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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 21

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,061 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 874▼ 266 vs year ago 1,327 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 64▼ 142 vs year ago 196 · −72.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 12 vs year ago 15 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder feeder market was spotty, but mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand, while the yearling steers appeared 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a lite test. Feeder heifers 200-450 lbs were sharply higher with strong demand, while 500-700 lbs heifers were unevenly steady with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle and long weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower with a good supply and limited demand.

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 $363.80/cwt on 182 head, up $12.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −34.54 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.

Average price

$363.80

▲ 12.55 vs prior sale

182 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$46.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.58

vs KY average

+7.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	365.34	1,958	176
Medium and Large 2	558	318.64	1,776	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.70/cwt here — about $182 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 sale182 hd

363.80

—

KY average24 barns · 793 hd

346.22

+17.58

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

+7.70

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.34

−34.54

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	—	Low	1,607	180.35	2,899	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	142.59	2,168	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	135.27	1,648	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	124.12	1,355	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	99.63	1,206	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	880	$2,150	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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,568	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	306	553.43/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,693	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	471.76/cwt	457.00–480.00	1,731	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	513.13/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,960	31
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	397.51/cwt	382.50–407.50	1,701	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	438.79/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,887	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	467.31/cwt	467.00–475.00	2,056	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	419.49/cwt	410.00–423.00	1,917	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	378.74/cwt	371.00–387.00	1,780	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	487	465.10/cwt	447.00–492.50	2,265	106
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	423.85/cwt	417.50–442.50	2,170	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	406.27/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,153	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	384.68/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,173	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	399.68/cwt	399.00–401.00	2,286	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,382	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	311.28/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,945	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	356.45/cwt	339.00–364.00	2,253	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	321.51/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,199	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	345.67/cwt	344.75–352.00	2,402	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,243	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	339.53/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,434	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,694	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	326.60/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,708	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,831	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	170	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	867	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	190	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	931	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	218	481.90/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,051	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,024	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	488.75/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,246	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	289	534.89/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,546	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	537.39/cwt	522.50–547.00	1,693	40
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	488.91/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,604	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	393.92/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,320	3
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	370	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,526	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	505.53/cwt	457.50–513.00	1,886	35
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	431.35/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,618	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	404	433.87/cwt	433.00–445.00	1,753	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	372.64/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,606	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	415.21/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,835	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	406.16/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,917	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	361.61/cwt	355.00–381.00	1,750	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	342.76/cwt	332.00–346.00	1,690	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,966	100
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	345.37/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,806	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	323.01/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,738	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	314.27/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,813	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	334.38/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,963	59
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	315.70/cwt	302.50–329.00	1,951	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	316.15/cwt	314.00–317.00	2,077	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	291.75/cwt	287.50–296.00	1,984	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,361	75
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	294.98/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,133	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,192	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	208	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,238	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,129	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,195	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	536.55/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,476	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	510.00/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,596	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	431.54/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,446	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,667	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,060	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	398.30/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,681	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	453	438.15/cwt	432.50–441.00	1,985	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	360.28/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,747	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	402.34/cwt	402.00–403.00	1,971	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	400.99/cwt	382.50–407.50	2,085	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,628	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	568	384.85/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,186	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	346.32/cwt	338.00–367.50	1,984	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	344.43/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,094	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,935	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,831	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,959	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,042	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	167.13/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,716	185.31/cwt	180.00–198.00	3,180	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	113.49/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,153	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,314	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	130.76/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,489	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	137.45/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,699	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	140.78/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,119	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,321	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	824	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	109.45/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,423	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	880	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,727	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,061Last week 874Year ago 1,327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 64Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	595.00	595.00
2	250–300	275	520.00–555.00	536.55
4	300–350	313	505.00–515.00	510.00
2	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	412	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	453	432.50–441.00	438.15
7	500–550	520	382.50–407.50	400.99
2	550–600	568	380.00–390.00	384.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	342	487.50	487.50
2	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	490	402.00–403.00	402.34
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	573	338.00–367.50	346.32
5	600–650	608	335.00–360.00	344.43
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	710	272.50	272.50
2	750–800	790	248.00	248.00
1	800–850	820	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	442.50	442.50
3	300–350	335	430.00–435.00	431.54
9	400–450	422	390.00–417.50	398.30
3	450–500	485	351.00–365.00	360.28
4	500–550	521	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	830	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	510.00	510.00
2	200–250	218	475.00–490.00	481.90
4	250–300	255	485.00–490.00	488.75
4	300–350	328	470.00–495.00	488.91
8	350–400	375	420.00–447.50	431.35
15	400–450	442	390.00–417.00	415.21
30	450–500	484	355.00–381.00	361.61
17	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	345.37
59	550–600	587	322.50–350.00	334.38
2	600–650	618	302.50–329.00	315.70
7	650–700	657	314.00–317.00	316.15
10	700–750	723	290.00–301.00	294.98
4	750–800	761	288.00	288.00
2	850–900	885	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	520.00–540.00	534.89
40	300–350	315	522.50–547.00	537.39
35	350–400	373	457.50–513.00	505.53
14	400–450	404	433.00–445.00	433.87
16	450–500	472	390.00–415.00	406.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	490.00	490.00
1	200–250	225	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	335	390.00–402.50	393.92
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	431	365.00–375.00	372.64
15	450–500	493	332.00–346.00	342.76
3	500–550	538	319.00–325.00	323.01
3	550–600	577	313.00–317.00	314.27
2	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	680	287.50–296.00	291.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
100	500–550	508	387.00	387.00
75	700–750	710	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
7	350–400	367	457.00–480.00	471.76
7	400–450	430	427.50–445.00	438.79
8	450–500	457	410.00–423.00	419.49
14	500–550	530	392.50–412.50	406.27
4	550–600	565	380.00–392.50	384.68
15	600–650	632	339.00–364.00	356.45
4	650–700	684	310.00–330.00	321.51
8	700–750	717	330.00–345.00	339.53
2	750–800	797	338.00	338.00
7	800–850	829	323.00–331.00	326.60
3	850–900	871	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	512	417.50–442.50	423.85
47	550–600	572	399.00–401.00	399.68
25	600–650	603	395.00	395.00
46	650–700	695	344.75–352.00	345.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	570.00	570.00
23	300–350	306	550.00–555.00	553.43
31	350–400	382	495.00–515.00	513.13
26	400–450	440	467.00–475.00	467.31
106	450–500	487	447.00–492.50	465.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	428	382.50–407.50	397.51
2	450–500	470	371.00–387.00	378.74
2	600–650	625	310.00–312.50	311.28
2	700–750	712	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,300	106.00–113.00	109.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	107.00–119.00	113.49
8	—	1,139	123.00–140.00	130.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	120.00	120.00
7	—	1,236	129.00–143.00	137.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	148.00	148.00
6	—	1,505	133.00–145.00	140.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	166.00–168.00	167.13
8	—	1,716	180.00–198.00	185.31

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.