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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 11

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

904 head

▲ 312 vs last sale 592▲ 269 vs year ago 635 · +42.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 89▼ 62 vs year ago 109 · −56.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 23▼ 36 vs year ago 46 · −78.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 700 lbs traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some weaned 400-600 lb attractive quality packages sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher; few attractive weaned 400-500 lb packages sharply higher with very good demand. Yearlings lite test. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower in a lite test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.08/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −164.52 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$288.08

48 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$35.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs KY average

−36.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	298.71	1,695	33
Large 1-2	523	270.00	1,412	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	263.38	1,459	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.33/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale48 hd

288.08

—

KY average28 barns · 1,822 hd

295.59

−7.50

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−36.27

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−164.52

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $365.46, median $452.60 across 23 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	1,837	149.91	2,754	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	111.80	1,545	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	106.99	1,328	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	100.31	1,061	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,105	135.00	1,492	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,525	1thin

Every lot

108 lots · USDA AMS · Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	289	415.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,201	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	323	363.46/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,174	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	353	353.74/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,249	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,208	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	347.33/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,469	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	267.41/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,136	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	291.95/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,363	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	349.36/cwt	317.00–355.00	1,670	40
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	480	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,164	3
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	523	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,412	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	269.42/cwt	262.50–271.00	1,423	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	303.36/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,626	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,590	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	299.09/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,720	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	257.33/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,493	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	282.98/cwt	262.50–297.00	1,726	83
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,459	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	259.66/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,636	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	263.23/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,777	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	238.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,632	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	244.10/cwt	240.00–248.50	1,765	45
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	239.01/cwt	237.50–239.50	1,762	8
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	751	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,727	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,817	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,776	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,854	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,879	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	268	242.38/cwt	220.00–255.00	650	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	303.33/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,116	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	267.47/cwt	257.00–285.00	998	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	948	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	247.20/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,014	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	276.07/cwt	256.00–290.00	1,187	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	272.60/cwt	256.00–282.50	1,287	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	249.76/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,181	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,097	2
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	490	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,068	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,185	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	260.62/cwt	253.50–270.00	1,368	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	247.17/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,310	8
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,311	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	245.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	257.61/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,463	30
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	212.49/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,307	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	247.30/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,531	30
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	233.02/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,496	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	228.50/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,488	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,605	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	210.33/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,483	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	237.39/cwt	220.00–241.50	1,738	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	812	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,380	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,602	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	848	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	952	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	354.22/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,304	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	282.21/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,067	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,167	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	316.76/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,321	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,227	2
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	425	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,009	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	248.82/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,145	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	291.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,371	3
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	470	225.98/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,062	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	322.76/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,552	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	246.60/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,245	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	278.10/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,441	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	258.12/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,358	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	237.57/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,342	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	251.44/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,423	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	233.08/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,419	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	247.14/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,537	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	213.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,341	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	653	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,463	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	235.28/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,572	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	740	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,606	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	208.45/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,620	6
Bulls	800–850	Large 1-2	815	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,528	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,547	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,105	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,824	145.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,647	6
Bulls	—	—	1,856	157.11/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,916	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	111.81/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,146	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	102.82/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,070	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	94.06/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,045	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	101.79/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,181	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,249	105.74/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,321	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	111.62/cwt	109.00–113.50	1,460	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	113.49/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,517	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,695	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	119.08/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,997	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	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 →

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Wed Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 592Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 89Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 23Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	265.00–270.00	267.41
6	500–550	528	262.50–271.00	269.42
6	550–600	580	250.00–267.50	257.33
6	600–650	613	238.00	238.00
3	650–700	685	235.00–240.00	238.32
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
5	850–900	870	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	287.50	287.50
6	450–500	467	280.00–300.00	291.95
2	550–600	568	275.00–285.00	279.98
3	600–650	630	259.00–260.00	259.66
2	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
8	700–750	737	237.50–239.50	239.01
2	750–800	768	230.00–232.50	231.25
3	800–850	806	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
3	500–550	523	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	751	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	400.00–420.00	415.62
7	300–350	323	335.00–400.00	363.46
2	350–400	353	352.50–355.00	353.74
18	400–450	423	310.00–365.00	347.33
40	450–500	478	317.00–355.00	349.36
6	500–550	536	290.00–307.00	303.36
25	550–600	575	290.00–311.00	299.09
83	600–650	610	262.50–297.00	282.98
21	650–700	675	251.00–270.00	263.23
45	700–750	723	240.00–248.50	244.10
5	750–800	757	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	256.00–290.00	276.07
21	450–500	472	256.00–282.50	272.60
45	500–550	525	253.50–270.00	260.62
30	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	257.61
30	600–650	619	240.00–255.00	247.30
17	650–700	659	243.50	243.50
30	700–750	732	220.00–241.50	237.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	220.00–255.00	242.38
2	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
5	350–400	379	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	477	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	237.00	237.00
3	550–600	558	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	615	211.00–214.00	212.49
2	800–850	812	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
11	350–400	373	257.00–285.00	267.47
3	400–450	410	242.00–250.00	247.20
4	450–500	473	246.00–254.00	249.76
8	500–550	530	240.00–253.00	247.17
13	550–600	562	240.00–250.00	245.44
7	600–650	642	224.00–238.00	233.02
4	650–700	651	227.00–230.00	228.50
3	700–750	705	209.00–213.00	210.33
9	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
6	850–900	880	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	218.00	218.00
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	630	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	300.00–307.00	303.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	368	337.50–367.50	354.22
11	400–450	417	297.00–320.00	316.76
8	450–500	481	300.00–343.00	322.76
6	500–550	518	270.00–295.00	278.10
2	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
10	600–650	622	245.00–254.00	247.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	287.50	287.50
2	300–350	307	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	307.00	307.00
2	400–450	423	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	470	290.00–295.00	291.61
5	500–550	526	250.00–262.50	258.12
12	550–600	566	247.00–254.00	251.44
4	600–650	609	230.00–242.00	233.08
7	650–700	668	234.00–238.00	235.28
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
6	750–800	777	195.00–217.00	208.45
1	800–850	825	187.50	187.50
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	935	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	237.50	237.50
3	450–500	470	205.00–240.00	225.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	653	224.00	224.00
2	700–750	740	217.00	217.00
1	800–850	815	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	272.50–300.00	282.21
4	450–500	460	240.00–265.00	248.82
3	500–550	505	240.00–250.00	246.60
2	550–600	565	230.00–245.00	237.57
2	600–650	628	210.00–217.00	213.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,249	101.00–110.00	105.74
3	—	1,677	118.00–120.50	119.08
5	—	1,337	111.00–115.00	113.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	118.50	118.50
2	—	1,308	109.00–113.50	111.62
4	—	1,160	98.00–106.00	101.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	111.00–113.00	111.81
7	—	1,041	98.00–105.50	102.82
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,111	90.00–96.50	94.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,824	142.00–150.00	145.11
4	—	1,856	152.00–164.00	157.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	—	1,070	1,525.00	1,525.00

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.