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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 11

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,293 head

▲ 638 vs last sale 655▲ 471 vs year ago 822 · +57.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 103▲ 31 vs year ago 62 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with good demand for weaned thin- fleshed packages suitable for grass. Fleshy bawlers facing discounts. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

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 $226.87/cwt on 589 head.

Average price

$226.87

589 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$62.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.66

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	636	227.33	1,446	583
Large 1-2	576	199.00	1,147	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	697	164.43	1,146	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.90/cwt here — about $300 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 sale589 hd

226.87

—

KY average23 barns · 4,965 hd

214.21

+12.66

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	—	High	1,651	116.39	1,921	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	99.43	1,448	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	95.74	1,133	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	87.92	888	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,580	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,070	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,188	2thin

Every lot

112 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	292	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	765	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	371	266.18/cwt	244.00–280.00	988	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	257.74/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,101	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	257.33/cwt	233.00–273.00	1,204	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	243.57/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,284	82
Steers	—	Large 1-2	535	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,075	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	235.90/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,354	72
Steers	—	Large 1-2	597	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,182	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	225.14/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,403	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	195.53/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,247	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	187.65/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,248	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	669	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,512	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	220.05/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,501	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	219.46/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,571	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	182.29/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,312	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	179.50/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,352	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	201.19/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,529	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,359	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	832	201.46/cwt	196.50–202.00	1,676	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	917	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,784	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	185	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	258	172.45/cwt	162.50–180.00	445	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	192.07/cwt	185.00–199.00	528	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	279	205.91/cwt	204.00–212.50	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	560	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	339	210.75/cwt	200.00–212.00	714	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	362	212.21/cwt	204.00–217.00	768	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	195.37/cwt	190.00–201.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	163.52/cwt	155.00–172.50	613	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	211.80/cwt	197.00–228.00	900	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	189.29/cwt	187.00–193.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	204.63/cwt	199.00–215.00	970	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	186.66/cwt	181.00–192.00	894	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	163.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	152.62/cwt	135.00–175.00	786	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	185.27/cwt	181.00–190.00	962	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	197.72/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,036	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	205.99/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,168	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	160.99/cwt	146.00–170.00	927	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	578	174.34/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,008	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	184.24/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,070	12
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Fancy	603	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,236	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	157.82/cwt	140.00–169.00	975	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	198.82/cwt	181.00–203.00	1,231	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	176.80/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,096	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,149	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	198.66/cwt	179.00–199.95	1,367	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	725	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,059	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,395	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	174.52/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,449	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	853	128.02/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,092	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	857	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	116.49/cwt	100.00–132.50	1,194	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,556	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	265	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	206.75/cwt	205.00–210.00	662	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	249.63/cwt	230.00–254.00	849	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	220.83/cwt	220.00–222.50	806	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	252.00/cwt	240.00–262.50	950	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	174.89/cwt	167.50–182.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	203.94/cwt	200.00–215.00	844	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	250.43/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,062	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	220.92/cwt	214.00–233.00	1,016	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	192.52/cwt	192.00–193.00	911	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	230.16/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,176	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	198.48/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,048	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	227.20/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,302	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	199.18/cwt	183.00–209.00	1,149	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	601	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,220	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	194.43/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,192	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	205.37/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,294	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,183	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	185.27/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,269	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	763	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,373	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,279	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	780	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,349	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,295	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,212	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	590	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	962	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	732	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	930	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	109.71/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,676	8
Bulls	—	—	1,814	125.30/cwt	115.00–134.00	2,273	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	655	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	690	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	83.70/cwt	83.00–85.00	839	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	94.69/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,009	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	923	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	88.71/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,028	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	99.92/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,197	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	88.27/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,233	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	102.37/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,507	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,069.57/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,070	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,293Last week 655Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 103Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	760	192.00–203.00	201.19
62	—	623	210.00–232.50	225.14
22	—	427	245.00–268.00	257.74
13	—	292	262.00	262.00
72	—	574	215.00–247.00	235.90
24	—	371	244.00–280.00	266.18
39	—	682	200.00–226.00	220.05
82	—	527	220.00–253.00	243.57
37	—	468	233.00–273.00	257.33
75	—	716	200.00–220.00	219.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	227.00	227.00
2	—	720	175.00–190.00	182.29
2	—	753	178.00–181.00	179.50
3	—	665	183.00–190.00	187.65
4	—	978	170.00	170.00
2	—	638	193.00–198.00	195.53
1	—	1,025	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	917	197.00	197.00
123	—	832	196.50–202.00	201.46
1	—	950	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	163.00	163.00
2	—	823	160.00–170.00	165.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	669	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	201.00	201.00
2	—	597	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	474	199.00–215.00	204.63
8	—	830	169.00–180.00	174.52
2	—	857	177.00	177.00
16	—	425	197.00–228.00	211.80
57	—	619	181.00–203.00	198.82
84	—	688	179.00–199.95	198.66
13	—	362	204.00–217.00	212.21
53	—	524	190.00–206.00	197.72
14	—	339	200.00–212.00	210.75
55	—	567	191.00–213.00	205.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	171.00–180.00	176.80
2	—	957	160.00	160.00
3	—	663	170.00–175.00	173.32
3	—	788	177.00	177.00
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
9	—	479	181.00–192.00	186.66
18	—	519	181.00–190.00	185.27
2	—	307	182.50	182.50
2	—	1,188	130.00–132.00	131.00
3	—	435	187.00–193.00	189.29
12	—	581	182.00–189.00	184.24
9	—	275	185.00–199.00	192.07
3	—	375	190.00–201.00	195.37
2	—	1,025	100.00–132.50	116.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	172.00–179.00	174.34
1	—	725	146.00	146.00
1	—	480	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	140.00–169.00	157.82
5	—	515	135.00–175.00	152.62
2	—	375	155.00–172.50	163.52
2	—	200	170.00	170.00
5	—	576	146.00–170.00	160.99
2	—	853	120.00–136.00	128.02
3	—	258	162.50–180.00	172.45
1	—	185	150.00	150.00
3	—	482	160.00–170.00	163.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	204.00–212.50	205.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	127.00	127.00
2	—	590	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	232.50	232.50
7	—	630	199.00–208.00	205.37
7	—	460	214.00–233.00	220.92
5	—	340	230.00–254.00	249.63
13	—	377	240.00–262.50	252.00
19	—	511	210.00–243.00	230.16
3	—	685	183.00–190.00	185.27
13	—	573	217.00–235.00	227.20
13	—	424	220.00–277.50	250.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	205.00–210.00	206.75
1	—	830	156.00	156.00
2	—	473	192.00–193.00	192.52
2	—	650	182.00	182.00
2	—	768	166.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	1,165	104.00	104.00
3	—	365	220.00–222.50	220.83
5	—	414	200.00–215.00	203.94
3	—	577	183.00–209.00	199.18
3	—	613	185.00–206.00	194.43
1	—	290	210.00	210.00
1	—	725	143.00	143.00
2	—	528	195.00–202.00	198.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	167.50–182.00	174.89
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
1	—	445	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	145.00	145.00
4	—	601	203.00	203.00
1	—	780	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	77.00–78.00	77.50
7	—	1,066	88.00–103.00	94.69
1	—	885	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,002	83.00–85.00	83.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,198	93.00–106.00	99.92
8	—	1,159	85.00–91.00	88.71
1	—	1,140	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,472	92.00–110.00	102.37
5	—	1,397	85.00–91.00	88.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,814	115.00–134.00	125.30
8	—	1,528	105.00–115.00	109.71

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	925.00–1,175.00	1,069.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,580	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,475.00	1,475.00

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.