North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

1,902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.52/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 524 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.37/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 474 lb · 60 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.18/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 428 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,902	4,471	3,886
Feeder cattle	1,369	2,228	2,667
Slaughter cattle	308	676	835
Replacement cattle	19	81	129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 14. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 85.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 160.00 to 260.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	4	146.00–177.50	$169.20	$389	+26.55
250–295	267	13	136.00–180.00	$155.10	$414	+3.87
325 fancy	325	2	190.00	$190.00	$618	—
305–346	327	17	131.00–183.00	$155.40	$508	+3.34
350 value added	350	2	189.00	$189.00	$662	—
358–380	369	2	142.00–147.00	$144.57	$533	-11.17
352–395	372	16	130.00–188.00	$157.91	$587	+2.17
370–395 fancy	386	5	180.00–191.00	$185.16	$715	+16.16
400–446	423	30	130.00–188.00	$154.99	$656	+2.12
416–436 fancy	426	2	160.00–161.00	$160.51	$684	+0.06
450–495	478	14	146.00–175.00	$156.32	$747	-8.94
470–495 fancy	485	3	171.00–182.50	$177.25	$860	—
519 value added	519	5	170.00	$170.00	$882	+10.00
500–545	528	18	132.00–175.00	$157.07	$829	+3.02
556–576 value added	570	11	174.50–180.00	$176.47	$1,006	+23.47
550–595	575	27	146.00–177.00	$165.81	$953	+5.22
600–645	624	25	129.00–169.00	$156.15	$974	+12.94
640–645 fancy	643	2	170.00–172.00	$171.00	$1,100	—
650–690	666	11	128.00–163.00	$148.97	$992	+10.21
660–680 value added	670	6	160.00–168.00	$166.15	$1,113	—
705–710 value added	708	2	161.00–168.00	$164.49	$1,165	—
700–749	735	10	127.00–155.00	$147.37	$1,083	+7.37
750–770	760	2	132.00–151.00	$141.63	$1,076	+0.91
800–808	803	5	140.00–147.00	$142.82	$1,147	—
870	870	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,270	+18.98
873 value added	873	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,179	—
1025	1025	1	87.00	$87.00	$892	-28.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	140.00	$140.00	$266	+20.00
240	240	1	165.00	$165.00	$396	+35.52
270–295	283	2	117.00–118.00	$117.48	$332	-23.57
330–340	333	3	116.00–129.00	$123.69	$412	-19.05
355–395	372	10	116.00–147.50	$127.92	$476	-7.61
405–440	420	8	115.00–128.00	$120.59	$506	-0.60
507–525	510	7	125.00–145.00	$140.01	$714	-3.28
575	575	1	112.50	$112.50	$647	-29.80
635–645	640	2	114.00–141.00	$127.61	$817	+10.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–238	225	3	128.00–134.00	$132.13	$297	—
412	412	2	121.00	$121.00	$499	-15.07
415–425	420	2	141.00–142.50	$141.76	$595	+5.69
472–496	484	2	133.00–137.00	$135.05	$654	+4.55
560–563	563	6	138.00–143.00	$138.83	$782	—
665–685	675	2	137.00–142.50	$139.79	$944	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	109.00	$109.00	$322	-22.72
330	330	1	105.00	$105.00	$346	-18.81
385	385	1	108.00	$108.00	$416	-18.15
400–405	403	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$445	-5.42
520–530	525	2	107.00–110.00	$108.51	$570	-16.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–232	223	4	125.00–152.50	$137.68	$307	+2.46
250–295	266	8	127.00–155.00	$139.13	$370	+4.90
335–345	340	2	124.00–148.00	$136.18	$463	+0.55
350–395	373	22	126.00–154.00	$138.83	$518	+1.85
405–445 fancy	427	6	149.00–157.00	$151.02	$645	+3.77
400–445	428	51	124.00–160.00	$140.02	$599	+2.58
450–480 fancy	466	7	147.50–157.50	$151.55	$706	+1.59
450–498	475	53	123.00–162.00	$140.02	$665	+3.15
500–540 fancy	522	8	145.00–155.00	$150.63	$786	+2.14
500–548	524	48	120.00–151.00	$132.40	$694	-2.93
528 value added	528	6	150.50	$150.50	$795	—
502–548	530	4	119.00–122.00	$120.28	$637	-15.05
550–590 fancy	568	6	143.00–153.00	$145.92	$829	-0.36
550–596	570	45	120.00–149.00	$134.46	$766	+4.60
580–590	585	2	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$661	-16.85
600–645	627	15	119.00–138.00	$127.33	$798	-0.27
650–695	672	17	110.00–139.00	$129.49	$870	+2.97
700–740	718	13	106.00–135.00	$127.03	$912	+9.18
727 value added	727	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,032	—
750–768	762	10	112.00–126.00	$122.12	$931	+12.13
805	805	1	104.00	$104.00	$837	+9.00
873 value added	873	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,205	—
1040	1040	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$235	—
214–244	229	2	83.00–84.00	$83.53	$191	-48.45
252–262	257	2	81.00–82.00	$81.51	$209	-51.54
270–290	280	2	125.00	$125.00	$350	-8.05
300–348	326	11	113.00–128.00	$121.72	$397	-5.67
350–390	364	7	120.00–127.50	$122.49	$446	-3.15
400–440	416	7	110.00–130.00	$119.90	$499	-2.66
420–440	432	3	75.00–80.00	$78.32	$338	-44.24
465–475	470	3	120.00–127.50	$124.97	$587	+2.60
500–520	510	2	52.00–56.00	$53.96	$275	-68.54
550–580	572	8	100.00–127.00	$112.52	$644	-9.83
610–646	629	5	108.00–127.50	$117.70	$740	+5.69
665–690	678	2	117.00–128.00	$122.60	$831	+10.61
720–735	728	2	123.00–125.00	$123.99	$903	+11.21
820–845	833	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$1,020	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	222	4	90.00–117.50	$101.51	$225	—
256–280	268	2	93.00–99.00	$95.87	$257	-12.89
300–340	320	6	90.00–115.00	$105.32	$337	-0.35
365–370	368	2	90.00	$90.00	$331	—
355–385	370	4	105.00–110.00	$108.31	$401	—
400–420	415	4	102.50–116.00	$110.83	$460	+0.86
450–495	470	4	100.00–118.00	$107.83	$507	-5.49
600–635	618	2	107.50–117.50	$112.36	$694	+5.88
705–740	728	3	103.00–105.00	$104.32	$759	-6.48

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	265	3	100.00–101.00	$100.68	$267	-5.91
310–335	325	3	102.00–111.00	$107.80	$350	-2.89
370–395	383	4	97.50–110.00	$103.72	$397	-4.93
415–433	427	9	100.00–110.00	$107.84	$460	+2.37
450–480	463	4	100.00–110.00	$102.46	$474	-6.81
520–540	530	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$578	-4.76
585	585	1	90.00	$90.00	$526	-19.94
665	665	1	79.00	$79.00	$525	-13.96
700–728	719	3	77.50–87.50	$84.25	$606	-22.75

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	223	4	113.00–133.00	$122.90	$274	-2.10
255–295	275	2	126.00–128.00	$127.07	$349	+6.29
340	340	1	115.00	$115.00	$391	-7.49
360	360	1	117.00	$117.00	$421	-7.18
415–445	429	5	112.00–126.00	$119.75	$514	+0.84
450–485	467	6	116.00–127.50	$121.63	$568	+2.89
525–530	528	2	110.00–126.00	$117.96	$623	-1.14
580–590	585	2	116.00–121.00	$118.52	$693	-0.19
610–640	621	4	100.00–112.00	$107.01	$665	-4.08
700–730	715	2	90.00–96.00	$92.94	$665	-29.56

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	77.50	$77.50	$314	-19.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315 fancy	309	4	180.00–202.50	$186.89	$577	—
355–395	377	5	152.50–167.50	$159.20	$600	+1.32
370–390 fancy	378	6	170.00–185.00	$180.42	$682	—
389 value added	389	7	182.50	$182.50	$710	—
400–445	423	13	140.00–172.00	$161.05	$681	+10.08
450–495	468	40	124.00–168.00	$145.54	$681	+5.01
450–496 fancy	475	6	144.00–173.00	$156.32	$743	+3.12
502–548	528	3	120.00–121.00	$120.32	$635	-13.83
505–549	529	33	120.00–163.00	$142.38	$753	+8.23
530–548 fancy	543	4	140.00–144.00	$141.25	$767	+9.50
550–595	575	46	122.00–165.00	$139.35	$801	+6.84
600–645	624	19	110.00–162.00	$134.15	$837	+5.54
650–698	670	21	112.00–155.00	$125.83	$843	+4.01
700–745	717	17	115.00–156.00	$130.88	$938	+16.16
770–785	778	2	118.00–122.00	$119.98	$933	+5.66
800–815	808	2	115.00–127.00	$121.06	$978	+14.44
885	885	1	96.00	$96.00	$850	-3.58
930	930	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,014	+5.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	3	135.00–147.50	$140.77	$467	—
360–385	373	2	140.00	$140.00	$522	+40.00
405–430	418	3	145.00–147.50	$146.16	$611	+8.51
460–495	478	2	120.00–128.00	$124.15	$593	-12.61
450–495	479	5	130.00–142.50	$136.58	$654	-0.18
510	510	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$625	-3.62
550–598	565	9	107.00–147.50	$127.66	$721	-4.09
600–645	623	5	135.00–145.00	$139.95	$872	+27.43
650–675	663	2	125.00	$125.00	$829	+8.00
785–795	790	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$940	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	430	9	125.00–154.00	$142.36	$612	+1.30
450–480	463	7	118.00–142.00	$126.02	$583	-2.90
505–545	521	7	113.00–130.00	$121.55	$633	+6.39
605–645	624	6	96.00–130.00	$114.85	$717	-7.83
725	725	1	95.00	$95.00	$689	-28.00
750–760	755	2	91.00–95.00	$92.99	$702	+12.99
860	860	1	90.00	$90.00	$774	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	363	3	105.00–110.00	$108.37	$393	—
410–435	423	2	97.50–110.00	$103.93	$440	-24.29
460–480	472	3	114.00–118.00	$115.64	$546	+5.17
610–615	613	2	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$644	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$587	+13.36
470–490	477	3	100.00–105.00	$102.96	$491	-12.26
575	575	1	106.00	$106.00	$610	+2.52
770	770	1	77.00	$77.00	$593	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–598	574	2	84.00–91.00	$87.65	$503	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1110	1001	80-85%	4	30.00–45.00	$39.37	$394	-7.33
860–1525	1087	80-85%	41	50.00–69.00	$60.64	$659	-1.82
855–1580	1169	80-85%	72	65.00–81.00	$74.59	$872	-8.84
902–1730	1262	80-85%	42	80.00–90.00	$83.70	$1,056	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–1296	770	85-90%	12	22.00–50.00	$40.68	$313	—
750–880	815	85-90%	2	60.00–66.00	$63.24	$515	—
640–1095	886	85-90%	16	30.00–60.00	$51.46	$456	-0.07
625–1080	889	85-90%	25	50.00–74.00	$68.08	$605	+16.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1700	1282	75-80%	5	64.00–71.00	$67.82	$869	—
1305–1855	1535	75-80%	14	70.00–81.00	$76.54	$1,175	—
1415–1930	1650	75-80%	4	82.00–89.00	$83.92	$1,385	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1726	1347	8	75.00–85.00	$81.75	$1,101	—
1070–2125	1556	18	88.00–106.00	$96.61	$1,503	-0.10
1235–2020	1687	13	97.00–109.00	$105.42	$1,778	-1.91

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1635	1635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	3	200.00–260.00	$228.33	-1.67
170	170	1	310.00	$310.00	+110.00
200	200	2	220.00–255.00	$237.50	-162.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	125.00	$125.00	-3.33
100	100	1	105.00	$105.00	-30.00
110–125	119	5	165.00–250.00	$212.00	+37.08
150–165	156	6	215.00–250.00	$238.33	+80.00
200–225	213	2	390.00–410.00	$400.00	+106.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
555	555	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—
720–775	748	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–975.00	$926.84	-44.00
880–915	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,075.00	$989.21	+126.18

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	87.00	$87.00	$278	+26.00
390	390	1	65.00	$65.00	$254	—
525	525	1	70.00	$70.00	$368	+15.00
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	—
1080	1080	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,112	—
1135	1135	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,158	—
1150–1160	1155	2	90.00–102.00	$95.97	$1,108	—
1200	1200	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,224	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	100.00–102.50	$101.30	$327	—
380	380	1	82.50	$82.50	$314	—
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	+46.29
692	692	1	83.00	$83.00	$574	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	72.50	$72.50	$381	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	±0.00
105–115	110	6	140.00–260.00	$192.50	+17.82

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	4	65.00	$65.00	+30.00
40–45	44	4	85.00–100.00	$92.50	-16.40
50–55	54	4	110.00–120.00	$113.75	-17.17
60–65	62	7	125.00–155.00	$140.00	+1.52
70–75	73	19	140.00–215.00	$183.68	+31.55
80–85	81	28	170.00–255.00	$219.64	+45.81

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	6	25.00–50.00	$35.00	-17.94
20–25	22	5	45.00–85.00	$59.00	-2.25
35	35	2	60.00	$60.00	-29.06
35	35	2	85.00	$85.00	-4.06
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	+6.89
40–45	43	8	75.00–105.00	$91.25	-41.56
50–55	55	10	110.00–175.00	$140.50	-26.92
60–65	63	8	115.00–180.00	$147.50	+42.76
70–75	71	7	145.00–175.00	$164.29	+12.39
80–85	82	7	160.00–215.00	$180.00	+19.70
90–95	93	4	220.00–235.00	$227.50	-62.50
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	—
100	100	1	245.00	$245.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	70.00	$70.00	-102.50
90	90	1	125.00	$125.00	+25.00
90–95	93	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	+42.50
100–125	110	13	125.00–215.00	$165.77	+72.31

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	83	8	225.00–250.00	$238.75	+98.75
90	90	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	245.00	$245.00	+105.00
120–125	123	2	290.00–380.00	$335.00	+152.14
150	150	1	405.00	$405.00	+290.00

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Reading this report

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.