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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 20

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

451 head

▼ 226 vs last sale 677▲ 34 vs year ago 417 · +8.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 122▲ 85 vs year ago 64 · +132.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 41▼ 30 vs year ago 64 · −46.9%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 lower. Several Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold steady , Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.65/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$150.65

181 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$98.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.44

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	165.36	891	103
Medium and Large 2	450	141.20	636	56
Medium and Large 3	473	117.28	555	17thin
Small and Medium 3	618	67.00	414	5thin

One grade step is worth $98.36/cwt here — about $477 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 sale181 hd

150.65

—

AR average9 barns · 1,160 hd

160.09

−9.44

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	1,588	87.96	1,397	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,291	66.49	858	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	58.66	604	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,006	55.17	555	43

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$750	1thin

Every lot

112 lots · USDA AMS · I-40 Livestock - Ozark, 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	136.87/cwt	130.00–155.00	435	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	116.89/cwt	105.00–125.00	376	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	165.75/cwt	160.00–172.50	544	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	170.73/cwt	160.00–182.50	633	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	146.35/cwt	130.00–159.00	555	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	391	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	166.96/cwt	159.00–180.00	693	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	143.79/cwt	130.00–155.00	604	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	106.26/cwt	93.00–120.00	449	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	169.07/cwt	157.50–180.00	790	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	126.95/cwt	105.00–130.00	600	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	146.83/cwt	135.00–155.00	700	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	138.24/cwt	130.00–150.00	701	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	811	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	547	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	930	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	164.94/cwt	164.00–166.00	927	24
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	570	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	640	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	641	162.91/cwt	162.50–169.00	1,044	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	149.99/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,024	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	689	166.99/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,151	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	725	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	760	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	164.43/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,258	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,206	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	920	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	711	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	148.77/cwt	140.00–160.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	149.70/cwt	140.00–157.00	561	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	146.60/cwt	141.00–157.50	608	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	133.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	144.16/cwt	140.00–157.50	682	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	105.12/cwt	100.00–115.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	132.10/cwt	124.00–139.00	629	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	144.59/cwt	141.00–150.00	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	134.17/cwt	130.00–141.00	699	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	125.84/cwt	122.50–129.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	131.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	740	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	963	11
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	140.41/cwt	134.00–146.00	871	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	124.97/cwt	121.00–129.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	137.03/cwt	130.00–142.00	913	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	115.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	885	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	150.09/cwt	137.00–157.50	777	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	140.80/cwt	135.00–148.00	800	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	122.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	136.56/cwt	130.00–144.00	847	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	135.38/cwt	131.00–137.50	912	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	722	134.41/cwt	129.00–142.00	970	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	119.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	872	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	758	123.53/cwt	116.00–127.00	936	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	655	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	504	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	72.84/cwt	66.00–82.00	1,027	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	98.58/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	91.33/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,540	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	723	45.52/cwt	45.00–46.00	329	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	735	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	272	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	835	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	443	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	465	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	894	45.42/cwt	40.00–50.00	406	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	448	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	915	54.32/cwt	52.50–56.00	497	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	66.75/cwt	66.00–67.50	668	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	567	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	59.11/cwt	58.00–62.00	659	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	60.95/cwt	58.00–63.50	681	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	64.90/cwt	64.00–67.00	748	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,244	62.53/cwt	61.00–63.00	778	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,322	69.13/cwt	66.00–71.00	914	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	76.20/cwt	75.00–77.50	697	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	776	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	74.56/cwt	65.00–83.00	720	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	55.83/cwt	47.00–59.00	609	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	928	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	569	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	533	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	866	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	74.49/cwt	70.00–80.00	588	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	67.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	574	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	66.93/cwt	61.00–72.50	618	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	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 →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Oct 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 677Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 122Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	146.00–154.00	149.99
9	—	415	159.00–180.00	166.96
16	—	467	157.50–180.00	169.07
2	—	515	155.00–160.00	157.48
4	—	328	160.00–172.50	165.75
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	156.00	156.00
1	—	910	132.50	132.50
9	—	371	160.00–182.50	170.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	135.00–155.00	146.83
16	—	420	130.00–155.00	143.79
1	—	1,045	68.00	68.00
3	—	673	122.00	122.00
3	—	507	130.00–150.00	138.24
5	—	318	130.00–155.00	136.87
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
11	—	379	130.00–159.00	146.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
1	—	760	65.00	65.00
1	—	725	61.00	61.00
1	—	640	60.00	60.00
1	—	570	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	105.00–130.00	126.95
1	—	380	103.00	103.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
3	—	322	105.00–125.00	116.89
1	—	920	75.00	75.00
2	—	423	93.00–120.00	106.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	562	164.00–166.00	164.94
2	—	765	161.00–168.00	164.43
8	—	547	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	177.50	177.50
16	—	641	162.50–169.00	162.91
6	—	689	163.00–170.00	166.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
3	—	768	110.00–120.00	115.23
4	—	666	130.00–142.00	137.03
1	—	740	127.00	127.00
15	—	375	140.00–157.00	149.70
17	—	521	130.00–141.00	134.17
4	—	310	140.00–160.00	148.77
3	—	620	134.00–146.00	140.41
5	—	561	130.00–137.00	131.82
6	—	473	140.00–157.50	144.16
12	—	415	141.00–157.50	146.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	160.50	160.50
5	—	510	141.00–150.00	144.59
2	—	655	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
13	—	476	124.00–139.00	132.10
2	—	525	122.50–129.00	125.84
2	—	318	130.00–139.00	134.54
2	—	630	121.00–129.00	124.97
2	—	673	110.00–120.00	114.94
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
7	—	435	120.00–139.00	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
2	—	393	107.50–110.00	108.74
3	—	473	100.00–115.00	105.12
1	—	565	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	124.00–126.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	119.00–125.00	122.97
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
3	—	727	118.00–124.00	119.98
1	—	660	117.50	117.50
1	—	790	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	137.00–157.50	150.09
4	—	674	131.00–137.50	135.38
15	—	568	135.00–148.00	140.80
12	—	620	130.00–144.00	136.56
4	—	758	116.00–127.00	123.53
5	—	722	129.00–142.00	134.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	58.00–62.00	59.11
2	—	1,000	66.00–67.50	66.75
1	—	895	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,070	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	894	40.00–50.00	45.42
9	—	1,153	64.00–67.00	64.90
4	—	915	52.50–56.00	54.32
14	—	1,117	58.00–63.50	60.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	61.00–63.00	62.53
6	—	1,322	66.00–71.00	69.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	37.00	37.00
2	—	723	45.00–46.00	45.52
1	—	835	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	66.00–82.00	72.84
3	—	1,635	97.00–100.00	98.58
4	—	1,686	90.00–94.00	91.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	966	65.00–83.00	74.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	75.00–77.50	76.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	47.00–59.00	55.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	80.00	80.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	87.00	87.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	65.00	65.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	72.50	72.50

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	5	—	924	61.00–72.50	66.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	70.00–80.00	74.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	65.00–70.00	67.53

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00

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.