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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 30

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

873 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 973▲ 170 vs year ago 703 · +24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

238 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 205▲ 24 vs year ago 214 · +11.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 67▲ 17 vs year ago 40 · +42.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00-4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

67 head Sheep and Goats: 60.00-370.00

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 $373.43/cwt on 70 head, down $3.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +10.06 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.

Average price

$373.43

▼ 3.52 vs prior sale

70 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$666

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

$125.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.13

vs NC average

−49.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	404.39	2,144	44
Medium and Large 2	544	336.65	1,832	19thin
Medium and Large 3	530	278.66	1,477	7thin

One grade step is worth $125.73/cwt here — about $666 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale70 hd

373.43

—

NC average8 barns · 322 hd

380.55

−7.13

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−49.76

This barn, trailing median34 sales

363.37

+10.06

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $388.39, low $287.21, median $363.37 across 34 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	1,583	198.33	3,140	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	173.58	2,387	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	157.05	2,472	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	142.60	1,482	57

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$3,125	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,652	25
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,475	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$2,753	7

Every lot

109 lots · USDA AMS · Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	588.95/cwt	570.00–605.00	1,296	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	542.40/cwt	510.00–585.00	1,519	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	567.69/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,856	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	542.64/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,997	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	483.07/cwt	465.00–502.00	1,802	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	533.13/cwt	512.00–585.00	2,250	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	467.40/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,972	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	481.93/cwt	449.00–510.00	2,280	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	454.47/cwt	425.00–457.00	2,422	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	448.03/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,585	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	421.14/cwt	414.00–430.00	2,645	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	287.35/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,819	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	363.93/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,427	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	361.48/cwt	349.00–379.00	2,581	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	328.62/cwt	310.00–347.00	2,530	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,852	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	785	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	229	416.86/cwt	400.00–450.00	955	7
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	493.82/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,165	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	267	345.53/cwt	330.00–355.00	923	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	432.22/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,176	14
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	499.79/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,404	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	287.37/cwt	250.00–310.00	891	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	426.56/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,348	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	486.17/cwt	462.00–510.00	1,580	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	472.45/cwt	450.00–506.00	1,776	42
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	418.17/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,610	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	388.31/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,615	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	454.95/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,961	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	425.61/cwt	400.00–447.00	1,992	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	300.27/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,411	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	372.12/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,786	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	287.16/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,467	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,296	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	404.91/cwt	380.00–437.00	2,110	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	352.07/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,852	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	378.55/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,135	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	315.44/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,795	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	257.40/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,488	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	347.40/cwt	325.00–372.00	2,182	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	266.64/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,674	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	348.08/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,308	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	287.31/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,925	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	317.53/cwt	250.00–340.00	2,321	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,626	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	324.36/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,530	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	294.76/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,417	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	226.96/cwt	201.00–265.00	2,104	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	213	524.12/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,116	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	234	580.11/cwt	555.00–620.00	1,357	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	441.01/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,204	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	567.72/cwt	550.00–605.00	1,567	20
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	525.49/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,461	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	437.20/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,347	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	537.81/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,732	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	433.26/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,573	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	332.82/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,258	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	518.37/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,965	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	495.61/cwt	469.00–521.00	2,087	39
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	425.72/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,805	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	319.04/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,378	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	463.19/cwt	442.00–497.00	2,172	33
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	401.91/cwt	372.00–425.00	1,913	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	318.23/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,639	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	428.59/cwt	399.00–450.00	2,224	34
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	334.25/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,909	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	410.15/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,362	30
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	325.79/cwt	300.00–352.00	1,971	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	399.50/cwt	375.00–419.00	2,481	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	349.00/cwt	329.00–365.00	2,352	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	334.38/cwt	310.00–359.00	2,401	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	321.81/cwt	307.00–337.00	2,510	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	303.81/cwt	280.00–327.00	2,516	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,688	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	236.33/cwt	229.00–240.00	2,323	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	162.90/cwt	150.00–176.00	2,077	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	191.34/cwt	180.00–205.00	2,933	21
Bulls	—	—	1,712	215.06/cwt	207.00–223.00	3,682	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	120.09/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,116	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	149.51/cwt	132.00–159.00	1,615	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	161.32/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,787	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	187.76/cwt	182.00–198.00	2,296	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	171.48/cwt	158.00–181.00	2,397	81
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	157.05/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,472	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,474.51/head	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,475	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,652.11/head	1,300.00–3,950.00	2,652	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	3,125.37/head	1,350.00–4,200.00	3,125	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	2,874.74/head	1,700.00–3,400.00	2,875	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages

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

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Mon Mar 30, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 973Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 205Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 67Year ago 40

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00-4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

67 head Sheep and Goats: 60.00-370.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	236	480.00–510.00	493.82
16	250–300	281	475.00–535.00	499.79
18	300–350	325	462.00–510.00	486.17
42	350–400	376	450.00–506.00	472.45
50	400–450	431	425.00–485.00	454.95
35	450–500	468	400.00–447.00	425.61
28	500–550	521	380.00–437.00	404.91
10	550–600	564	345.00–395.00	378.55
15	600–650	628	325.00–372.00	347.40
19	650–700	663	320.00–365.00	348.08
7	700–750	731	250.00–340.00	317.53
8	750–800	780	290.00–335.00	324.36
2	800–850	820	275.00–315.00	294.76
5	900–950	927	201.00–265.00	226.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	229	400.00–450.00	416.86
14	250–300	272	400.00–455.00	432.22
6	300–350	316	400.00–450.00	426.56
8	350–400	385	400.00–440.00	418.17
7	400–450	416	350.00–415.00	388.31
7	450–500	480	350.00–392.00	372.12
11	500–550	526	335.00–370.00	352.07
8	550–600	569	275.00–340.00	315.44
3	600–650	628	250.00–275.00	266.64
2	650–700	670	275.00–300.00	287.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	267	330.00–355.00	345.53
3	300–350	310	250.00–310.00	287.37
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	470	275.00–325.00	300.27
5	500–550	511	250.00–300.00	287.16
2	550–600	578	250.00–265.00	257.40
1	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	760	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	373	465.00–502.00	483.07
11	400–450	422	410.00–480.00	467.40
1	450–500	495	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	633	275.00–300.00	287.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	570.00–605.00	588.95
10	250–300	280	510.00–585.00	542.40
11	300–350	327	555.00–600.00	567.69
12	350–400	368	520.00–570.00	542.64
22	400–450	422	512.00–585.00	533.13
27	450–500	473	449.00–510.00	481.93
12	500–550	533	425.00–457.00	454.47
14	550–600	577	435.00–465.00	448.03
7	600–650	628	414.00–430.00	421.14
3	650–700	667	350.00–372.00	363.93
6	700–750	714	349.00–379.00	361.48
2	750–800	770	310.00–347.00	328.62
1	900–950	920	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	234	555.00–620.00	580.11
20	250–300	276	550.00–605.00	567.72
17	300–350	322	515.00–560.00	537.81
25	350–400	379	500.00–540.00	518.37
39	400–450	421	469.00–521.00	495.61
33	450–500	469	442.00–497.00	463.19
34	500–550	519	399.00–450.00	428.59
30	550–600	576	370.00–435.00	410.15
9	600–650	621	375.00–419.00	399.50
7	650–700	674	329.00–365.00	349.00
3	700–750	718	310.00–359.00	334.38
2	750–800	780	307.00–337.00	321.81
3	800–850	828	280.00–327.00	303.81
1	850–900	875	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	905	297.00	297.00
3	950–1000	983	229.00–240.00	236.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	500.00–550.00	524.12
9	250–300	278	485.00–540.00	525.49
2	300–350	308	425.00–450.00	437.20
3	350–400	363	400.00–450.00	433.26
13	400–450	424	400.00–465.00	425.72
9	450–500	476	372.00–425.00	401.91
5	500–550	515	300.00–345.00	318.23
7	550–600	571	305.00–350.00	334.25
2	600–650	605	300.00–352.00	325.79
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	425.00–450.00	441.01
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	378	300.00–350.00	332.82
5	400–450	432	300.00–350.00	319.04
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,108	160.00–164.00	161.32
31	—	1,080	132.00–159.00	149.51
17	—	929	110.00–130.00	120.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,574	150.00–164.00	157.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,223	182.00–198.00	187.76
81	—	1,398	158.00–181.00	171.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	150.00–176.00	162.90
13	—	1,712	207.00–223.00	215.06
21	—	1,533	180.00–205.00	191.34

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,105	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,474.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,123	1,300.00–3,950.00	2,652.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,218	1,350.00–4,200.00	3,125.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	944	1,700.00–3,400.00	2,874.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.