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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 28

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,032 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 1,203▼ 99 vs year ago 1,131 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 188▲ 3 vs year ago 219 · +1.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 237▲ 85 vs year ago 111 · +76.6%

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. All classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 25.00 lower with instances of 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair, demand moderate.

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 $323.61/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −66.74 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$323.61

79 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$50.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs TN average

−51.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	329.37	1,819	70
Medium and Large 2-3	555	278.83	1,547	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.53/cwt here — about $272 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 sale79 hd

323.61

—

TN average13 barns · 691 hd

325.35

−1.74

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−51.28

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−66.74

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 $429.07, low $319.92, median $390.36 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	—	High	1,658	187.04	3,102	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	164.66	2,368	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	154.72	1,920	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,204	135.13	1,626	66

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

111 lots · USDA AMS · Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

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 1-2	282	419.72/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,184	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	306	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,377	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	415.67/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,355	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	343.56/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,144	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	422.50/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,627	2
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	344.81/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,396	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	406.14/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,763	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	395.27/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,846	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	327.20/cwt	250.00–360.00	1,557	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	323.88/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,684	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	355.26/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,876	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	345.15/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,002	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	302.07/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,752	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	350.88/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,228	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	328.93/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,092	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	655	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,309	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,465	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	331.98/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,208	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,484	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	321.75/cwt	300.00–326.00	2,452	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	335.67/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,575	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	976	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,074	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	383.00/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,183	8
Heifers	300–350	Small 1-2	310	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	791	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	339	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,458	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	342	336.93/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,152	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	378	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,512	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	370.80/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,409	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	381	309.76/cwt	235.00–330.00	1,180	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	312.26/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,293	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	364.11/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,555	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,685	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	440	339.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,494	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	281.45/cwt	230.00–320.00	1,337	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	477	325.03/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,550	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	371.94/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,782	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	352.69/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,707	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	340.99/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,794	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	298.38/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,581	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	531	313.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,665	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	269.06/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,526	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	325.39/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,874	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,004	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	588	300.21/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,765	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	311.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,912	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	628	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,743	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	236.80/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,492	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,181	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	294.32/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,957	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	675	256.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,733	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,615	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	755	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,774	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,104	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,662	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,395	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,405	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	403.66/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,514	20
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	341.60/cwt	275.00–380.00	1,288	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	394.74/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,666	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	436	323.98/cwt	275.00–355.00	1,413	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	378.36/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,805	33
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	343.29/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,637	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	300.42/cwt	230.00–320.00	1,574	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	342.96/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,804	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	551	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,923	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	290.29/cwt	247.50–310.00	1,658	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	325.71/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,905	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	608	324.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,970	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	232.93/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,465	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	291.30/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,844	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	239.92/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,595	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	261.24/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,774	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	733	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,089	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	260.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,906	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	234.93/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,797	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	779	202.51/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,578	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	237.31/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,932	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	172.42/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,578	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	176.35/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,927	5
Bulls	—	—	1,668	189.48/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,161	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	144.20/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,655	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	154.56/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,805	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	132.57/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,563	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	112.92/cwt	107.50–118.00	1,352	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	165.75/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,065	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,794	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	155.08/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,954	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,995	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	171.16/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,451	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	162.98/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,349	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

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

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

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Tue Oct 28, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,032Last week 1,203Year ago 1,131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 188Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 237Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	400.00–430.00	419.72
8	300–350	326	400.00–430.00	415.67
2	350–400	385	415.00–430.00	422.50
4	400–450	434	390.00–415.00	406.14
12	450–500	467	380.00–405.00	395.27
13	500–550	528	350.00–365.00	355.26
11	550–600	580	330.00–355.00	345.15
13	600–650	636	315.00–332.50	328.93
5	650–700	665	315.00–340.00	331.98
12	750–800	762	300.00–326.00	321.75
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	635	350.00–352.00	350.88
17	650–700	659	374.00	374.00
7	700–750	746	333.00	333.00
18	750–800	767	335.00–336.00	335.67
9	950–1000	976	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	655	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	300.00–385.00	343.56
2	400–450	405	330.00–360.00	344.81
9	450–500	476	250.00–360.00	327.20
4	500–550	520	300.00–345.00	323.88
5	550–600	580	285.00–315.00	302.07
2	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
8	300–350	309	375.00–395.00	383.00
12	350–400	380	360.00–385.00	370.80
17	400–450	427	350.00–375.00	364.11
17	450–500	484	350.00–360.00	352.69
26	500–550	526	330.00–345.00	340.99
23	550–600	576	315.00–335.00	325.39
6	600–650	614	300.00–320.00	311.48
8	650–700	665	290.00–305.00	294.32
2	750–800	758	275.00–280.00	277.51
1	850–900	870	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	342	310.00–360.00	336.93
7	350–400	381	235.00–330.00	309.76
6	400–450	414	300.00–340.00	312.26
6	450–500	475	230.00–320.00	281.45
3	500–550	530	285.00–320.00	298.38
6	550–600	567	225.00–305.00	269.06
3	600–650	630	230.00–240.00	236.80
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	723	220.00–225.00	223.32
2	750–800	773	210.00–220.00	214.98
1	850–900	895	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	378	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	432	390.00	390.00
13	450–500	479	370.00–375.00	371.94
6	550–600	581	345.00	345.00
11	650–700	664	328.50	328.50
9	750–800	775	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	320.00–345.00	339.53
3	450–500	477	315.00–335.00	325.03
10	500–550	531	300.00–320.00	313.50
5	550–600	588	285.00–305.00	300.21
2	600–650	628	275.00–280.00	277.53
3	650–700	675	250.00–270.00	256.72
2	750–800	755	230.00–240.00	235.03
1	850–900	855	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	250.00–260.00	255.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	408	420.00	420.00
5	600–650	608	320.00–330.00	324.06
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	733	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	405.00	405.00
20	350–400	375	395.00–420.00	403.66
17	400–450	422	380.00–405.00	394.74
33	450–500	477	360.00–385.00	378.36
8	500–550	526	335.00–355.00	342.96
14	550–600	585	315.00–329.00	325.71
7	600–650	633	280.00–310.00	291.30
11	650–700	679	255.00–270.00	261.24
3	700–750	733	250.00–270.00	260.09
2	750–800	765	225.00–245.00	234.93
4	800–850	814	220.00–250.00	237.31
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	551	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	275.00–380.00	341.60
10	400–450	436	275.00–355.00	323.98
9	450–500	477	335.00–355.00	343.29
14	500–550	524	230.00–320.00	300.42
10	550–600	571	247.50–310.00	290.29
7	600–650	629	215.00–255.00	232.93
4	650–700	665	210.00–250.00	239.92
4	750–800	779	190.00–215.00	202.51
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	915	165.00–180.00	172.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,441	152.00–167.00	162.98
1	—	1,425	140.00	140.00
10	—	1,432	168.00–176.00	171.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,148	135.00–148.00	144.20
8	—	1,246	164.00–168.00	165.75
47	—	1,260	149.00–163.00	155.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	153.00–156.00	154.56
5	—	1,197	107.50–118.00	112.92
21	—	1,253	140.00–150.00	143.21
38	—	1,179	120.00–139.00	132.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	199.00	199.00
17	—	1,668	184.00–194.00	189.48
5	—	1,660	172.00–182.00	176.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.