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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 29

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Mar 15Mar 29Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

469 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 404▲ 61 vs year ago 408 · +15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 100▲ 24 vs year ago 70 · +34.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 45▲ 44 vs year ago 16 · +275.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to no report published last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.58/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −132.39 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$262.58

27 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$60.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs AR average

−4.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	270.89	1,478	22
Medium and Large 2	531	230.05	1,222	4thin
Medium and Large 3	515	210.00	1,082	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.89/cwt here — about $396 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

262.58

—

AR average9 barns · 267 hd

255.33

+7.26

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−4.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−132.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $308.40, median $394.97 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,711	153.17	2,621	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	130.79	1,812	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,013	113.87	1,153	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	90.00	750	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,710	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,707	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,512	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,268	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,026	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

99 lots · USDA AMS · Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	266.25/cwt	265.00–267.50	945	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	311.17/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,148	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,367	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	303.59/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,308	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	302.52/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,410	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	293.36/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,537	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	223.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,492	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	263.71/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,767	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	243.08/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,723	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	290.11/cwt	280.00–305.00	946	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	239.10/cwt	230.00–255.00	877	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	267.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,044	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	248.57/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,039	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	941	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	278.77/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,171	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	440	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,353	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	256.84/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,192	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	226.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,060	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	279.98/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,319	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	301.35/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,443	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,458	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	267.50/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,383	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,505	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	230.05/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,222	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,653	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	246.01/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,402	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,547	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	210.11/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,446	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	210.04/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,523	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,439	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,745	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	257.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	940	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	290.42/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,107	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	298.18/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,246	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	258.93/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,230	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	287.70/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,375	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	256.70/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,317	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	283.70/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,506	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	279.09/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,566	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	232.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,320	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	268.30/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,655	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,349	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	232.53/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,530	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	210.45/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,517	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	144.55/cwt	141.00–147.50	2,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,774	161.76/cwt	154.00–175.00	2,870	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	794	83.10/cwt	80.00–85.00	660	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	851	93.07/cwt	90.00–97.00	792	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	893	104.95/cwt	102.50–107.50	937	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	115.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,192	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,426	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	119.61/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,627	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	131.26/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,810	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	2,080	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,730	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,906	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,267.57/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,268	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,107.94/head	1,675.00–2,700.00	2,108	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,977.10/head	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,977	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,512.05/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,512	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	123.23/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,316	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	1,710.29/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,710	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,706.92/head	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,707	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	129.38/cwt	116.00–135.00	1,405	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	116.91/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,323	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	121.24/cwt	107.50–126.00	1,417	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	131.47/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,680	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,774	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 404Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 100Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 45Year ago 16

No trend established due to no report published last week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,675.00–2,700.00	2,107.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,267.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,070	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,977.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	1,290	137.50	137.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,068	120.00–126.00	123.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,071	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,710.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,086	116.00–135.00	129.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,706.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,169	107.50–126.00	121.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,512.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	111.00–122.00	116.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,278	127.00–137.00	131.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,730	168.00	168.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	369	305.00–320.00	311.17
7	400–450	431	300.00–315.00	303.59
8	450–500	466	290.00–310.00	302.52
10	500–550	524	280.00–300.00	293.36
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	670	262.50–265.00	263.71
4	700–750	709	237.50–255.00	243.08
1	800–850	805	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	265.00–267.50	266.25
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	668	220.00–230.00	223.42
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	610	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	381	270.00–300.00	290.42
12	400–450	418	270.00–305.00	298.18
10	450–500	478	270.00–300.00	287.70
13	500–550	531	275.00–290.00	283.70
23	550–600	561	250.00–290.00	279.09
10	600–650	617	260.00–280.00	268.30
2	650–700	658	225.00–240.00	232.53
5	700–750	721	202.50–220.00	210.45
1	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	255.00–260.00	257.57
2	450–500	475	250.00–267.50	258.93
3	500–550	513	255.00–260.00	256.70
4	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	232.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	280.00–305.00	290.11
2	350–400	390	260.00–275.00	267.60
17	400–450	420	262.50–290.00	278.77
9	450–500	471	270.00–290.00	279.98
5	500–550	517	255.00–280.00	267.50
7	550–600	570	230.00–252.50	246.01
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	688	200.00–220.00	210.11
5	700–750	725	200.00–220.00	210.04
5	750–800	793	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	479	295.00–305.00	301.35
2	550–600	573	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	307.50	307.50
5	450–500	490	297.50	297.50
4	500–550	519	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	551	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	418	220.00–230.00	225.15
3	450–500	468	220.00–230.00	226.55
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	367	230.00–255.00	239.10
3	400–450	418	235.00–260.00	248.57
4	450–500	464	252.50–265.00	256.84
4	500–550	531	220.00–240.00	230.05
2	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	778	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,379	127.50–137.50	131.26
4	—	1,360	115.00–123.00	119.61
3	—	1,448	140.00–147.50	143.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	893	102.50–107.50	104.95
2	—	1,153	122.50–125.00	123.72
16	—	1,033	110.00–120.00	115.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	851	90.00–97.00	93.07
4	—	794	80.00–85.00	83.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,774	154.00–175.00	161.76
4	—	1,658	141.00–147.50	144.55
2	—	1,568	135.00–137.00	136.06

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.