Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

7,616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.83/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 421 lb · 105 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.44/cwt -5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 518 lb · 75 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $186.65/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 371 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,616	7,479	5,422
Feeder cattle	5,709	5,976	4,136
Slaughter cattle	1,081	732	630
Replacement cattle	826	771	656

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	160.00	$160.00	$240	—
200–249	225	25	175.00–220.00	$205.89	$463	-2.65
250–299	275	36	162.00–220.00	$204.74	$563	+7.33
300–349	325	62	175.00–220.00	$199.52	$648	+13.10
350–399	371	74	164.00–215.00	$186.65	$692	+2.40
400–449	421	73	160.00–190.00	$179.02	$754	-1.41
450–499	471	72	135.00–187.50	$172.77	$814	-2.10
500–549	524	70	137.50–183.50	$166.05	$870	-4.00
550–595	578	23	145.00–165.00	$156.53	$905	-5.46
600–649	622	40	130.00–165.00	$149.86	$932	-3.82
650–695	672	16	130.00–163.00	$151.39	$1,017	+1.29
700–745	715	11	127.00–160.00	$140.09	$1,002	-9.89
750–795	783	5	120.00–142.50	$133.07	$1,042	-3.91
800–845	819	5	118.00–134.00	$126.10	$1,033	+0.10
860	860	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,058	—
900	900	1	107.00	$107.00	$963	-5.92
950–995	973	6	97.00–118.00	$111.46	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	180.00–186.00	$183.10	$399	+1.10
250–295	276	9	170.00–210.00	$189.06	$522	+1.30
295 value added	295	4	217.50	$217.50	$642	—
300–340	319	7	170.00–183.00	$178.22	$569	-6.81
361 value added	361	9	197.50	$197.50	$713	±0.00
350–395	369	7	162.00–181.00	$176.83	$653	-15.89
405–449	436	31	164.00–181.00	$173.29	$756	-0.91
441–443 value added	442	19	170.00–186.00	$181.72	$803	-5.16
450–487	467	20	152.50–181.00	$170.02	$794	-2.13
473 value added	473	5	178.00	$178.00	$842	-3.69
506–518 value added	511	13	159.00–180.50	$172.19	$880	-4.79
500–549	529	27	155.00–173.50	$169.21	$895	+0.12
554 value added	554	9	183.50	$183.50	$1,017	+22.62
559–598	576	38	149.00–170.00	$163.96	$944	+9.06
618–630	619	36	134.00–167.00	$161.00	$997	+3.98
612–637 value added	631	9	155.00–156.50	$156.18	$985	-0.78
654–656	655	16	147.00–155.50	$149.65	$980	-0.54
665–677 value added	667	10	159.00–163.00	$162.19	$1,082	+15.30
706–742	732	47	136.00–154.00	$149.49	$1,094	+9.23
752 value added	752	6	147.00	$147.00	$1,105	+2.00
787	787	5	143.50	$143.50	$1,129	+2.13
850	850	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$1,041	-11.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	135.00	$135.00	$250	—
215–245	230	4	130.00–171.00	$154.23	$355	+14.71
255–295	275	12	140.00–190.00	$161.71	$445	-9.68
310–345	329	11	125.00–182.00	$166.12	$547	-0.26
350–395	380	15	140.00–180.00	$166.74	$634	-6.74
400–445	423	22	130.00–175.00	$160.62	$679	+2.40
450–495	473	19	128.00–175.00	$158.18	$748	-1.83
500–535	523	6	142.00–163.00	$154.24	$807	+10.38
560–580	570	3	126.00–148.00	$134.77	$768	-15.56
600–645	630	3	136.00–160.00	$148.63	$936	+16.30
670–680	675	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$847	-9.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	8	170.00–190.00	$181.09	$407	+11.68
250–299	273	13	140.00–170.00	$155.19	$424	+12.19
300–349	326	8	140.00–174.00	$155.42	$507	-12.57
350–399	377	20	137.50–167.50	$152.69	$576	-13.21
400–410	405	2	144.00–160.00	$152.10	$616	+6.89
450–499	472	17	121.00–167.00	$154.56	$730	+14.56
595	595	1	140.00	$140.00	$833	—
755	755	1	90.00	$90.00	$680	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–190	188	2	150.00	$150.00	$282	—
200–249	229	25	141.00–185.00	$166.47	$381	+11.97
250–299	274	38	140.00–177.50	$157.17	$431	+6.20
300–349	324	48	131.00–170.00	$153.02	$496	+1.25
350–399	374	69	131.00–166.00	$149.10	$558	-2.10
400–449	421	105	129.00–165.00	$145.83	$614	-3.50
450–499	474	71	130.00–153.00	$142.40	$675	-1.52
500–549	518	74	115.00–151.00	$137.61	$713	-5.56
545	545	1	125.00	$125.00	$681	-18.17
550–595	572	26	120.00–144.00	$136.80	$782	-5.04
610	610	1	127.50	$127.50	$778	-1.78
600–649	623	48	115.00–143.00	$130.05	$810	+0.77
650–695	668	17	115.00–143.00	$130.06	$869	-3.32
700–745	721	31	100.00–144.00	$130.78	$943	+11.44
755–795	783	8	83.00–124.00	$112.57	$881	—
805–835	817	3	104.00–114.00	$107.63	$879	-2.37
850	850	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,122	+35.91
915	915	1	87.00	$87.00	$796	-33.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	276	8	145.00–162.00	$151.73	$419	-12.23
335–338	338	7	152.00–156.00	$155.43	$525	+4.92
350–398	382	44	140.00–165.00	$151.76	$580	+5.88
401–445	415	18	134.00–156.00	$144.44	$599	+0.85
400–433 value added	420	18	142.00–165.00	$153.98	$647	-0.90
450–490	476	28	130.00–155.50	$146.03	$695	-0.77
478 value added	478	4	140.00	$140.00	$669	-8.94
505–543	533	29	130.00–151.00	$141.55	$754	+2.57
528–542 value added	539	9	135.50–140.00	$139.02	$749	-12.39
561–576	567	22	139.00–147.50	$144.18	$818	+4.92
585 value added	585	2	135.00	$135.00	$790	-1.64
600–646 value added	618	20	132.00–143.00	$136.73	$845	+2.73
615–647	643	47	133.00–148.50	$147.16	$946	+8.96
650	650	1	116.00	$116.00	$754	-19.75
650–663 value added	656	13	131.00–144.00	$136.88	$898	—
701–746 value added	718	16	133.00–144.00	$139.71	$1,003	+4.71
710–742	725	15	115.00–134.00	$131.80	$956	+31.80
773 value added	773	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,020	+2.00
765–785	780	11	112.50–133.00	$122.52	$956	+2.52
855–890	873	2	100.00–106.00	$102.94	$899	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	145.00	$145.00	$210	—
170–195	185	3	110.00–175.00	$134.06	$248	—
200–225	216	5	130.00–152.50	$137.94	$298	+9.47
255–295	272	8	128.00–149.00	$140.57	$382	+5.43
300–345	319	14	116.00–150.00	$136.18	$434	+0.30
350–395	376	28	120.00–150.00	$138.19	$520	+2.25
400–445	420	21	114.00–142.00	$131.36	$552	-0.30
450–495	471	21	115.00–145.00	$130.93	$617	+0.18
500–540	521	14	116.00–139.00	$130.18	$678	+2.10
550–595	573	17	110.00–138.00	$123.80	$709	-3.14
600–625	608	7	110.00–125.00	$118.02	$718	-4.49
655–685	669	7	100.00–119.00	$111.70	$747	-0.82
730–735	733	2	90.00–105.00	$97.53	$715	-2.47
795	795	1	90.00	$90.00	$716	—
805	805	1	100.00	$100.00	$805	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	224	15	114.00–155.00	$139.73	$313	+6.68
250–299	275	8	114.00–135.00	$127.49	$351	-0.42
305–315	310	2	100.00–110.00	$104.92	$325	+15.10
350–399	375	23	110.00–138.00	$122.94	$461	-1.75
400–449	425	14	100.00–137.00	$123.64	$525	+11.97
450–499	475	19	115.00–136.00	$124.42	$591	+5.38
500–545	523	11	85.00–125.00	$114.15	$597	+34.15
550–599	574	24	80.00–130.00	$117.48	$674	-5.63
600–649	620	5	95.00–115.00	$104.35	$647	—
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	5	168.00–190.00	$176.36	$420	—
255–295	272	3	172.00–210.00	$187.94	$511	+13.29
300–345	327	12	170.00–202.00	$186.14	$609	+19.35
350–399	375	27	123.00–204.00	$167.76	$629	-8.26
400–445	422	40	155.00–180.00	$170.46	$719	+8.82
450–499	474	36	140.00–177.00	$159.47	$756	-1.96
500–549	522	41	120.00–170.00	$149.30	$779	-7.04
550–585	568	12	130.00–164.00	$153.07	$869	+1.83
605–640	621	9	119.00–154.00	$136.12	$845	+7.53
650–699	668	20	115.00–138.00	$128.18	$856	+12.63
715	715	1	126.00	$126.00	$901	-6.02
755	755	1	130.00	$130.00	$982	+4.00
1020	1020	1	85.00	$85.00	$867	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	142.00–165.00	$154.27	$347	+34.27
255–295	278	8	130.00–168.00	$157.09	$437	-6.96
300–345	323	9	132.00–170.00	$157.16	$508	+21.76
350–395	368	14	120.00–168.00	$155.35	$572	+21.14
400–445	421	15	126.00–165.00	$150.64	$634	+6.82
450–495	477	17	130.00–165.00	$145.19	$693	-9.98
505–540	524	11	121.00–140.00	$131.60	$690	-7.57
555–590	575	3	125.00–135.00	$129.09	$742	-18.23
615–630	622	3	119.00–130.00	$126.28	$785	-1.08
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	-3.10
735	735	1	115.00	$115.00	$845	+23.67
795	795	1	108.00	$108.00	$859	+3.00
810–823	820	4	90.00–100.00	$92.47	$758	-17.53
885–890	888	2	80.00–90.00	$84.99	$755	-20.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	185.00	$185.00	$435	+30.20
265	265	2	180.00–206.00	$193.00	$511	+5.50
305	305	2	171.00–207.00	$189.00	$576	+25.85
355–395	374	10	168.00–182.00	$175.98	$658	+8.54
400–430	421	11	137.50–170.00	$157.42	$663	-18.56
450–485	469	5	135.00–157.00	$150.45	$706	-15.13
500–535	514	7	140.00–145.00	$142.04	$730	-17.30
635–640	638	2	136.00–138.00	$137.00	$874	-7.00
665–680	673	2	128.00–141.00	$134.43	$905	-4.57
705–745	725	2	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$946	-7.04
820	820	2	97.50	$97.50	$800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	323	4	130.00–150.00	$142.02	$459	+1.09
355–380	367	7	135.00–150.00	$144.31	$530	+4.31
400–445	424	7	75.00–157.00	$124.25	$527	+1.68
480–490	483	3	70.00–135.00	$111.83	$540	-9.56
515	515	1	117.00	$117.00	$603	-10.00
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640	640	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	600.00	$600.00	—
1385	1385	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	-500.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1725	1103	80-85%	230	53.00–87.00	$71.43	$788	+2.73
900–1775	1257	80-85%	166	66.00–89.50	$79.17	$995	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–1040	814	85-90%	9	15.00–45.00	$32.26	$263	—
600–1230	838	85-90%	77	15.00–67.50	$44.23	$371	—
775–1320	1023	85-90%	184	40.00–77.50	$61.23	$626	+2.86
900–1465	1115	85-90%	35	66.00–80.00	$73.39	$818	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–2040	1206	75-80%	15	55.00–80.00	$68.92	$831	+0.56
1300–1610	1475	75-80%	12	65.00–79.00	$74.32	$1,096	+1.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1240	19	84.50–96.00	$91.64	$1,136	—
890–2075	1528	31	70.00–108.00	$90.60	$1,384	—
1500–2000	1741	18	100.00–113.00	$108.29	$1,885	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2015	1460	22	63.00–109.00	$88.26	$1,289	—
1500–2205	1831	19	93.00–110.50	$102.97	$1,885	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1480	1258	4	55.00–70.00	$64.65	$813	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1350	1225	2	81.00–84.00	$82.35	$1,009	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–750 fancy	675	(<2 yrs)	Open	96	1,225.00–1,500.00	$1,377.78
720	720	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00
840–905	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–750.00	$698.14

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	460.00–590.00	$537.30

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
785–875	808	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–735.00	$600.12
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
745–1035	827	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	685.00–860.00	$771.59
700–1100	831	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–1,075.00	$803.91
930–1110	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	650.00–885.00	$835.61
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
875–1430	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	850.00–1,150.00	$1,036.12
785–1450	1176	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	575.00–1,600.00	$1,196.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1030	947	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	550.00–800.00	$707.38
850–1250	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	750.00–1,360.00	$1,000.79
990–1090	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	720.00–840.00	$782.88
1040–1070	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	870.00–1,060.00	$963.65
1000–1175	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,086.49
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1265–1440	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,050.00	$977.73

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	400.00–735.00	$599.19
750–1100	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	500.00–800.00	$650.74

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1050	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	500.00–1,075.00	$866.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	740.00	$740.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695–855	773	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–975.00	$917.40	—
815	815	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
770–890	849	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	775.00–1,000.00	$897.47	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
975–1325	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,216.03	+91.03
900–1300	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,200.00–1,725.00	$1,524.77	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1015	897	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,040.00–1,250.00	$1,162.83	—
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,146.34	+102.44
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,900.00	$1,900.00	+856.10
815–1610	1403	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	800.00–1,150.00	$1,076.45	—
1690–1775	1733	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,574.39	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	650.00–1,050.00	$911.15	+203.85

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	540.00	$540.00	—

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.