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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 12

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,502 head

▲ 1,661 vs last sale 1,841▼ 534 vs year ago 4,036 · −13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

955 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 1,017▼ 427 vs year ago 1,382 · −30.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

595 head

▲ 318 vs last sale 277▲ 217 vs year ago 378 · +57.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 higher on a much higher quality offering. 500-649 lbs steers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, steers over 650 lbs were not well compared. Heifers under 400 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed; heifers 400-549 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher; heifers over 550 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to firm undertones were noticed. Yearling offerings were not well compared. Calf quality was significantly higher this week compared to last week. More load lots and larger packages were seen this week as well, which also helped improve demand. A single load lot of yearling steers sold this week and sold on very good demand. Quality overall this sale was average to very attractive. Market activity was mostly active today with a larger buyer pool noticed. Weigh up cows sold on mixed demand for heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was light while feeding cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to weak in a very narrow comparison on all classes. Feeding cow demand was moderate to good with multiple private ranchers and order buyers, buying cows to feed. Feeding cows started out the day lower, however additional buyers entered the market late in the day and feeding cows increased sharply in value. This led to very wide price spreads, especially on lean cows. Private buyers continue to buy slightly lame or slightly blemished cows to but away on feed. Packer buyers were also active and buying slightly lame or blemished cows to put away to feed for the upcoming holidays. Most of these cows were normally go to slaughter. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady. Cow quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00 higher on a higher quality offering. Young cow prices fell off late in the sale as buyers filled loads. Demand was moderate to good for heavy offerings. Quality was mostly average to attractive today and more attractive than last week.

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 $316.93/cwt on 748 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −134.65 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.

Average price

$316.93

748 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.09

vs MT average

+11.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	317.41	1,734	729
Medium and Large 1-2	532	301.78	1,605	16thin
Large 1	577	283.00	1,633	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $101 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 sale748 hd

316.93

—

MT average5 barns · 2,038 hd

307.84

+9.09

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+11.49

This barn, trailing median11 sales

451.58

−134.65

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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.23, low $384.50, median $451.58 across 11 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	—	Average	1,739	140.94	2,451	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	116.07	1,859	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,361	115.97	1,578	172
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	109.22	1,286	374

Every lot

96 lots · USDA AMS · Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	278	476.23/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,324	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	440.33/cwt	430.00–457.50	1,418	55
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	335	417.71/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,399	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	402.79/cwt	382.50–434.00	1,527	100
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	391	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,435	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	372.20/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,533	190
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	341.83/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,494	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	347.05/cwt	340.00–353.00	1,530	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	324.13/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,507	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	348.14/cwt	328.00–354.00	1,640	356
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	343.41/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,617	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,458	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	329.42/cwt	316.00–332.00	1,703	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	329.02/cwt	311.00–346.00	1,708	217
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	304.60/cwt	296.50–315.00	1,596	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	311.54/cwt	288.00–315.75	1,745	485
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	577	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,633	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,658	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	287.83/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,773	158
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	637	267.33/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,703	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	269.85/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,786	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	714	254.64/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,818	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,018	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,271	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	267	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	881	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	292	406.65/cwt	398.00–412.50	1,187	34
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	319	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	989	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	322	375.34/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,209	21
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	382.20/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,254	74
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	341.00/cwt	334.00–360.00	1,289	57
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	386	328.14/cwt	323.00–332.50	1,267	96
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1Unweaned	392	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,147	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	393	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,191	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	339.02/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,336	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	331.87/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,394	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	311.57/cwt	303.00–312.50	1,309	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	326.54/cwt	316.00–333.00	1,404	171
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	315.65/cwt	302.50–328.00	1,455	180
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	314.02/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,466	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	471	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,554	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	496	289.57/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,436	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	501	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,463	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	1,628	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	294.51/cwt	271.00–306.00	1,537	230
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,555	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	560	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,378	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	264.77/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,507	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	256.06/cwt	245.00–261.50	1,580	51
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,567	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	667	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,541	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	693	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,736	8
Heifers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	718	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,687	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,795	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,891	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	235.68/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,926	28
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,108	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,052	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	225.64/cwt	225.00–226.00	2,110	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,537	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,542	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,485	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	558	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,479	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,534	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	236.08/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,586	28
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,561	132.00/cwt	116.00–142.00	2,061	10
Bulls	—	—	1,734	139.72/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,423	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	155.45/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,756	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,905	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,781	1
Bulls	—	—	2,007	146.66/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,943	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	3,086	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	928	76.31/cwt	75.00–77.50	708	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	987	91.90/cwt	90.00–93.00	907	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	77.62/cwt	70.00–87.50	869	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,173	125.30/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,470	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	106.13/cwt	96.00–117.00	1,246	188
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	97.67/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,156	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,200	116.80/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,402	125
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,310	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,205	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	117.53/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,587	147
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,391	106.08/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,476	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,916	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,568	113.88/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,786	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,568	109.60/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,719	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,618	119.81/cwt	116.50–124.50	1,939	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,018	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	693	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,299	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	885	204.72/cwt	170.00–224.50	1,812	190
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	172.47/cwt	157.50–182.50	1,575	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	138.09/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,269	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	155.41/cwt	127.00–192.50	1,554	85
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,096	130.95/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,435	9

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

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

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

Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Tue Nov 12, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,502Last week 1,841Year ago 4,036

Slaughter CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,017Year ago 1,382

Replacement CattleReceipts 595Last week 277Year ago 378

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	278	455.00–485.00	476.23
55	300–350	322	430.00–457.50	440.33
100	350–400	379	382.50–434.00	402.79
190	400–450	412	355.00–379.00	372.20
356	450–500	471	328.00–354.00	348.14
217	500–550	519	311.00–346.00	329.02
485	550–600	560	288.00–315.75	311.54
158	600–650	616	272.00–294.00	287.83
27	650–700	662	261.00–271.00	269.85
16	700–750	714	250.00–256.00	254.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
10	300–350	335	415.00–425.00	417.71
5	350–400	391	367.00	367.00
41	400–450	437	335.00–347.50	341.83
3	450–500	490	297.50	297.50
14	500–550	524	296.50–315.00	304.60
2	550–600	588	282.00	282.00
9	600–650	637	266.00–268.00	267.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
13	400–450	441	340.00–353.00	347.05
23	450–500	465	318.00–330.00	324.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
24	450–500	471	343.00–345.00	343.41
27	500–550	517	316.00–332.00	329.42
7	800–850	804	251.00	251.00
63	900–950	927	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	246.00	246.00
2	700–750	718	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	394	335.00–343.00	339.02
12	400–450	420	327.00–337.00	331.87
26	450–500	467	313.00–316.00	314.02
4	500–550	529	294.00	294.00
7	700–750	740	242.50	242.50
28	800–850	817	235.00–238.00	235.68
5	850–900	895	235.50	235.50
11	900–950	935	225.00–226.00	225.64
2	950–1000	990	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
34	250–300	292	398.00–412.50	406.65
74	300–350	328	370.00–390.00	382.20
57	350–400	378	334.00–360.00	341.00
171	400–450	430	316.00–333.00	326.54
180	450–500	461	302.50–328.00	315.65
230	500–550	522	271.00–306.00	294.51
29	550–600	569	250.00–278.00	264.77
51	600–650	617	245.00–261.50	256.06
8	650–700	650	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	322	350.00–390.00	375.34
96	350–400	386	323.00–332.50	328.14
27	400–450	420	303.00–312.50	311.57
11	450–500	496	283.00–292.00	289.57
5	500–550	501	292.00	292.00
3	650–700	667	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	798	237.00	237.00
1	900–950	920	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	693	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	392	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	267	330.00	330.00
6	300–350	319	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	393	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	450–500	471	330.00	330.00
15	500–550	516	315.50	315.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	473	326.00	326.00
6	500–550	538	276.00	276.00
5	550–600	563	272.50	272.50
28	650–700	672	234.00–240.00	236.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	558	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	1,174	96.00–117.00	106.13
26	—	1,173	124.00–130.00	125.30
125	—	1,200	110.00–123.00	116.80
3	—	987	90.00–93.00	91.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	124.00	124.00
147	—	1,350	111.00–124.00	117.53
1	—	1,310	92.00	92.00
19	—	1,391	100.00–112.00	106.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,119	70.00–87.50	77.62
14	—	1,184	92.00–101.00	97.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	75.00–77.50	76.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,618	116.50–124.50	119.81
17	—	1,568	113.00–114.00	113.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	102.00–115.00	109.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,085	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,734	131.00–143.00	139.72
4	—	1,773	154.00–156.00	155.45
3	—	2,007	144.00–150.00	146.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	146.00	146.00
10	—	1,561	116.00–142.00	132.00

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	11	—	919	132.50–146.00	138.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	913	157.50–182.50	172.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	693	187.50	187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	190	—	885	170.00–224.50	204.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	85	—	1,000	127.00–192.50	155.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,096	126.50–135.00	130.95

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.