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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 4

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 445▼ 82 vs year ago 300 · −27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 115▲ 0 vs year ago 58 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 50▲ 27 vs year ago 10 · +270.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE 20 PLUS HEAD OF REPLACEMENT BULLS TO SELL NEXT MONDAY 11/11/24*

Compared to last week: On a light test, feeder heifers sold $5.00-$6.00 lower, offering mostly unweaned fleshy calves, feeder bulls sold $4.00-$5.00 higher on a slightly stronger test, while feeder steers was to light of a test to determine a trend. Slaughter cattle sold $4.00-$5.00 lower.

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 $225.14/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −152.57 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$225.14

15 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$5.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs AR average

−33.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	227.50	1,216	8thin
Medium and Large 2	548	222.45	1,219	7thin

One grade step is worth $5.05/cwt here — about −$3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale15 hd

225.14

—

AR average10 barns · 487 hd

231.26

−6.11

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−33.25

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−152.57

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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $339.22, median $377.72 across 28 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	—	Low	1,427	134.10	1,913	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	113.00	1,486	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	109.22	1,371	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	88.51	1,017	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$1,636	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,576	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$1,314	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,203	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$1,976	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

90 lots · USDA AMS · Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	254.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,104	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,150	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	274.47/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,408	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	243.02/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,252	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,386	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	231.95/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,341	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,343	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,448	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	232.69/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,447	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,418	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	723	227.02/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,641	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,729	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,726	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	254.68/cwt	234.00–263.00	835	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	229.60/cwt	226.00–244.00	891	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	393	242.51/cwt	241.00–244.00	953	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	405	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	976	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	252.55/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,030	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	224.11/cwt	211.00–236.00	959	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	238.00/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,119	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	221.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,085	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	231.12/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,216	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	224.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,199	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	222.21/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,273	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	218.50/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,267	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	213.07/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,310	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,377	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,262	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,414	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,583	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,617	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	831	187.67/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,560	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	302	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	855	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	355	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,067	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	306.94/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,099	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	281.96/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,080	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	242.96/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,020	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,184	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	235.13/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,119	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	255.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,235	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	236.97/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,228	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	241.42/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,280	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	236.07/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,322	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	229.02/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,328	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	235.38/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,422	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,257	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,557	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,638	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,436	137.62/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,976	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	88.18/cwt	86.00–90.00	909	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	75.39/cwt	71.00–80.00	847	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	115.36/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,353	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	110.26/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,365	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,486	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,322	97.71/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,292	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,386	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,294	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	120.97/cwt	111.00–135.00	1,482	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	2,087.90/head	1,875.00–2,425.00	2,088	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,041.67/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,042	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,793.18/head	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,793	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	943	1,314.32/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,576.01/head	1,375.00–2,025.00	1,576	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	1,635.68/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,636	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,648	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	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 →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 445Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 115Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 50Year ago 10

*SPECIAL NOTE 20 PLUS HEAD OF REPLACEMENT BULLS TO SELL NEXT MONDAY 11/11/24*

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	980	132.00	132.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	111.00–135.00	120.97

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	2	—	1,100	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,793.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,041.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	1,875.00–2,425.00	2,087.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	111.00	111.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,246	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,635.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,173	1,375.00–2,025.00	1,576.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,238	106.00–114.00	110.26
3	—	1,377	100.00–102.00	100.65
3	—	1,173	115.00–116.00	115.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	86.00–90.00	88.18
2	—	1,123	71.00–80.00	75.39
3	—	1,322	96.00–100.00	97.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,436	131.00–144.00	137.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	250.00–260.00	254.86
1	450–500	475	242.00	242.00
7	500–550	515	236.00–253.00	243.02
3	550–600	578	230.00–236.00	231.95
3	600–650	622	227.00–238.00	232.69
1	650–700	685	207.00	207.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	561	247.00	247.00
7	600–650	611	237.00	237.00
2	700–750	742	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	230.00–233.00	231.51
3	700–750	723	225.00–228.00	227.02
1	800–850	830	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	266.00–280.00	274.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	283.00	283.00
4	350–400	383	279.00–285.00	281.96
2	400–450	420	240.00–246.00	242.96
7	450–500	476	220.00–248.00	235.13
2	500–550	518	230.00–244.00	236.97
2	550–600	580	227.00–231.00	229.02
1	600–650	610	206.00	206.00
1	700–750	725	211.00	211.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	300.00–301.00	300.50
2	500–550	530	237.00–246.00	241.42
2	550–600	560	232.00–240.00	236.07
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	304.00–310.00	306.94
2	400–450	423	275.00–285.00	279.91
3	450–500	483	250.00–260.00	255.63
15	600–650	604	227.00–236.00	235.38
1	650–700	655	221.00	221.00
1	700–750	745	209.00	209.00
2	850–900	890	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	920	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	234.00–263.00	254.68
7	350–400	388	226.00–244.00	229.60
6	400–450	428	211.00–236.00	224.11
3	450–500	490	215.00–225.00	221.36
5	500–550	535	220.00–228.00	224.03
2	550–600	580	213.00–224.00	218.50
1	650–700	675	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	241.00–244.00	242.51
1	400–450	405	241.00	241.00
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	573	215.00–230.00	222.21
5	600–650	615	207.00–220.00	213.07
1	650–700	675	204.00	204.00
2	700–750	700	202.00	202.00
3	800–850	831	183.00–190.00	187.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	408	247.00–260.00	252.55
2	450–500	470	237.00–239.00	238.00
5	500–550	526	220.00–241.00	231.12
1	700–750	705	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	750	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	825	196.00	196.00
1	850–900	895	177.00	177.00

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.