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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 2

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,398 head

▲ 315 vs last sale 1,083▼ 441 vs year ago 1,839 · −24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 97▼ 59 vs year ago 87 · −67.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 17▼ 452 vs year ago 474 · −95.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing between 600 to 700 pounds traded mostly 20.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers or heavier weight steers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Steer calves traded mostly 20.00 higher and heifers traded sharply higher with the largest advances on 500-600 pound heifers. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive with a large portion of the supply consisting of the Texas Angus Calf Special, those cattle were tagged value added.

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 $425.97/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.90 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$425.97

72 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$87.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.23

vs TX average

−3.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	434.48	2,391	65
Medium and Large 1-2	599	347.00	2,079	7thin

One grade step is worth $87.48/cwt here — about $313 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 sale72 hd

425.97

—

TX average2 barns · 119 hd

400.74

+25.23

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−3.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+1.90

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 across 30 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	1,350	179.06	2,417	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	154.10	1,789	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	149.43	1,730	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,688	141.50	2,388	2thin

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)	1,220	$3,590	84
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$3,370	66
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$3,194	111
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$2,967	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,760	130
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,354	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,142	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,058	$3,854	481
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,031	$3,535	198
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,558	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$4,934	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$4,019	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,068	$2,850	8

Every lot

83 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	528.76/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,713	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	504.78/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,913	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,651	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	467.68/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,016	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	434.48/cwt	431.00–445.00	2,003	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	455.40/cwt	449.00–462.50	2,163	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,372	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,078	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,356	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,494	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	594	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,210	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,079	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	606	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,945	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,571	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,540	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,163	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	359.31/cwt	359.00–362.00	2,461	75
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,224	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,495	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	336.75/cwt	336.75–336.75	2,596	78
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	774	315.15/cwt	313.00–316.00	2,439	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	876	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,777	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,934	263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,406	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,066	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,392	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	457.75/cwt	442.50–467.50	1,648	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,295	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	412	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,821	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	425.63/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,826	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,725	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	478	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,807	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	410.17/cwt	409.00–411.00	2,096	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,742	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	379.30/cwt	371.00–385.00	2,135	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	327.36/cwt	314.00–338.00	1,853	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	356.93/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,070	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,778	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	312.60/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,897	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	337.02/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,127	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,930	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	694	309.45/cwt	308.00–314.00	2,148	29
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	268.17/cwt	266.00–272.00	2,658	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,612	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,832	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,151	174.96/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,014	6
Bulls	—	—	1,400	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,506	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	185.43/cwt	184.00–187.00	3,019	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,696	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,870	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	149.43/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,730	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	150.88/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,767	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,353	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,410	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,558	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	4,933.96/head	4,700.00–4,950.00	4,934	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,565	4,019.38/head	3,950.00–4,050.00	4,019	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	2,966.51/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,967	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	2,353.92/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,354	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	3,420.56/head	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,421	56
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,162	2,141.94/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,142	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	2,580.56/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,581	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,087.05/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,087	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	3,589.90/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,590	84
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	2,693.88/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,694	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,274	3,379.48/head	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,379	81
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	2,787.24/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,787	113
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	963	194.51/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,873	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	208.40/cwt	207.00–211.00	2,240	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,260	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,255	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,436	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	19
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	43
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,034	3,613.97/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,614	155
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	3,893.47/head	3,700.00–4,250.00	3,893	462

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages

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

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

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Dec 2, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,398Last week 1,083Year ago 1,839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 97Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 474

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
20	350–400	360	442.50–467.50	457.75
14	400–450	429	420.00–430.00	425.63
49	500–550	511	409.00–411.00	410.17
31	550–600	580	353.00–361.00	356.93
11	950–1000	991	266.00–272.00	268.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	315	442.00	442.00
3	500–550	528	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	566	314.00–338.00	327.36
18	600–650	607	311.00–318.00	312.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	635	304.00	304.00
29	650–700	694	308.00–314.00	309.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	478	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	583	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	309	345.00	345.00
12	350–400	381	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	448	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	470	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	412	442.00	442.00
15	550–600	563	371.00–385.00	379.30
34	600–650	631	336.00–338.00	337.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	324	525.00–535.00	528.76
10	350–400	379	500.00–510.00	504.78
32	400–450	431	455.00–495.00	467.68
8	450–500	461	431.00–445.00	434.48
3	500–550	548	430.00	430.00
27	550–600	568	439.00	439.00
4	600–650	635	400.00	400.00
75	650–700	685	359.00–362.00	359.31
78	750–800	771	336.75	336.75
263	900–950	942	311.50	311.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	475	449.00–462.50	455.40
26	500–550	527	450.00	450.00
40	600–650	618	416.00	416.00
7	700–750	715	349.00	349.00
25	850–900	876	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	355.00	355.00
11	700–750	706	315.00	315.00
18	750–800	774	313.00–316.00	315.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
16	350–400	396	417.00	417.00
7	550–600	599	347.00	347.00
7	600–650	641	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	606	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	465	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	382.00	382.00
4	550–600	594	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	477.00	477.00
7	350–400	384	477.00	477.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	28	—	1,122	4,700.00–4,950.00	4,933.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,400	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,565	3,950.00–4,050.00	4,019.38

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)	84	—	1,220	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,589.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,162	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,141.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	—	1,156	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,420.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	113	—	1,327	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,787.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	81	—	1,274	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,379.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,153	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,966.51

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)	10	—	1,205	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,087.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,273	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,693.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,153	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,353.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,179	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,580.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	168.00	168.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	179.00	179.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,075	207.00–211.00	208.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	194.00–195.00	194.51
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,068	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,558	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,018	3,250.00	3,250.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	895	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	155	—	1,034	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,613.97
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	462	—	1,065	3,700.00–4,250.00	3,893.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,158	146.00–154.00	149.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,785	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	167.00	167.00
4	—	1,171	148.00–155.00	150.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	168.00–178.00	174.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,935	191.00	191.00
2	—	1,628	184.00–187.00	185.43

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.