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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 17

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

733 head

▼ 196 vs last sale 929▼ 157 vs year ago 890 · −17.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 263▼ 36 vs year ago 187 · −19.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 77▲ 29 vs year ago 91 · +31.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 5.00 higher and heifer calves were steady on comparable sales. Feeder steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was moderate on good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance. Rain in the area has limited the numbers .

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 $261.71/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −113.76 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.

Average price

$261.71

50 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.05

vs NM average

−5.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	269.87	1,446	30
Large 1	510	258.00	1,316	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	524	248.54	1,303	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $143 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 sale50 hd

261.71

—

NM average4 barns · 352 hd

257.66

+4.05

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−5.51

This barn, trailing median35 sales

375.47

−113.76

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

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $319.75, median $375.47 across 35 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	1,515	148.61	2,252	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,204	135.28	1,629	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	126.94	1,435	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	109.40	1,112	16

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)	814	$1,300	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	744	$1,014	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	678	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,820	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,803	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,475	2thin

Every lot

88 lots · USDA AMS · Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

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	150–200	Medium and Large 1	175	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,039	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,185	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	401.96/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,302	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,016	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	394.56/cwt	375.00–402.00	1,484	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	372.48/cwt	342.00–380.00	1,590	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,302	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	328.16/cwt	322.00–329.00	1,565	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	315.50/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,587	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	509	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,751	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	268.50/cwt	235.00–278.00	1,402	16
Steers	500–550	Large 1	545	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,537	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	545	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,384	3
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	275.18/cwt	261.00–289.00	1,582	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,411	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,542	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	257.46/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,720	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	239.96/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,956	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	90	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	121	639.58/head	500.00–750.00	640	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	270	326.84/cwt	312.00–338.00	882	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	304	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	897	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,149	11
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	345	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	904	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,111	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,331	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	250.61/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,070	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	436	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,208	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,282	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,239	3
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2-3	478	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	554	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	510	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,316	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	250.98/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,290	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	267.20/cwt	248.00–275.00	1,392	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,346	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	277.20/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,599	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	243.02/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,490	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	653	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,397	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,612	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,681	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,691	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1	100	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	398.79/cwt	392.00–420.00	1,121	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,466	5
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	593	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	605	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,589	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,185	144.51/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,712	3
Bulls	—	—	1,432	143.02/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,048	9
Bulls	—	—	1,502	120.85/cwt	100.00–137.00	1,815	3
Bulls	—	—	1,677	161.87/cwt	152.00–173.00	2,715	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	121.34/cwt	119.50–123.00	1,187	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	104.03/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,061	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	116.87/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,199	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	123.79/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,302	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,204	135.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,629	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	130.88/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,609	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,598	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	758	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	531	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	89.55/cwt	86.00–92.50	725	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	828	201.00/cwt	104.00–215.00	1,664	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	783	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	874	118.21/cwt	110.50–159.00	1,033	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	865	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	998	113.08/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,129	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	658	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	4
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	678	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	723	1,079.09/head	950.00–1,135.00	1,079	11
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	745	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	915	1,237.50/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,062	1,921.25/head	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,921	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	680	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,633.33/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,633	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	2,005.00/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,005	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	1,825.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,941.67/head	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,942	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,126	2,181.25/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,181	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages

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

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 929Year ago 890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 263Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 77Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	295.00	295.00
9	400–450	427	235.00–258.00	250.61
3	450–500	473	262.00	262.00
14	500–550	514	240.00–259.00	250.98
4	550–600	561	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
2	50–100	90	600.00	600.00
12	100–150	121	500.00–750.00	639.58
12	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
11	300–350	341	337.00	337.00
19	350–400	378	294.00	294.00
23	400–450	420	317.00	317.00
10	450–500	468	274.00	274.00
22	500–550	521	248.00–275.00	267.20
8	550–600	577	274.00–279.00	277.20
11	600–650	613	240.00–245.00	243.02
2	650–700	698	231.00	231.00
5	700–750	705	238.50	238.50
4	750–800	783	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	262.00	262.00
2	500–550	510	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	312.00–338.00	326.84
2	650–700	653	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	443	294.00	294.00
16	500–550	522	235.00–278.00	268.50
2	550–600	598	236.00	236.00
5	650–700	680	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
1	150–200	175	1,100.00	1,100.00
2	250–300	263	395.00	395.00
19	300–350	324	390.00–417.00	401.96
25	350–400	376	375.00–402.00	394.56
18	400–450	427	342.00–380.00	372.48
16	450–500	477	322.00–329.00	328.16
20	500–550	503	290.00–322.00	315.50
12	550–600	575	261.00–289.00	275.18
3	600–650	612	252.00	252.00
18	650–700	668	245.00–267.00	257.46
13	800–850	815	227.00–243.00	239.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	509	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
2	100–150	100	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	281	392.00–420.00	398.79
5	500–550	520	282.00	282.00
4	600–650	611	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	142.00–147.00	144.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	100.00–137.00	120.85
11	—	1,677	152.00–173.00	161.87
9	—	1,432	138.00–149.00	143.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	114.00–121.00	116.87
2	—	978	119.50–123.00	121.34
10	—	1,020	93.00–111.00	104.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,052	120.00–129.00	123.79
8	—	1,229	128.00–134.00	130.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,204	130.00–138.00	135.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	159.00	159.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	874	110.50–159.00	118.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	998	105.00–120.00	113.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	828	104.00–215.00	201.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	874	99.00	99.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	94.00	94.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	758	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	810	86.00–92.50	89.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,062	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,921.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	678	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	723	950.00–1,135.00	1,079.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	658	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	745	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,005	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,020	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,633.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,060	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,126	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,181.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,065	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,005.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,925.00	1,925.00

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.