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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 15

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

782 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 726▼ 39 vs year ago 821 · −4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 82▼ 24 vs year ago 88 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 82▲ 14 vs year ago 35 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were sharply lower across all weight classes with good supply and moderate demand. Negative pressure from the futures market and increasing heat and humidity locally has limited several buyers interest and increased the price spread in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

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 $375.39/cwt on 30 head, down $67.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −74.83 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.

Average price

$375.39

▼ 67.03 vs prior sale

30 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$30.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.01

vs KY average

−26.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	392.81	2,083	13thin
Medium and Large 2	530	362.07	1,919	17thin

One grade step is worth $30.74/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale30 hd

375.39

—

KY average25 barns · 598 hd

428.40

−53.01

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−26.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

450.22

−74.83

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $450.22 across 30 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	—	High	1,762	217.88	3,838	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	179.33	2,653	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	170.90	2,146	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	152.85	1,626	20

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,209	$2,897	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$2,389	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,425	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,313	$4,083	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$3,525	1thin

Every lot

97 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,523	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	454.75/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,774	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	390.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,659	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	413.04/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,962	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	371.90/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,770	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	399.65/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,082	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	362.07/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,919	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,076	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	307.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,854	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	378.15/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,292	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	346.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,137	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	338.45/cwt	320.00–354.00	2,261	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	364.69/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,484	173
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	330.39/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,442	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	325.85/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,516	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,768	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,026	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,006	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	222	413.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	917	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,106	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	371.95/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,179	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	410.75/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,368	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	391	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,838	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	367.91/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,450	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	421.70/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,754	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	367.52/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,533	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	387.28/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,681	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	363.39/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,668	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	332.46/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,606	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	495	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,049	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	368.49/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,920	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	331.63/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,731	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,988	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	318.23/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,865	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	587	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,843	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	315.80/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,939	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	272.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,730	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	317.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,133	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,639	60
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,163	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	382.74/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,443	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	352.00/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,331	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	350.16/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,446	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	449.86/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,867	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	396.67/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,710	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	345.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,574	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	407.63/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,953	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	376.16/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,854	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	366.64/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,907	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	328.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,768	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	329.90/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,831	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	342.08/cwt	327.00–349.00	2,100	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	313.66/cwt	300.00–334.00	2,102	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,998	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,433	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	215.46/cwt	210.00–222.00	3,829	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	167.74/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,802	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	153.29/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,665	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	157.66/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,871	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	170.45/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,146	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	185.65/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,438	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	176.60/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,596	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	188.88/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,858	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	190.03/cwt	173.00–200.00	2,136	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	4,082.86/head	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,083	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,425	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,144	2,508.67/head	2,425.00–2,625.00	2,509	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,207	2,170.12/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,170	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	3,230.24/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,230	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Aug 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 726Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 82Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 82Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	390	450.00–470.00	454.75
11	450–500	475	400.00–422.50	413.04
10	500–550	521	380.00–415.00	399.65
3	550–600	561	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	617	340.00–350.00	346.28
15	650–700	668	320.00–354.00	338.45
9	700–750	739	310.00–337.50	330.39
6	750–800	772	305.00–330.00	325.85
1	1000–1050	1,025	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	606	375.00–380.00	378.15
173	650–700	681	360.00–375.00	364.69
50	1000–1050	1,026	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	425	380.00–400.00	390.24
8	450–500	476	350.00–385.00	371.90
17	500–550	530	355.00–370.00	362.07
2	600–650	603	300.00–315.00	307.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	415	430.00–465.00	449.86
4	450–500	479	390.00–425.00	407.63
8	500–550	520	360.00–387.50	366.64
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
8	600–650	614	327.00–349.00	342.08
4	650–700	670	300.00–334.00	313.66
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	945	257.50	257.50
1	1050–1100	1,080	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
5	350–400	378	350.00–355.00	352.00
3	400–450	413	340.00–355.00	350.16
5	450–500	455	330.00–350.00	345.87
2	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	377	370.00–410.00	382.74
8	400–450	431	370.00–420.00	396.67
6	450–500	493	375.00–382.00	376.16
7	500–550	538	320.00–345.00	328.56
5	550–600	555	325.00–344.00	329.90
1	650–700	695	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	415.00–420.00	417.45
2	300–350	333	400.00–422.00	410.75
13	400–450	434	377.50–400.00	387.28
14	450–500	459	350.00–377.50	363.39
15	500–550	521	355.00–385.00	368.49
6	550–600	568	340.00–360.00	350.00
13	600–650	614	300.00–335.00	315.80
17	650–700	671	300.00–325.00	317.92
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	587	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	391	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	416	420.00–425.00	421.70
15	450–500	495	414.00	414.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	630	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	410.00–420.00	413.23
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
3	300–350	317	365.00–380.00	371.95
7	350–400	394	350.00–385.00	367.91
19	400–450	417	350.00–370.00	367.52
4	450–500	483	330.00–340.00	332.46
10	500–550	522	315.00–350.00	331.63
11	550–600	586	305.00–325.00	318.23
2	600–650	635	265.00–280.00	272.50
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	800–850	839	314.50	314.50

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	6	—	1,124	173.00–200.00	190.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,082.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	3,525.00	3,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	4,450.00	4,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,144	2,425.00–2,625.00	2,508.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,207	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,170.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,264	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,230.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
14	—	1,086	144.00–162.00	153.29
4	—	1,074	164.00–176.00	167.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	185.00–194.00	188.88
14	—	1,470	166.00–184.00	176.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	185.00–186.00	185.65
10	—	1,259	166.00–174.00	170.45
3	—	1,187	156.00–160.00	157.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	230.00	230.00
5	—	1,777	210.00–222.00	215.46

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.