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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, May 26

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← May 12May 26Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 174▲ 22 vs year ago 88 · +25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 80▼ 36 vs year ago 102 · −35.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 4▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

82 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 56▲ 8 vs year ago 74 · +10.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

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 $110.13/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$110.13

35 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$22.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.52

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	119.11	671	21
Medium and Large 2	486	96.66	469	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.46/cwt here — about $201 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 sale35 hd

110.13

—

MD average1 barns · 45 hd

99.61

+10.52

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	—	Average	1,443	82.37	1,189	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	74.05	1,188	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	68.01	860	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	57.35	657	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,221	80.76	986	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,221	71.08	868	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	83.00	1,135	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,072	113.00	1,211	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,336	118.50	1,583	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,226	107.00	1,312	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	110	114.32/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	116	92.12/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	95	50.13/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	92	18.00/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	84	77.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	98	65.99/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot

111 lots · USDA AMS · Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	131.62/cwt	127.50–135.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	766	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	124.97/cwt	122.50–127.50	914	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	115.61/cwt	113.00–117.00	949	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	95.81/cwt	90.00–107.50	304	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	127.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	120.78/cwt	112.50–130.00	586	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	754	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	110.13/cwt	103.00–112.50	831	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	868	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,042	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	178	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	254	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	294	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	397	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	383	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	430	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	382	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	220	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	131.72/cwt	130.00–132.50	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	496	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	632	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	496	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	367	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	342	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	180	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	430	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	292	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	576	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	389	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	604	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	408	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	658	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	395	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	706	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	501	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	818	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	589	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	150	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	94	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	238	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	155	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	264	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	211	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	308	58.86/cwt	48.00–70.00	181	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	352	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	229	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,226	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,312	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,336	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,583	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,072	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,211	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,106	61.93/cwt	50.00–75.00	685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,387	85.80/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	—	1,836	99.37/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,824	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	51.07/cwt	45.00–55.00	506	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	62.01/cwt	57.00–65.00	702	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	65.59/cwt	64.00–67.00	764	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	58.19/cwt	55.00–61.00	719	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	75.31/cwt	73.00–76.00	955	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	66.96/cwt	65.00–69.00	916	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	77.41/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,153	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,719	70.69/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,215	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,368	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,135	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,194	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	752	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,221	80.01/cwt	78.00–82.00	977	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,224	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,053	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,226	72.43/cwt	68.00–77.00	888	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	900	75.42/cwt	75.00–76.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,503	108.94/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,637	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,280.93/cwt	1,050.00–1,475.00	16,229	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,266.01/cwt	1,075.00–1,425.00	16,838	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	82	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	33	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	99	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	90	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Jersey	91	55.82/cwt	52.50–57.50	51	3
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-TubingCrossbred	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Crossbred	126	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	79	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	13.00/cwt	10.00–16.00	11	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	122	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	47.08/cwt	42.50–50.00	40	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	83.66/cwt	75.00–100.00	78	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	51.14/cwt	30.00–65.00	48	6
Bulls	—	Utility	95	23.00/cwt	10.00–37.50	22	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	115.14/cwt	100.00–125.00	111	3
Bulls	—	Number 3Jersey	96	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	60.13/cwt	52.50–65.00	62	3
Bulls	—	Number 3Jersey	103	36.36/cwt	32.50–40.00	37	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	121.07/cwt	107.00–137.50	126	7
Bulls	—	Utility	104	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	89.88/cwt	77.50–102.50	94	2
Bulls	—	Utility	110	20.00/cwt	10.00–30.00	22	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	148	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	151	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	84	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	124	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	93	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Jersey	125	71.67/cwt	70.00–72.50	90	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	126	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	117	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Jersey	128	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	86	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Jersey	135	81.58/cwt	67.00–97.50	110	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	140	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	119	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Jersey	144	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	126	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	148	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	252	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	154	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	177	1

This sale against other markets

Maryland weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Maryland auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Maryland feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Wed May 26, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Annapolis, MD (LS-AP)

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 174Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 80Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 82Last week 56Year ago 74

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	654	110.00	110.00
1	—	278	122.50	122.50
1	—	922	113.00	113.00
6	—	485	112.50–130.00	120.78
4	—	755	103.00–112.50	110.13
2	—	596	112.50	112.50
2	—	365	120.00–135.00	127.64
4	—	529	125.00–130.00	127.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	754	75.00	75.00
7	—	317	90.00–107.50	95.81
1	—	868	95.00	95.00
1	—	384	97.50	97.50
1	—	708	107.50	107.50
3	—	622	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	178	142.50	142.50
1	—	496	127.50	127.50
1	—	294	135.00	135.00
3	—	383	130.00–132.50	131.72
2	—	513	117.50–120.00	118.73
1	—	644	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	127.50	127.50
1	—	448	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	112.50	112.50
1	—	566	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	57.50	57.50
1	—	496	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	706	71.00	71.00
1	—	604	67.50	67.50
1	—	430	68.00	68.00
1	—	658	60.00	60.00
1	—	818	72.00	72.00
1	—	576	67.50	67.50
1	—	342	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	352	65.00	65.00
1	—	264	80.00	80.00
2	—	238	65.00	65.00
1	—	150	62.50	62.50
2	—	308	48.00–70.00	58.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	137.50	137.50
1	—	370	127.50	127.50
1	—	602	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,002	109.00	109.00
1	—	560	127.50	127.50
5	—	821	113.00–117.00	115.61
2	—	731	122.50–127.50	124.97
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
1	—	658	120.00	120.00
3	—	479	127.50–135.00	131.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	122.50	122.50
1	—	890	114.00	114.00
1	—	666	115.00	115.00
1	—	770	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,503	108.00–110.00	108.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	900	75.00–76.00	75.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,280.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,330	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,266.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,387	85.00–87.00	85.80
2	—	1,106	50.00–75.00	61.93
2	—	1,836	92.00–106.00	99.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,132	57.00–65.00	62.01
4	—	1,268	73.00–76.00	75.31
5	—	1,368	65.00–69.00	66.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	73.00–82.00	77.41
6	—	1,719	66.00–74.00	70.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	45.00–55.00	51.07
8	—	1,235	55.00–61.00	58.19
3	—	1,165	64.00–67.00	65.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,368	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,226	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,336	118.00–119.00	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	86.00	86.00
7	—	1,221	78.00–82.00	80.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,194	63.00	63.00
6	—	1,226	68.00–77.00	72.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,072	113.00	113.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	10.00–37.50	23.00
2	—	110	10.00–30.00	20.00
2	—	82	10.00–16.00	13.00
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
1	—	104	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	145.00	145.00
1	—	116	130.00	130.00
5	—	93	75.00–100.00	83.66
1	—	124	75.00	75.00
2	—	105	77.50–102.50	89.88
1	—	140	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	30.00–65.00	51.14
6	—	84	42.50–50.00	47.08
1	—	120	70.00	70.00
3	—	103	52.50–65.00	60.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	96	100.00–125.00	115.14
1	—	112	132.50	132.50
1	—	154	115.00	115.00
7	—	104	107.00–137.50	121.07
1	—	126	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	148	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	125	70.00–72.50	71.67
3	—	135	67.00–97.50	81.58
1	—	144	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	40.00	40.00
2	—	103	32.50–40.00	36.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	128	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	91	52.50–57.50	55.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	126	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	40.00	40.00

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.