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Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Aug 28

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,226 head

▲ 772 vs last sale 454▲ 864 vs year ago 362 · +238.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 47▲ 71 vs year ago 49 · +144.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 21▲ 51 vs year ago 16 · +318.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers sold from 5.00 lower to 15.00 higher based on the light receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good 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 $395.76/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 20 of 33 comparable sales and sits +2.52 against this barn's trailing median of $393.23.

Average price

$395.76

179 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$94.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs MO average

+25.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	410.21	2,307	126
Medium and Large 1-2	579	364.14	2,109	50
Medium and Large 2	585	315.89	1,848	3thin

One grade step is worth $94.32/cwt here — about $459 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale179 hd

395.76

—

MO average16 barns · 2,523 hd

388.59

+7.17

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

+25.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

393.23

+2.52

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 $442.30, low $334.00, median $393.23 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	1,700	189.03	3,214	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	164.97	2,013	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	161.38	2,366	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	143.36	1,520	24

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,196	$3,100	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$2,548	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,476	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,280	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$3,680	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,414	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,800	2thin

Every lot

96 lots · USDA AMS · Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	448.21/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,524	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	543.53/cwt	537.50–547.50	1,875	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	358	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,050	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,783	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	448.76/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,728	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	447.19/cwt	427.50–472.50	1,887	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	486.26/cwt	485.00–487.50	2,106	14
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	436.08/cwt	412.50–442.50	2,036	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	460.45/cwt	457.50–472.50	2,160	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	478.87/cwt	472.50–492.50	2,457	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	423.33/cwt	395.00–437.50	2,261	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	441.04/cwt	430.00–443.00	2,518	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	351.05/cwt	332.50–377.50	2,012	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	406.02/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,343	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	380.97/cwt	362.50–390.00	2,392	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	419.97/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,642	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	406.36/cwt	399.00–416.00	2,710	88
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	384.02/cwt	357.50–394.00	2,661	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	384.91/cwt	373.00–392.00	2,737	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	349.87/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,551	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	362.42/cwt	320.00–371.00	2,765	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,914	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,008	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,888	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,923	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	508.28/cwt	472.50–522.50	1,591	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,538	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	464.52/cwt	447.50–497.50	1,774	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	435.05/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,701	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	439.94/cwt	422.50–452.50	1,901	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	395.77/cwt	372.50–412.50	1,872	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	362.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,756	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	432.43/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,119	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	402.15/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,131	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	363.55/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,927	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	415.87/cwt	381.00–424.00	2,433	74
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.89/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,848	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	364.30/cwt	342.50–373.00	2,160	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,028	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	383.96/cwt	382.00–384.50	2,415	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	354.61/cwt	337.50–362.50	2,238	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	359.96/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,390	76
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	311.31/cwt	295.00–322.50	2,226	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	339.17/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,490	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	326.51/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,481	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,542	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	435.64/cwt	420.00–452.50	1,451	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	501.06/cwt	482.50–522.50	1,874	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	426.47/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,766	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	398.89/cwt	372.50–407.50	1,671	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	433.35/cwt	410.00–438.00	2,080	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,872	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	398.98/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,071	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,152	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	359.01/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,050	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	395.23/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,292	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,246	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,084	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,238	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	346.16/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,319	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,461	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	544	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,850	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	176.35/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,589	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	187.39/cwt	180.00–194.50	3,144	16
Bulls	—	—	1,910	201.87/cwt	197.00–207.00	3,856	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	127.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,209	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	155.59/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,694	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	141.78/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,545	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,740	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	163.60/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,976	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	174.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,227	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	144.60/cwt	142.50–148.00	2,058	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	172.18/cwt	169.00–175.50	2,541	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	161.07/cwt	155.00–166.50	2,389	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	830	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	960	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,475.65/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,476	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,188	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	2,916.67/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,917	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	3,306.47/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,306	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	2,843.92/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,844	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,201.10/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,201	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	3,680.00/head	3,625.00–3,900.00	3,680	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	6

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

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

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

Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

Thu Aug 28, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,226Last week 454Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 47Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 21Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	442.50–450.00	448.21
5	350–400	385	440.00–460.00	448.76
9	400–450	422	427.50–472.50	447.19
17	450–500	467	412.50–442.50	436.08
24	500–550	534	395.00–437.50	423.33
6	550–600	577	390.00–422.50	406.02
14	600–650	628	362.50–390.00	380.97
25	650–700	693	357.50–394.00	384.02
9	700–750	729	330.00–370.00	349.87
6	750–800	763	320.00–371.00	362.42
7	850–900	875	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
19	550–600	573	332.50–377.50	351.05
2	650–700	685	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	358	572.50	572.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	537.50–547.50	543.53
3	350–400	362	492.50	492.50
14	400–450	433	485.00–487.50	486.26
10	450–500	469	457.50–472.50	460.45
35	500–550	513	472.50–492.50	478.87
33	550–600	571	430.00–443.00	441.04
40	600–650	629	415.00–428.00	419.97
88	650–700	667	399.00–416.00	406.36
37	700–750	711	373.00–392.00	384.91
4	750–800	771	378.00	378.00
14	800–850	802	375.00	375.00
5	900–950	940	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	420.00–452.50	435.64
9	400–450	414	410.00–440.00	426.47
20	450–500	480	410.00–438.00	433.35
16	500–550	519	380.00–417.50	398.98
20	550–600	580	387.50–397.50	395.23
6	600–650	603	372.50	372.50
4	650–700	670	340.00–352.50	346.16
2	700–750	740	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	419	372.50–407.50	398.89
3	450–500	483	387.50	387.50
8	550–600	571	350.00–367.50	359.01
3	600–650	613	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	668	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	482.50–522.50	501.06
10	500–550	534	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	455.00	455.00
12	350–400	391	420.00–437.50	435.05
8	450–500	473	372.50–412.50	395.77
11	500–550	530	340.00–375.00	363.55
39	550–600	593	342.50–373.00	364.30
9	600–650	631	337.50–362.50	354.61
76	650–700	664	325.00–370.00	359.96
6	700–750	715	295.00–322.50	311.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
12	450–500	484	350.00–370.00	362.85
3	550–600	585	310.00–327.50	315.89
2	600–650	610	332.50	332.50
2	650–700	670	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	313	472.50–522.50	508.28
9	350–400	382	447.50–497.50	464.52
18	400–450	432	422.50–452.50	439.94
24	450–500	490	430.00–442.50	432.43
52	500–550	530	380.00–412.50	402.15
74	550–600	585	381.00–424.00	415.87
33	600–650	629	382.00–384.50	383.96
33	700–750	734	330.00–345.00	339.17
4	750–800	760	325.00–328.00	326.51
4	800–850	812	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,248	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,201.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,475.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,232	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,916.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	3,075.00	3,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	830	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,242	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,306.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,242	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,843.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,105	3,625.00–3,900.00	3,680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,875.00	3,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,278	170.00–180.00	174.25
26	—	1,208	155.00–171.00	163.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,090	135.00–146.00	141.78
5	—	950	122.00–130.00	127.26
8	—	1,089	151.00–160.00	155.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,423	142.50–148.00	144.60
8	—	1,476	169.00–175.50	172.18
8	—	1,483	155.00–166.50	161.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	175.00–179.00	176.35
16	—	1,678	180.00–194.50	187.39
5	—	1,910	197.00–207.00	201.87

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.