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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 21

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

659 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 766▼ 122 vs year ago 781 · −15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 124▲ 69 vs year ago 71 · +97.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 39▼ 18 vs year ago 38 · −47.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 lower. A good quality offering today that contained several calves in "green" condition which the buyers are showing a strong preference for. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 higher.

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 $257.99/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −132.69 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$257.99

46 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs KY average

−19.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	259.48	1,399	43
Medium and Large 2	508	236.61	1,202	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $197 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 sale46 hd

257.99

—

KY average26 barns · 1,652 hd

260.07

−2.09

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−19.23

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.68

−132.69

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 $420.49, low $314.93, median $390.68 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	—	Low	1,712	135.52	2,321	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	128.75	1,815	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	120.24	1,436	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	101.67	1,002	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,954	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,548	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,950	2thin

Every lot

96 lots · USDA AMS · KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,243	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,357	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,252	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,504	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	304.09/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,609	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	202.58/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,256	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	285.70/cwt	282.00–286.25	1,786	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,751	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	238.02/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,728	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,425	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,815	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	901	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,928	6
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,832	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	326.10/cwt	312.50–330.00	969	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	303	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,007	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	307.65/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,120	36
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,026	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	290.42/cwt	283.00–294.00	1,243	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	236.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,095	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	281.28/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,336	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	494	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	865	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	236.61/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,202	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	259.48/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,399	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	238.78/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,471	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,546	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,243	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,655	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	178.06/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,321	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,620	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,407	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,189	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,568	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,330	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,032	140.39/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,449	3
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,836	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	346.67/cwt	340.00–355.00	936	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	301	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,054	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	275.08/cwt	260.00–285.00	900	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	342.23/cwt	341.00–345.00	1,242	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	296.32/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,141	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,405	24
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,031	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	263.45/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,230	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	310.95/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,455	59
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	293.68/cwt	293.50–295.00	1,583	31
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,353	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,607	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	242.08/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,482	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	272.40/cwt	272.00–272.50	1,673	32
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,705	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,473	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	227.14/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,663	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,648	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,553	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,381	118.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,634	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	130.34/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,018	6
Bulls	—	—	1,857	141.77/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,633	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	628	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	89.48/cwt	84.00–94.00	801	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	103.37/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,046	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	114.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,209	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	111.52/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,322	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	127.02/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,524	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,176	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	132.72/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,862	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	121.85/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,731	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	107.48/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,562	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	940	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	945	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	965	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,020	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,548.03/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,548	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	1,954.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	990	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2

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 →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Mar 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 766Year ago 781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 124Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	365	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	494	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	865	137.50	137.50
1	950–1000	950	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	297	312.50–330.00	326.10
36	350–400	364	302.50–310.00	307.65
37	400–450	428	283.00–294.00	290.42
49	450–500	475	275.00–296.00	281.28
43	500–550	539	252.00–267.00	259.48
30	600–650	616	233.00–240.00	238.78
3	650–700	690	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	768	211.00	211.00
2	1150–1200	1,155	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	373	275.00	275.00
13	450–500	463	220.00–240.00	236.43
3	500–550	508	230.00–245.00	236.61
2	650–700	663	187.50	187.50
4	700–750	742	175.00–187.50	178.06
2	750–800	773	182.00	182.00
3	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	950	165.00	165.00
3	1000–1050	1,032	135.00–143.00	140.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	631	245.00	245.00
11	700–750	742	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	410	331.00	331.00
12	450–500	460	327.00	327.00
12	500–550	529	285.00–310.00	304.09
23	600–650	625	282.00–286.25	285.70
5	700–750	726	232.00–242.00	238.02
2	800–850	803	226.00	226.00
6	900–950	901	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	580	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	890	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	620	200.00–205.00	202.58
1	700–750	740	192.50	192.50
1	1100–1150	1,145	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	695	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	340.00–355.00	346.67
5	300–350	301	350.00	350.00
16	350–400	363	341.00–345.00	342.23
24	400–450	422	333.00	333.00
59	450–500	468	310.00–312.00	310.95
31	500–550	539	293.50–295.00	293.68
7	550–600	554	290.00	290.00
32	600–650	614	272.00–272.50	272.40
11	650–700	693	246.00	246.00
7	700–750	732	227.00–227.50	227.14
5	800–850	800	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	385	290.00–310.00	296.32
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
6	450–500	467	250.00–272.50	263.45
5	500–550	539	251.00	251.00
8	600–650	612	222.50–245.00	242.08
1	700–750	710	207.50	207.50
2	900–950	920	167.50–170.00	168.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	260.00–285.00	275.08
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	465	220.00–225.00	221.68
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,185	107.00–119.00	111.52
20	—	1,200	122.00–138.00	127.02
1	—	1,200	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	895	84.00–94.00	89.48
5	—	1,058	110.00–120.00	114.25
11	—	1,012	99.00–108.00	103.37
1	—	775	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	106.00–109.00	107.48
35	—	1,403	128.00–141.00	132.72
14	—	1,421	114.00–127.00	121.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	116.00–120.00	118.29
16	—	1,857	137.00–150.00	141.77
6	—	1,548	124.00–133.00	130.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	2	—	1,270	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,548.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,240	2,675.00	2,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.