	460	127.00–140.00	135.53
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	152.50	152.50
2	—	325	130.00–137.50	133.52
2	—	438	124.00	124.00
3	—	364	142.00–144.00	143.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	900	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
3	—	639	119.00–120.00	119.67
4	—	315	130.00–160.00	139.17
4	—	383	147.50–160.00	154.40
5	—	663	105.00–120.00	115.68
9	—	472	132.50–140.00	137.62
16	—	426	141.00–152.50	144.53
19	—	523	130.00–143.00	137.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
6	—	605	130.00–134.00	132.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	139.00–143.00	141.65
5	—	564	135.00	135.00
7	—	401	145.00	145.00
7	—	477	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	120.00	120.00
3	—	563	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	102.50	102.50
3	—	479	140.00–156.00	145.13
3	—	410	145.00–150.00	146.73
3	—	305	147.50–185.00	172.50
2	—	533	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	106.00–114.00	109.93
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
2	—	350	135.00–142.50	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	148.00	148.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
1	—	650	117.50	117.50
2	—	365	145.00–165.00	155.14
2	—	420	142.00–150.00	145.86
2	—	623	114.00–125.00	119.43
3	—	468	145.00–152.50	149.93
3	—	580	129.00–134.00	131.65
3	—	753	109.00	109.00
7	—	515	137.00–152.00	145.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,107	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,328.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,051	775.00–1,400.00	1,195.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	700.00–825.00	765.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,152	700.00–1,175.00	907.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	57.00	57.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	675.00–875.00	776.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	56.00	56.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,121.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,427.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	80.00–90.00	84.59
5	—	1,653	62.50–75.00	69.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	55.00–60.00	56.47
7	—	1,165	50.00–56.00	52.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	51.00–52.00	51.47
4	—	1,001	30.00–35.00	32.62
6	—	1,006	44.00–47.00	45.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	38.00	38.00

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.