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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 19

● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

547 head

▲ 211 vs last sale 336▼ 126 vs year ago 673 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 131▲ 86 vs year ago 83 · +103.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 55▲ 60 vs year ago 30 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand.

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 $152.72/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$152.72

157 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	156.52	711	101
Medium and Large 2	451	146.90	663	54
Medium and Large 3	533	117.68	627	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $84 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 sale157 hd

152.72

—

AR average8 barns · 1,027 hd

152.79

−0.08

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	—	Low	1,421	89.51	1,272	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,311	85.52	1,121	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,058	76.54	810	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	60.57	572	17

Every lot

115 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	149.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	273	173.88/cwt	157.50–192.50	475	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	276	183.53/cwt	172.50–200.00	507	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	318	164.33/cwt	158.00–170.00	523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	373	182.20/cwt	177.50–187.50	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	203.35/cwt	182.50–222.50	767	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	195.15/cwt	180.00–210.00	810	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	158.43/cwt	153.00–162.50	669	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	163.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	187.35/cwt	172.50–200.00	901	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	178.09/cwt	175.00–182.50	926	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	150.87/cwt	138.00–162.00	801	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	913	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	575	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	906	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	154.10/cwt	148.00–160.00	886	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	165.32/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,042	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	140.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,109	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,129	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	263	144.64/cwt	137.50–152.50	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	147.87/cwt	130.00–165.00	399	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	155.73/cwt	150.00–162.50	425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	318	162.40/cwt	150.00–165.00	516	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	160.75/cwt	150.00–172.50	524	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	136.44/cwt	130.00–142.50	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	149.72/cwt	140.00–162.50	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	161.78/cwt	150.00–170.00	608	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	403	159.57/cwt	137.50–172.50	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	160.79/cwt	150.00–175.00	683	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	134.83/cwt	130.00–144.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	464	165.01/cwt	147.50–170.00	766	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	159.27/cwt	150.00–170.00	753	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	143.04/cwt	135.00–147.50	679	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	154.29/cwt	145.00–161.00	798	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	138.88/cwt	135.00–144.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	117.68/cwt	110.00–125.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	141.91/cwt	136.00–152.50	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	151.54/cwt	142.00–160.00	862	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	146.30/cwt	144.00–149.00	977	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,028	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	119.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	915	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	963	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	162.58/cwt	150.00–172.50	431	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	277	152.20/cwt	137.50–165.00	422	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	179.56/cwt	160.00–199.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	325	178.96/cwt	172.50–182.50	582	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	148.36/cwt	130.00–172.50	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	175.52/cwt	160.00–195.00	651	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	386	149.39/cwt	130.00–165.00	577	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	414	177.45/cwt	175.00–185.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	156.50/cwt	136.00–182.50	662	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	176.75/cwt	150.00–197.50	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	162.50/cwt	150.00–175.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	163.43/cwt	150.00–180.00	753	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	128.48/cwt	123.00–132.50	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	137.52/cwt	137.00–138.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	158.70/cwt	150.00–180.00	827	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.50	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	158.25/cwt	155.00–162.50	910	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	157.82/cwt	150.00–162.00	991	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	148.15/cwt	135.00–156.00	993	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,346	86.04/cwt	75.00–96.00	1,158	20
Bulls	—	—	1,730	105.18/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,820	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	428	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	48.21/cwt	36.00–53.00	410	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	518	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	62.04/cwt	60.00–63.00	601	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	979	71.14/cwt	64.00–75.00	696	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	70.93/cwt	63.00–78.00	726	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	79.45/cwt	75.00–84.00	875	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,311	85.52/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,121	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,996	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	582	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	649	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,143	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,611	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	803	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	892.03/cwt	700.00–975.00	9,331	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,063.24/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	11,249	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	868	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,110	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	887	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	908	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	605	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	790.39/cwt	710.00–935.00	7,398	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,211.03/cwt	960.00–1,400.00	11,808	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	894.33/cwt	835.00–1,085.00	8,872	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	1,162.99/cwt	800.00–1,475.00	12,397	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,680	1

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 Apr 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 336Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 131Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 55Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
4	—	475	135.00–147.50	143.04
3	—	270	130.00–165.00	147.87
2	—	763	117.00–123.00	119.95
7	—	527	135.00–144.00	138.88
3	—	562	136.00–152.50	141.91
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
3	—	365	140.00–162.50	149.72
2	—	330	130.00–142.50	136.44
4	—	431	130.00–144.00	134.83
1	—	830	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	152.00	152.00
8	—	464	147.50–170.00	165.01
6	—	318	150.00–165.00	162.40
5	—	403	137.50–172.50	159.57
2	—	263	137.50–152.50	144.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	517	145.00–161.00	154.29
16	—	425	150.00–175.00	160.79
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
3	—	668	144.00–149.00	146.30
1	—	745	138.00	138.00
20	—	473	150.00–170.00	159.27
10	—	326	150.00–172.50	160.75
2	—	273	150.00–162.50	155.73
7	—	569	142.00–160.00	151.54
17	—	376	150.00–170.00	161.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	110.00–125.00	117.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
3	—	425	135.00–140.00	136.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	185.00–190.00	187.43
12	—	377	182.50–222.50	203.35
4	—	276	172.50–200.00	183.53
10	—	415	180.00–210.00	195.15
1	—	560	163.00	163.00
4	—	787	138.00–144.00	140.96
2	—	830	136.00	136.00
1	—	680	153.00	153.00
4	—	520	175.00–182.50	178.09
4	—	481	172.50–200.00	187.35
1	—	915	135.00	135.00
4	—	630	157.00–168.00	165.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	640	138.00	138.00
2	—	575	148.00–160.00	154.10
2	—	255	145.00–155.00	149.90
6	—	531	138.00–162.00	150.87
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
3	—	422	153.00–162.50	158.43
3	—	465	160.00–170.00	163.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	158.00–170.00	164.33
2	—	273	157.50–192.50	173.88
2	—	373	177.50–187.50	182.20
1	—	575	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	175.00–185.00	177.45
6	—	325	172.50–182.50	178.96
2	—	460	150.00–175.00	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	150.00–162.00	157.82
4	—	670	135.00–156.00	148.15
10	—	521	150.00–180.00	158.70
3	—	318	160.00–199.00	179.56
3	—	575	155.00–162.50	158.25
4	—	431	150.00–197.50	176.75
10	—	461	150.00–180.00	163.43
3	—	265	150.00–172.50	162.58
12	—	371	160.00–195.00	175.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	149.00	149.00
4	—	386	130.00–165.00	149.39
7	—	423	136.00–182.50	156.50
3	—	487	123.00–132.50	128.48
5	—	277	137.50–165.00	152.20
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
3	—	340	130.00–172.50	148.36
2	—	560	145.00–147.50	146.26
2	—	520	137.00–138.00	137.52
3	—	633	128.00–132.00	130.01
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
1	—	895	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,024	63.00–78.00	70.93
6	—	968	60.00–63.00	62.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,101	75.00–84.00	79.45
7	—	979	64.00–75.00	71.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	36.00–53.00	48.21
1	—	765	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,311	82.00–90.00	85.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,730	101.00–110.00	105.18
20	—	1,346	75.00–96.00	86.04

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,199	74.00	74.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,111	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,200	74.00–78.00	75.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,046	700.00–975.00	892.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	82.00	82.00

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	1	—	830	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	68.00	68.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	960.00–1,400.00	1,211.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,066	800.00–1,475.00	1,162.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	992	835.00–1,085.00	894.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	936	710.00–935.00	790.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.