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Dickson Livestock Auction

Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 31

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

845 head

▼ 595 vs last sale 1,440▼ 263 vs year ago 1,108 · −23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 65▼ 48 vs year ago 105 · −45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 22▼ 18 vs year ago 37 · −48.6%

Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $8.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$12.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$15.00 lower, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$6.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

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 $357.83/cwt on 62 head, down $13.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −71.48 against this barn's trailing median of $429.31.

Average price

$357.83

▼ 13.90 vs prior sale

62 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$30.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs TN average

−13.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	363.25	2,012	51
Medium and Large 2	554	332.71	1,843	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.54/cwt here — about $169 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 sale62 hd

357.83

—

TN average14 barns · 417 hd

359.28

−1.45

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−13.56

This barn, trailing median34 sales

429.31

−71.48

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $350.65, median $429.31 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	1,735	190.16	3,299	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	165.58	2,214	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	156.87	1,861	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	129.13	1,332	12

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$3,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,580	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,781	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,521	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$2,388	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,334	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,660	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

104 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	530.95/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,396	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	512.30/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,639	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	431.67/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,468	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,696	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	416.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,755	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,683	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	426.21/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,990	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	352.28/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,687	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	391.47/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,883	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	402.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,073	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	362.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,872	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	339.71/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,787	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	357.28/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,026	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	328.71/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,874	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	364.59/cwt	357.00–367.00	2,224	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	314.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,952	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	337.46/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,116	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	294.94/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,941	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	325.22/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,153	16
Steers	650–700	Small 1	670	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,090	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	311.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,259	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	759	320.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,433	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	309.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,387	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,531	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	841	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,725	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,582	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	877	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,684	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	929	293.25/cwt	293.25–293.25	2,724	53
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,632	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	977	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,029	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	404.56/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,129	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	349.57/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,091	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,349	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	400.35/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,493	21
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	341.66/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,445	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	360.97/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,552	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	307.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,393	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	347.46/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,654	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	338.89/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,762	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	323.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,703	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	351.10/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,889	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	327.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,884	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	319.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,849	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	329.01/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,043	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	313.81/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,134	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	306.23/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,205	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	826	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,313	16
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,606	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,364	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	427.03/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,379	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	509.71/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,651	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	348.55/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,311	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	419.43/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,632	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	365.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,515	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,364	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	336.76/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,579	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	372.02/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,789	9
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	483	306.53/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,481	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	317.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,655	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	340.08/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,782	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	320.42/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,830	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	317.88/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,980	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	290.98/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,833	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	311.77/cwt	307.00–320.00	2,064	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,005	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	276.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,970	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	300.94/cwt	292.00–305.00	2,179	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	276.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,160	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	246.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,169	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,233	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	235.97/cwt	232.00–240.00	2,414	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	188.23/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,238	6
Bulls	—	—	1,728	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	175.12/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,126	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	126.04/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,282	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	132.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,375	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,527	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	145.11/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,567	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,095	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,653	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	156.98/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,863	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	168.17/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,169	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	166.46/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,226	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,749	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,780.90/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,781	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	1,911.67/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,912	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,704.86/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,705	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,334.47/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,334	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,520.66/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,521	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 →

Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

Mon Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 1,440Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 65Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	340	420.00–455.00	431.67
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	443	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	479	335.00–360.00	352.28
4	500–550	526	320.00–350.00	339.71
7	550–600	570	320.00–337.00	328.71
9	600–650	621	300.00–325.00	314.30
2	650–700	658	280.00–310.00	294.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	467	425.00–435.00	426.21
6	500–550	515	400.00–415.00	402.43
28	600–650	610	357.00–367.00	364.59
18	750–800	759	320.00–325.00	320.55
60	800–850	841	324.00	324.00
11	850–900	877	306.00	306.00
53	900–950	929	293.25	293.25
53	950–1000	977	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	500.00–565.00	530.95
2	300–350	320	500.00–525.00	512.30
8	350–400	357	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	421	400.00–420.00	416.83
18	450–500	481	370.00–415.00	391.47
7	500–550	517	350.00–370.00	362.05
38	550–600	567	340.00–367.00	357.28
15	600–650	627	327.00–350.00	337.46
16	650–700	662	320.00–345.00	325.22
26	700–750	726	300.00–320.00	311.15
7	750–800	770	300.00–315.00	309.97
2	800–850	838	302.00	302.00
2	850–900	855	302.00	302.00
2	900–950	940	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
5	300–350	323	425.00–430.00	427.03
9	350–400	376	340.00–370.00	348.55
2	400–450	433	315.00	315.00
12	450–500	469	335.00–345.00	336.76
7	500–550	522	300.00–320.00	317.07
2	600–650	630	290.00–292.00	290.98
1	650–700	675	297.00	297.00
3	700–750	712	270.00–280.00	276.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	324	505.00–520.00	509.71
6	350–400	389	400.00–430.00	419.43
8	400–450	415	350.00–375.00	365.08
9	450–500	481	350.00–390.00	372.02
10	500–550	524	330.00–355.00	340.08
21	550–600	571	300.00–335.00	320.42
13	600–650	623	300.00–335.00	317.88
6	650–700	662	307.00–320.00	311.77
9	700–750	724	292.00–305.00	300.94
4	750–800	782	275.00–280.00	276.27
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
4	850–900	881	245.00–250.00	246.23
1	900–950	930	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	950	235.00	235.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	232.00–240.00	235.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	270.00–345.00	306.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	538	350.00–355.00	351.10
16	800–850	826	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	320.00–370.00	349.57
2	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	423	325.00–357.00	341.66
2	450–500	453	300.00–315.00	307.46
9	500–550	526	320.00–330.00	323.80
2	550–600	578	310.00–330.00	319.87
2	650–700	663	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	400.00–430.00	404.56
4	300–350	329	400.00–420.00	410.00
21	350–400	373	385.00–405.00	400.35
11	400–450	430	350.00–370.00	360.97
26	450–500	476	330.00–375.00	347.46
32	500–550	520	320.00–350.00	338.89
28	550–600	575	320.00–340.00	327.63
33	600–650	621	310.00–335.00	329.01
9	650–700	680	300.00–325.00	313.81
11	700–750	720	300.00–312.00	306.23
1	950–1000	965	270.00	270.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,580	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,334.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,520.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,704.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,780.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,911.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,850.00	3,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	167.00–170.00	168.17
2	—	1,080	143.00–147.00	145.11
8	—	1,187	152.00–161.00	156.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	174.00	174.00
7	—	1,337	163.00–171.00	166.46
1	—	1,095	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,038	132.00–135.00	132.48
5	—	1,017	122.00–127.00	126.04
1	—	1,075	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	174.00–176.00	175.12
2	—	1,728	210.00–212.00	211.00
6	—	1,720	185.00–192.00	188.23

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.