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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 12

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

451 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 551▼ 433 vs year ago 884 · −49.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 70▼ 11 vs year ago 49 · −22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 39▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold mostly steady with feeder steers over 600lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with the exception of the weaned preconditioned packages they sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a lighter test.

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 $338.54/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.21 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$338.54

58 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$54.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

vs KY average

−25.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	349.10	1,913	42
Medium and Large 2	552	314.68	1,738	12thin
Large 1-2	567	300.72	1,705	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	295.00	1,652	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.10/cwt here — about $261 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale58 hd

338.54

—

KY average24 barns · 1,480 hd

330.15

+8.39

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−25.42

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−64.21

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $320.70, median $402.76 across 34 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	—	Average	1,670	186.23	3,111	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	158.08	2,362	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	143.31	1,878	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	124.67	1,273	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,490	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

108 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,749	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	423.67/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,970	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	382.62/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,810	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	410.64/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,098	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	356.33/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,878	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	375.30/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,982	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	555	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,707	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	358.35/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,035	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,257	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,682	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	616	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,094	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	362.47/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,236	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	345.25/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,158	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,027	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	349.53/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,363	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,430	14
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,432	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	354.38/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,587	17
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,736	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	342.11/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,627	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	308.61/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,401	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,774	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,463	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,726	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,721	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	924	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,772	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	397.70/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,125	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	395.91/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,318	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,233	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	388.39/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,410	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,338	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,574	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	348.74/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,503	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	368.50/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,666	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	340.89/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,626	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	334.29/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,621	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	490	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,507	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	360.45/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,842	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	337.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,757	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	321.58/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,711	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	567	300.72/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,705	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	356.59/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,058	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,772	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	332.99/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,951	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	344.38/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,101	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,640	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	328.62/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,067	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	292.84/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,854	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	279.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,862	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	257.54/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,731	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	301.42/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,053	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	315.31/cwt	314.00–317.50	2,210	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	265.00/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,868	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	296.69/cwt	285.00–302.50	2,190	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	3
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	770	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,752	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	312.62/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,423	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	269.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,336	12
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,413	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,421	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	412.66/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,312	3
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,531	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	412.52/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,621	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,884	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	411.39/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,707	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	371.54/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,769	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	326.32/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,664	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	342.02/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,782	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,634	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	327.39/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,860	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	319.15/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,963	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	286.96/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,814	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,865	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	184.64/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,004	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,438	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	879	101.74/cwt	92.00–110.00	894	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	135.30/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,431	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	117.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,239	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	144.04/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,567	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	144.47/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,784	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	152.48/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,972	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	131.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,951	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	158.08/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,362	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Nov 12, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 551Year ago 884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 70Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 39Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	628	260.00–262.50	261.22
3	650–700	672	250.00–265.00	257.54
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	390.00–405.00	397.70
5	300–350	333	380.00–400.00	395.91
3	350–400	363	375.00–395.00	388.39
4	400–450	420	370.00–380.00	374.88
10	450–500	452	367.50–370.00	368.50
12	500–550	521	330.00–345.00	337.32
5	550–600	586	325.00–337.50	332.99
11	600–650	629	320.00–333.00	328.62
7	650–700	681	295.00–302.50	301.42
3	700–750	738	285.00–302.50	296.69
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00
12	850–900	868	260.00–270.00	269.18
1	950–1000	975	247.50	247.50
2	1000–1050	1,030	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	511	355.00–367.50	360.45
16	550–600	577	355.00–357.50	356.59
8	600–650	610	344.00–345.00	344.38
8	700–750	701	314.00–317.50	315.31
20	750–800	775	310.00–319.00	312.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	362.50	362.50
2	350–400	377	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	431	337.50–357.50	348.74
3	450–500	477	337.50–345.00	340.89
7	500–550	532	305.00–327.50	321.58
5	550–600	581	300.00–310.00	305.02
5	600–650	633	282.50–300.00	292.84
3	650–700	667	275.00–285.00	279.19
3	700–750	705	260.00–275.00	265.00
3	750–800	760	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	485	322.50–340.00	334.29
3	550–600	567	292.50–315.00	300.72
1	750–800	770	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	417.50–427.50	423.67
8	500–550	528	367.50–385.00	375.30
21	550–600	568	352.50–367.50	358.35
8	600–650	625	340.00–357.50	345.25
6	650–700	676	340.00–355.00	349.53
1	700–750	710	342.50	342.50
7	750–800	768	340.00–347.50	342.11
12	850–900	852	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	511	390.00–417.50	410.64
1	550–600	575	392.50	392.50
10	600–650	617	360.00–367.50	362.47
14	650–700	677	359.00	359.00
17	700–750	730	350.00–355.00	354.38
4	750–800	760	360.00	360.00
6	800–850	816	340.00	340.00
11	900–950	924	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	397.50	397.50
3	450–500	473	377.50–385.00	382.62
16	500–550	527	345.00–362.50	356.33
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	672	300.00–305.00	301.65
4	700–750	708	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	778	300.00–317.50	308.61
3	800–850	835	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	885	305.00–310.00	307.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	555	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	392.50	392.50
2	500–550	510	322.50–330.00	326.32
4	600–650	632	282.50–300.00	286.96
1	650–700	660	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	405.00–427.50	412.66
3	350–400	393	407.50–415.00	412.52
2	400–450	415	407.50–415.00	411.39
6	450–500	476	365.00–382.50	371.54
6	500–550	521	340.00–347.50	342.02
2	550–600	568	322.50–332.50	327.39
3	600–650	615	312.50–325.00	319.15
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	540	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	92.00–110.00	101.74
4	—	1,058	110.00–120.00	117.12
3	—	1,088	140.00–152.00	144.04
6	—	1,058	129.00–138.00	135.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	140.00–148.00	144.47
2	—	1,480	125.00–137.00	131.83
2	—	1,293	151.00–154.00	152.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	155.00–163.00	158.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	183.00–186.00	184.64
1	—	1,800	191.00	191.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	1	—	1,490	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.