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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 13

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

609 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 470▼ 442 vs year ago 1,051 · −42.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 41▼ 12 vs year ago 48 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 1 · +1,800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers 10.00-12.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $378.97/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −22.43 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.

Average price

$378.97

67 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$77.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.58

vs KY average

−18.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	380.12	2,094	66
Medium and Large 2-3	590	303.00	1,788	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.12/cwt here — about $306 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 sale67 hd

378.97

—

KY average24 barns · 876 hd

353.39

+25.58

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−18.89

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.40

−22.43

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 $431.44, low $318.65, median $401.40 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	—	High	1,581	186.64	2,951	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	166.81	2,213	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	166.26	2,669	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	149.91	1,561	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	200.00	2,270	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	249.00	3,386	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,710	1thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	311	469.53/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,460	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,047	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	449.82/cwt	420.00–467.50	1,705	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	448.81/cwt	415.00–457.00	1,903	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	422.04/cwt	408.00–431.00	2,005	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,840	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	434.47/cwt	429.00–439.00	2,229	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	412.69/cwt	401.00–420.00	2,150	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	397.32/cwt	385.00–419.00	2,261	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	374.64/cwt	369.00–380.00	2,135	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,838	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,448	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	387.92/cwt	362.50–399.00	2,390	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	374.72/cwt	369.00–378.00	2,522	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	358.67/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,550	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,540	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	343.01/cwt	342.00–344.00	2,634	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,195	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,789	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,930	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,055	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	804	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	915	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	266	408.80/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,087	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	382.50/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,060	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	419.72/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,343	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,034	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	388.63/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,263	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	413.58/cwt	400.00–426.00	1,530	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	336.81/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,256	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	372.42/cwt	358.00–377.00	1,397	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	369.48/cwt	352.50–378.00	1,544	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	398.02/cwt	385.00–411.00	1,715	29
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	465	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,400	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	399.16/cwt	384.00–403.00	1,876	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	370.01/cwt	355.00–376.00	1,761	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,377	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	387.69/cwt	372.50–403.00	2,043	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,898	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	375.97/cwt	357.00–392.00	2,162	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,915	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,788	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Full	610	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,479	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	357.98/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,212	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	339.16/cwt	338.00–341.00	2,099	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,806	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	336.40/cwt	327.00–348.00	2,294	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	328.97/cwt	321.00–333.00	2,375	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	287.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,081	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,071	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	265.76/cwt	215.00–276.00	2,206	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,184	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	384.91/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,128	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	422.24/cwt	412.50–440.00	1,351	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	437.02/cwt	412.50–462.50	1,626	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	336.73/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,387	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,629	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	429.37/cwt	410.00–447.50	1,829	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	340.55/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,577	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	414.80/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,970	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	365.06/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,749	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	403.27/cwt	390.00–424.00	2,129	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	576	384.64/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,216	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	360.78/cwt	353.00–375.00	2,111	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	341.78/cwt	338.00–351.00	2,017	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	333.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,112	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	642	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,318	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	657	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,300	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	337.00/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,231	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,367	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,280	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,570	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,346	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3Value Added	920	281.25/cwt	281.25–281.25	2,588	52
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	962	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,126	2
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,035	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,484	1
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,060	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,360	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,386	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,270	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,526	182.94/cwt	171.50–189.00	2,792	9
Bulls	—	—	1,720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	196.63/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,457	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	148.89/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,548	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	163.90/cwt	157.00–172.50	1,800	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,839	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	169.70/cwt	159.00–180.50	2,279	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	2,329	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	176.14/cwt	173.50–179.00	2,841	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	241.97/cwt	178.00–278.00	2,120	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,151	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 470Year ago 1,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	390.00–395.00	392.53
4	250–300	277	372.50–390.00	382.50
2	300–350	325	385.00–392.50	388.63
5	350–400	375	358.00–377.00	372.42
4	400–450	418	352.50–378.00	369.48
13	450–500	476	355.00–376.00	370.01
2	500–550	547	347.00	347.00
1	550–600	575	333.00	333.00
5	600–650	619	338.00–341.00	339.16
12	650–700	682	327.00–348.00	336.40
8	700–750	722	321.00–333.00	328.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	527	372.50–403.00	387.69
31	550–600	575	357.00–392.00	375.97
2	600–650	618	356.00–360.00	357.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	357.50	357.50
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	320	323.00	323.00
3	350–400	373	325.00–345.00	336.81
1	450–500	490	281.00	281.00
1	550–600	590	303.00	303.00
2	600–650	628	287.50	287.50
3	700–750	725	280.00–300.00	287.00
1	750–800	770	269.00	269.00
8	800–850	830	215.00–276.00	265.76
1	850–900	865	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	407.50–410.00	408.80
9	300–350	320	417.50–420.00	419.72
32	350–400	370	400.00–426.00	413.58
29	400–450	431	385.00–411.00	398.02
15	450–500	470	384.00–403.00	399.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	375.00–395.00	384.91
2	400–450	422	386.00	386.00
5	450–500	479	362.50–370.00	365.06
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	585	353.00–375.00	360.78
3	600–650	633	330.00–340.00	333.70
4	650–700	662	330.00–344.00	337.00
1	700–750	735	322.00	322.00
5	800–850	803	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	412	320.00–367.50	336.73
3	450–500	463	325.00–352.50	340.55
4	550–600	590	338.00–351.00	341.78
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	745	306.00	306.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	990	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	320	412.50–440.00	422.24
5	350–400	372	412.50–462.50	437.02
8	400–450	426	410.00–447.50	429.37
19	450–500	475	402.50–425.00	414.80
11	500–550	528	390.00–424.00	403.27
14	550–600	576	380.00–389.00	384.64
2	600–650	642	361.00	361.00
2	650–700	657	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	475	385.00–390.00	387.47
2	550–600	570	369.00–380.00	374.64
1	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	690	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	730	348.00	348.00
2	750–800	768	342.00–344.00	343.01
2	800–850	845	330.00	330.00
2	900–950	930	315.00	315.00
9	1000–1050	1,025	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	521	401.00–420.00	412.69
35	550–600	569	385.00–419.00	397.32
6	600–650	616	362.50–399.00	387.92
11	650–700	673	369.00–378.00	374.72
4	700–750	711	350.00–362.00	358.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	810	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	311	455.00–475.00	469.53
8	350–400	379	420.00–467.50	449.82
18	400–450	424	415.00–457.00	448.81
11	450–500	475	408.00–431.00	422.04
11	500–550	513	429.00–439.00	434.47
1	600–650	600	408.00	408.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	962	221.00	221.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	900–950	920	281.25	281.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,758	195.00–198.00	196.63
9	—	1,526	171.50–189.00	182.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	159.00–180.50	169.70
1	—	1,230	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,098	157.00–172.50	163.90
4	—	1,040	142.00–152.00	148.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	146.50	146.50
2	—	1,613	173.50–179.00	176.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	249.00	249.00

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	16	—	876	178.00–278.00	241.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	180.00	180.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	225.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,710.00	1,710.00

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.