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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 25

● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,208 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 1,271▲ 180 vs year ago 1,028 · +17.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 87▼ 7 vs year ago 87 · −8.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 8▼ 12 vs year ago 12 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder and yearling classes with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.98/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$222.98

492 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

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	612	224.67	1,374	454
Medium and Large 2-3	533	202.82	1,082	38

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $293 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 sale492 hd

222.98

—

KY average23 barns · 6,152 hd

221.85

+1.12

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	—	Low	1,632	124.17	2,026	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	97.87	1,556	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	97.40	1,178	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	91.95	896	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	129.00	1,619	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,955	126.00	2,463	1thin

Every lot

124 lots · USDA AMS · Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	913	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	220.83/cwt	219.00–222.50	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	263.69/cwt	259.00–266.00	997	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	277.62/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,052	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	959	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	266.82/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,129	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	257.82/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,101	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,255	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	256.53/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,206	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,130	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	265.87/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,367	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,247	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	271.17/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,418	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	246.97/cwt	241.50–258.00	1,299	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	244.47/cwt	240.50–250.00	1,408	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,352	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	606	213.89/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,296	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	251.51/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,569	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	230.93/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,443	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	240.32/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,601	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	230.22/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,570	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	230.32/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,668	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	229.35/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,782	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	777	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	224.57/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,913	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	881	198.60/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,750	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	912	236.16/cwt	235.10–237.25	2,154	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	214.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,983	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	202.96/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,080	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,028	194.93/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,004	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,007	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,221	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	228	205.10/cwt	200.00–209.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	272	206.02/cwt	200.00–209.00	560	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	220.73/cwt	213.00–231.00	726	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	208.00/cwt	204.00–212.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	223.44/cwt	216.00–230.00	822	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	872	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,001	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	227.39/cwt	220.00–234.00	964	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	213.07/cwt	210.00–218.00	984	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	228.25/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,093	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	240.22/cwt	237.50–244.50	1,261	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	229.51/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,210	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	212.14/cwt	210.00–215.50	1,139	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	239.41/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,367	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	225.09/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,297	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,245	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	616	202.74/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,249	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	218.27/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,351	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	233.95/cwt	230.00–238.50	1,453	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,524	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	226.76/cwt	218.00–228.50	1,556	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	194.50/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	219.93/cwt	219.50–223.00	1,564	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	206.37/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,467	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,802	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	192.89/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,518	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	187.65/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,661	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	155.01/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,482	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,221	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,920	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,251	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,064	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	249.10/cwt	245.00–253.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	242.92/cwt	240.00–249.00	772	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	271.97/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,020	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	252.06/cwt	243.00–261.00	968	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	240.51/cwt	240.00–241.00	933	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	245.00/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,063	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	219.51/cwt	219.00–220.00	966	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,216	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	229.22/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,052	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	249.79/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,187	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	214.48/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,132	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	204.39/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,079	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	217.96/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,245	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	206.05/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,179	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	209.37/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,311	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	206.57/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,392	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	200.10/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,423	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	772	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,498	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	211.39/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	179.53/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,478	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	174.97/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,521	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	742	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,395	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,255	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,619	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	117.10/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	122.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,001	7
Bulls	—	—	1,930	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,625	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	92.37/cwt	90.00–96.00	881	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	104.10/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,029	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	85.45/cwt	83.00–87.00	844	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,231	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	91.83/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,124	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	98.81/cwt	95.50–104.50	1,212	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,599	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	89.90/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,434	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	98.65/cwt	92.00–100.50	1,581	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,617	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 →

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Sep 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,208Last week 1,271Year ago 1,028

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 87Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 8Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	238.00–240.00	238.98
2	—	777	211.00	211.00
1	—	830	200.00	200.00
10	—	606	210.00–219.00	213.89
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
2	—	1,028	191.00–199.00	194.93
4	—	471	240.00	240.00
2	—	368	219.00–222.50	220.83
1	—	710	210.00	210.00
1	—	685	214.00	214.00
1	—	200	240.00	240.00
5	—	881	198.00–201.00	198.60
2	—	930	199.00	199.00
2	—	588	230.00	230.00
2	—	408	230.00–240.00	235.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	777	225.00–231.00	229.35
18	—	625	220.00–239.00	230.93
1	—	255	280.00	280.00
3	—	378	259.00–266.00	263.69
5	—	852	211.00–228.00	224.57
15	—	682	219.00–235.00	230.22
33	—	526	241.50–258.00	246.97
2	—	338	270.00	270.00
1	—	1,115	180.00	180.00
17	—	576	240.50–250.00	244.47
11	—	427	248.00–263.00	257.82
8	—	724	225.00–236.00	230.32
11	—	1,227	181.00	181.00
1	—	950	199.00	199.00
15	—	1,025	200.00–205.00	202.96
5	—	924	210.00–220.00	214.61
2	—	817	231.00	231.00
16	—	470	250.00–262.00	256.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	276.00–279.00	277.62
5	—	423	265.00–268.00	266.82
10	—	523	270.00–274.00	271.17
4	—	463	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	701	240.00	240.00
11	—	514	260.00–269.00	265.87
2	—	580	259.00	259.00
118	—	912	235.10–237.25	236.16
8	—	666	238.00–244.00	240.32
12	—	624	249.00–260.00	251.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	762	236.50	236.50
6	—	571	237.00–241.00	239.41
29	—	621	230.00–238.50	233.95
13	—	525	237.50–244.50	240.22
8	—	711	219.50–223.00	219.93
13	—	661	230.50	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	686	218.00–228.50	226.76
8	—	711	200.00–216.00	206.37
3	—	1,040	169.00	169.00
34	—	619	208.00–226.00	218.27
8	—	368	216.00–230.00	223.44
5	—	885	182.00–189.00	187.65
5	—	956	151.00–161.00	155.01
35	—	424	220.00–234.00	227.39
8	—	787	181.00–200.00	192.89
5	—	813	200.00	200.00
61	—	479	220.00–238.00	228.25
45	—	527	220.00–235.00	229.51
3	—	1,251	165.00	165.00
9	—	329	213.00–231.00	220.73
10	—	1,052	182.50	182.50
46	—	576	215.00–231.00	225.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	204.00–212.00	208.00
1	—	330	202.00	202.00
5	—	593	210.00	210.00
2	—	705	194.00–195.00	194.50
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
2	—	820	190.00	190.00
5	—	462	210.00–218.00	213.07
8	—	616	200.00–206.00	202.74
3	—	228	200.00–209.00	205.10
3	—	272	200.00–209.00	206.02
3	—	537	210.00–215.50	212.14
1	—	695	204.00	204.00
1	—	750	175.00	175.00
1	—	985	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	235.00	235.00
2	—	417	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	742	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	156.00	156.00
2	—	823	178.00–181.00	179.53
5	—	434	235.00–249.00	245.00
3	—	318	240.00–249.00	242.92
2	—	928	171.00–179.00	174.97
1	—	865	181.00	181.00
7	—	711	195.00–207.00	200.10
2	—	773	205.00–218.00	211.39
4	—	674	201.00–212.00	206.57
6	—	384	243.00–261.00	252.06
12	—	475	240.00–255.00	249.79
2	—	210	245.00–253.00	249.10
10	—	626	200.00–217.00	209.37
4	—	528	214.00–215.00	214.48
21	—	571	210.00–226.00	217.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	270.00–274.00	271.97
2	—	452	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	219.00–220.00	219.51
2	—	388	240.00–241.00	240.51
8	—	572	200.00–208.00	206.05
5	—	635	190.00	190.00
4	—	528	200.00–209.00	204.39
1	—	920	155.00	155.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
2	—	772	194.00	194.00
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
9	—	459	225.00–233.00	229.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	88.00–91.50	89.90
6	—	1,603	92.00–100.50	98.65
2	—	1,545	103.00–104.00	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	101.00–107.00	104.10
4	—	954	90.00–96.00	92.37
4	—	988	83.00–87.00	85.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,224	90.00–94.00	91.83
2	—	1,080	114.00	114.00
8	—	1,227	95.50–104.50	98.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	115.00–119.00	117.10
2	—	1,930	136.00	136.00
7	—	1,629	120.00–126.00	122.81

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	132.00	132.00

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.