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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Dec 16Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

928 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 1,081▼ 728 vs year ago 1,656 · −44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 193▼ 136 vs year ago 198 · −68.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 13 vs year ago 17 · −76.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last Monday due to winter weather closure; however market very active today with good demand for all classes and very good buyer participation. Market noticeably higher on 400-700 lb feeders and slaughter cows than before the Holiday break.

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 $292.26/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −106.08 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.

Average price

$292.26

79 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$23.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.23

vs KY average

−11.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	292.55	1,630	78
Medium and Large 2-3	530	269.00	1,426	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.55/cwt here — about $205 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 sale79 hd

292.26

—

KY average17 barns · 817 hd

276.03

+16.23

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−11.77

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.34

−106.08

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 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	1,560	161.19	2,514	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	138.49	1,970	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	133.54	1,630	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	109.67	1,050	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	183.81	2,597	2thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

107 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Large 3	337	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	741	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,335	1
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,548	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,536	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	394.62/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,630	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	337.84/cwt	329.00–367.50	1,635	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	318.41/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,602	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	344.30/cwt	322.50–367.00	1,759	24
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	274.18/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,585	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	327.89/cwt	313.00–329.00	1,931	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	266.49/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,607	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	308.58/cwt	294.00–316.50	1,919	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,788	19
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	645	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,864	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,696	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,870	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	303.77/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,111	80
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	278.04/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,996	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	259.65/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,872	5
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	742	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,885	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	260.63/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,999	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	234.31/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,823	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,860	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,134	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	882	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	2,317	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	818	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	311.20/cwt	305.00–317.50	912	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	336.87/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,095	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	316.96/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,043	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	369	356.18/cwt	327.50–377.50	1,314	15
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	370	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	860	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	337.14/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,409	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,103	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,275	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	334.40/cwt	305.00–354.00	1,562	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	290.45/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,380	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,338	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,426	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	297.15/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,587	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	291.80/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,672	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	273.83/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,572	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	255.09/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,615	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	285.91/cwt	277.00–298.00	1,838	84
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	281.52/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,858	110
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	683	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,701	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	233.94/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,689	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	232.99/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,752	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	247.63/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,912	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,756	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	941	194.96/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,835	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	242	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	756	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	385.89/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,447	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,513	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	390	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,550	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	385.68/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,562	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	326.80/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,405	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	377.49/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,740	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	339.22/cwt	337.50–341.00	1,605	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	315.67/cwt	302.50–331.00	1,641	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	313.01/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,759	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	290.69/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,683	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	256.10/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,575	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	273.75/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,705	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,360	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,604	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	261.01/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,746	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	263.05/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,865	18
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	230.20/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,816	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	216.32/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,752	3
Bulls	850–900	Large 1-2	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,722	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	2
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	635	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,187	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,413	183.81/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,597	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,723	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	157.05/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	170.02/cwt	168.00–172.00	3,108	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	103.55/cwt	103.00–104.00	888	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	113.79/cwt	112.50–116.00	987	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	84.04/cwt	82.50–85.00	780	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	126.73/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,436	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	136.06/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,656	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	129.36/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,576	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	139.65/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,722	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	135.89/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,854	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	142.79/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,118	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,070	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	164.11/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,662	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 1,081Year ago 1,656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 193Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	392.50	392.50
1	350–400	385	399.00	399.00
1	400–450	415	332.50	332.50
5	500–550	503	315.00–321.00	318.41
19	600–650	634	282.00	282.00
2	650–700	690	271.00	271.00
5	700–750	721	256.00–262.00	259.65
5	750–800	767	250.00–268.00	260.63
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
4	850–900	871	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	578	265.00–292.00	274.18
2	600–650	603	263.00–270.00	266.49
1	650–700	660	257.00	257.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	778	220.00–242.00	234.31
2	800–850	805	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	382.50–402.50	394.62
10	450–500	484	329.00–367.50	337.84
24	500–550	511	322.50–367.00	344.30
51	550–600	589	313.00–329.00	327.89
36	600–650	622	294.00–316.50	308.58
80	650–700	695	285.00–305.00	303.77
10	700–750	718	270.00–286.00	278.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	289.00	289.00
2	700–750	742	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	424.00	424.00
65	850–900	882	262.75	262.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	330.00–342.50	336.87
15	350–400	369	327.50–377.50	356.18
24	400–450	418	310.00–357.50	337.14
42	450–500	467	305.00–354.00	334.40
30	500–550	534	285.00–300.00	297.15
42	550–600	573	281.00–299.00	291.80
84	600–650	643	277.00–298.00	285.91
110	650–700	660	261.00–286.00	281.52
13	750–800	772	240.00–249.00	247.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	293	305.00–317.50	311.20
5	300–350	329	310.00–327.50	316.96
4	400–450	436	290.00–295.00	292.49
7	450–500	475	285.00–298.00	290.45
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	574	270.00–279.00	273.83
3	600–650	633	250.00–257.50	255.09
8	700–750	722	229.00–249.00	233.94
3	750–800	752	229.00–235.00	232.99
3	850–900	861	204.00	204.00
3	900–950	941	192.00–201.00	194.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	282.00	282.00
1	400–450	420	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	490	273.00	273.00
1	500–550	530	269.00	269.00
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	683	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	635	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	360.00–400.00	385.89
11	400–450	405	385.00–387.50	385.68
9	450–500	461	367.50–380.00	377.49
9	500–550	520	302.50–331.00	315.67
9	550–600	562	300.00–334.00	313.01
2	600–650	623	267.00–281.00	273.75
18	700–750	709	256.00–268.00	263.05
3	750–800	755	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	312.50	312.50
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	385	393.00	393.00
4	400–450	430	322.50–330.00	326.80
6	450–500	473	337.50–341.00	339.22
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
12	550–600	579	277.50–300.00	290.69
2	600–650	615	252.00–260.00	256.10
7	650–700	669	250.00–263.00	261.01
5	750–800	789	227.00–234.00	230.20
3	800–850	810	215.00–219.00	216.32
1	1000–1050	1,025	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	640	212.50	212.50
2	650–700	660	243.00	243.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	397.50	397.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	155.00–159.00	157.05
1	—	1,205	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,828	168.00–172.00	170.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,217	133.00–139.00	136.06
8	—	1,218	123.00–131.00	129.36
3	—	1,233	139.00–140.00	139.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	123.00–132.00	126.73
3	—	867	112.50–116.00	113.79
2	—	928	82.50–85.00	84.04
2	—	858	103.00–104.00	103.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,483	139.00–146.00	142.79
1	—	1,580	131.00	131.00
12	—	1,364	132.00–139.00	135.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	181.00–186.00	183.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	160.00–168.00	164.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,075.00	2,075.00

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.