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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 23

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

← Sep 16Sep 23Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 643▲ 460 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 111▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 66▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower, both based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $221.06/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.14 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.

Average price

$221.06

66 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$34.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

vs SC average

−19.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	233.54	1,271	26
Medium and Large 2	535	222.05	1,189	24
Medium and Large 3	547	199.29	1,090	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale66 hd

221.06

—

SC average6 barns · 168 hd

217.20

+3.85

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−19.03

This barn, trailing median34 sales

357.19

−136.14

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 $401.14, low $294.82, median $357.19 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	—	Average	1,328	138.18	1,835	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	114.71	1,483	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,609	111.31	1,791	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	107.39	1,196	34

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,262	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,108	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$786	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$1,708	3thin

Every lot

99 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	273.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,021	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	285.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,197	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	942	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	227.46/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,042	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,196	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	270.41/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,309	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	238.84/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,230	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	231.02/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,342	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	201.12/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,233	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	223.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,389	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,290	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	273.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	760	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	231.63/cwt	225.00–245.00	757	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	242.26/cwt	225.00–250.00	879	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	213.39/cwt	205.00–220.00	790	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	255.91/cwt	252.50–265.00	970	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	241.22/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,003	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	252.80/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,082	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	212.51/cwt	205.00–220.00	920	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	230.34/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,087	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	207.21/cwt	195.00–215.00	993	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	226.37/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,164	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	196.59/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,034	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	232.91/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,265	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	238.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,323	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	221.63/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,257	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	202.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,164	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	577	206.72/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,193	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	613	202.43/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,241	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	191.67/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,179	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	217.33/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,354	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	653	195.04/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,274	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,292	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	247.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	565	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	278.33/cwt	265.00–285.00	654	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	723	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	312.84/cwt	300.00–325.00	870	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	279	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	949	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	674	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	316	333.99/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,055	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	215.08/cwt	205.00–225.00	705	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	294.88/cwt	290.00–305.00	982	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	278.10/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,032	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	224.73/cwt	215.00–235.00	843	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	274.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,136	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	264.73/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,104	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	233.34/cwt	225.00–240.00	996	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,248	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	217.02/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,050	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	244.96/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,188	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	220.78/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,071	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	230.21/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,209	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	199.90/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,135	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	226.64/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,292	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	209.17/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,192	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,339	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	200.04/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,260	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	210.03/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,405	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,073	125.59/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,348	3
Bulls	—	—	1,519	147.63/cwt	139.00–153.00	2,242	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	112.68/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,254	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	100.69/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,123	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	109.43/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,332	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	116.58/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,539	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	108.41/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,665	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	118.56/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,122	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	895	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	859	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,044	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,285	102.70/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,320	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	763	785.57/head	750.00–820.00	786	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	795	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	860	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	880	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,107	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,488.44/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	795	1,542.14/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,542	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,040.00/head	2,040.00–2,040.00	2,040	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages

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

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

Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC

Mon Sep 23, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 643Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 66Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	225.00	225.00
6	350–400	370	205.00–220.00	213.39
6	400–450	433	205.00–220.00	212.51
7	450–500	479	195.00–215.00	207.21
9	500–550	526	185.00–205.00	196.59
7	550–600	574	190.00–210.00	202.75
3	600–650	615	185.00–205.00	191.67
2	650–700	663	190.00–200.00	194.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	235.00	235.00
1	250–300	285	245.00	245.00
3	300–350	327	225.00–245.00	231.63
8	350–400	363	225.00–250.00	242.26
15	400–450	416	225.00–245.00	241.22
12	450–500	472	220.00–240.00	230.34
14	500–550	514	215.00–230.00	226.37
6	550–600	567	215.00–230.00	221.63
4	600–650	623	210.00–225.00	217.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	270.00–275.00	273.38
16	350–400	379	252.50–265.00	255.91
11	400–450	428	250.00–255.00	252.80
23	500–550	543	232.50–235.00	232.91
3	550–600	555	235.00–240.00	238.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
3	550–600	577	205.00–210.00	206.72
4	600–650	613	195.00–205.00	202.43
2	650–700	653	185.00–205.00	195.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	438	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	458	220.00–235.00	227.46
1	550–600	580	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	613	195.00–207.50	201.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
5	350–400	374	265.00–275.00	273.10
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
3	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	251.72
8	500–550	515	236.00–250.00	238.84
14	550–600	581	225.00–247.50	231.02
4	600–650	621	220.00–225.00	223.72
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	420	275.00–290.00	285.00
12	450–500	484	270.00–272.50	270.41
3	550–600	555	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	240.00–255.00	247.75
2	250–300	293	225.00–235.00	229.96
2	300–350	328	205.00–225.00	215.08
2	350–400	375	215.00–235.00	224.73
3	400–450	427	225.00–240.00	233.34
5	450–500	484	210.00–225.00	217.02
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
3	550–600	568	192.50–212.50	199.90
2	600–650	630	195.00–205.00	200.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	265.00–285.00	278.33
2	250–300	273	265.00	265.00
8	350–400	371	265.00–285.00	278.10
16	400–450	417	255.00–267.50	264.73
10	450–500	485	235.00–265.00	244.96
22	500–550	525	220.00–235.00	230.21
3	550–600	570	225.00–230.00	226.64
2	600–650	623	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	669	205.00–215.00	210.03
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	330.00–350.00	340.00
5	300–350	316	325.00–345.00	333.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00–325.00	312.84
6	300–350	333	290.00–305.00	294.88
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
8	400–450	414	270.00–285.00	274.32
2	450–500	458	270.00–275.00	272.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	485	215.00–225.00	220.78
3	550–600	570	207.50–210.00	209.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	104.00	104.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	96.00	96.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	92.00	92.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,285	92.00–108.00	102.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	750.00–820.00	785.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	107.00	107.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,542.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,040.00	2,040.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	93.00–114.00	108.41
2	—	1,790	118.00–119.00	118.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,320	113.00–125.00	116.58
6	—	1,217	106.00–112.00	109.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	109.00–117.00	112.68
15	—	1,115	85.00–108.00	100.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	139.00–153.00	147.63
3	—	1,073	115.00–132.00	125.59

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.