South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

2,898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $202.65/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 467 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $226.38/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 528 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.85/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 474 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,898	2,378	3,627
Feeder cattle	2,113	1,633	2,395
Slaughter cattle	410	429	563
Replacement cattle	85	54	122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 6.00 lower, feeder heifers were unevenly steady, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	215.00	$215.00	$527	-5.29
255	255	1	190.00	$190.00	$484	-37.45
300–340	315	6	200.00–232.50	$216.23	$681	-5.15
355–395	381	12	210.00–235.00	$228.27	$870	-5.48
400–446	430	33	200.00–240.00	$221.71	$953	+6.73
450–498	474	19	200.00–232.50	$215.59	$1,022	-5.10
500–545	528	56	190.00–235.00	$226.38	$1,195	+1.61
555–595	573	12	190.00–231.00	$210.80	$1,208	-6.84
600–645	616	25	182.50–220.00	$212.70	$1,310	+3.69
650–696	673	13	170.00–235.00	$212.71	$1,432	+3.15
705–740	722	7	190.00–204.00	$198.23	$1,431	+2.23
755–770	763	2	196.00–200.00	$198.02	$1,511	+7.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	2	240.00	$240.00	$533	—
270–285	273	5	240.00–250.00	$242.09	$661	-14.61
272–275 fancy	273	3	290.00	$290.00	$792	+27.00
300–330	311	8	230.00–260.00	$254.75	$792	+4.87
315 fancy	315	1	270.00	$270.00	$850	-11.25
365–395	384	14	247.50–260.00	$255.40	$981	+6.38
405–435	420	3	225.00–247.50	$237.68	$998	-8.41
450–483	470	31	217.50–250.00	$238.62	$1,122	-2.42
505–545	524	22	215.00–260.00	$242.38	$1,270	-9.45
570 fancy	570	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,459	—
560–595	579	30	215.00–252.50	$235.10	$1,361	-10.57
600 value added	600	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,485	-1.50
600–640	613	13	210.00–247.50	$232.79	$1,427	-3.62
655–698	693	12	210.00–240.00	$213.91	$1,482	-3.67
707–725	716	21	197.00–208.00	$202.45	$1,450	-9.19
765	765	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,584	+1.97
897	897	10	172.50	$172.50	$1,547	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	210.00	$210.00	$578	+25.00
325–335	330	2	170.00–200.00	$184.77	$610	+4.77
360–396	384	8	185.00–210.00	$202.90	$779	+4.40
410–430	422	6	170.00–210.00	$188.71	$796	-12.59
450–485	466	6	181.00–207.50	$195.98	$913	-1.93
500–540	527	7	190.00–210.00	$198.60	$1,047	-3.04
559–590	563	11	185.00–195.00	$186.88	$1,052	-16.27
603–640	619	6	180.00–205.00	$192.97	$1,194	+15.73
665–691	686	10	170.00–200.00	$184.99	$1,269	+3.46
745	745	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,378	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	4	195.00–210.00	$200.82	$462	+10.82
255–295	276	8	180.00–215.00	$193.50	$534	-11.37
300–345	318	23	180.00–215.00	$200.55	$638	-3.18
355–395	375	25	190.00–215.00	$203.59	$763	+1.00
400–445	424	24	180.00–215.00	$202.45	$858	+2.56
450–495	467	60	180.00–212.50	$202.65	$946	+3.41
500–545	521	31	180.00–207.50	$197.66	$1,030	-2.15
532 value added	532	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,091	—
550–595	570	19	180.00–209.00	$192.85	$1,099	-2.53
600–640	617	17	190.00–200.00	$193.49	$1,194	+7.13
650–690	673	20	180.00–200.00	$186.31	$1,254	-3.28
700	700	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$1,295	+2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	6	215.00–222.50	$220.83	$563	-9.17
300 fancy	300	1	235.00	$235.00	$705	-4.00
305–345	315	6	210.00–230.00	$221.12	$697	-3.50
360 fancy	360	2	223.00	$223.00	$803	—
350–398	368	13	210.00–225.00	$217.50	$800	+0.66
401–441	424	39	210.00–227.50	$219.48	$931	+1.14
451–490	474	54	200.00–225.00	$219.85	$1,042	+5.02
500–545	521	19	200.00–215.00	$208.02	$1,084	-6.24
550–595	587	13	200.00–210.00	$204.02	$1,198	-3.64
610–615	612	3	204.00–205.00	$204.66	$1,253	-0.17
654 value added	654	5	213.00	$213.00	$1,393	—
657–682	669	30	201.00–209.00	$206.36	$1,381	+3.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	216	4	175.00–190.00	$182.28	$394	-2.72
250–295	272	6	180.00–195.00	$187.53	$510	+7.73
310–348	331	26	180.00–195.00	$184.27	$610	+5.07
350–395	371	18	170.00–195.00	$184.58	$685	-1.38
400–445	428	18	170.00–195.00	$184.65	$790	+1.51
450–495	477	15	180.00–195.00	$186.01	$887	+3.30
505–545	531	29	170.00–187.50	$181.00	$961	+0.90
550–580	561	9	175.00–185.00	$178.62	$1,002	-2.57
610–626	624	14	177.50–187.00	$181.17	$1,131	+1.09
660–682	674	12	162.00–175.00	$171.22	$1,154	-8.78
700	700	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,218	—
765–780	767	9	150.00–172.50	$152.54	$1,170	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	226	4	205.00–240.00	$225.17	$509	-4.72
255–295	277	6	200.00–245.00	$232.27	$643	+16.61
300–345	327	9	200.00–240.00	$221.51	$724	+3.32
350–395	375	19	200.00–230.00	$215.24	$807	-4.06
400–445	421	33	200.00–225.00	$211.04	$888	-6.28
450–498	475	51	191.00–215.00	$203.85	$968	-6.83
500–545	520	34	190.00–212.50	$201.54	$1,048	+0.93
560–581	576	14	190.00–210.00	$201.84	$1,163	+0.47
600–645	619	21	180.00–204.00	$192.50	$1,192	-1.44
680–685	683	2	185.00–195.00	$190.02	$1,298	-1.53
760	760	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	221	4	195.00–210.00	$198.81	$439	—
265–290	277	3	170.00–180.00	$173.49	$481	-24.52
300–345	321	9	180.00–215.00	$195.81	$629	-0.43
350–395	370	11	170.00–210.00	$189.07	$700	-7.55
400–445	425	15	180.00–200.00	$188.40	$801	-4.86
450–495	469	15	180.00–195.00	$184.87	$867	-7.00
500–545	527	23	180.00–197.50	$187.92	$990	+3.44
550–595	565	12	175.00–190.00	$183.13	$1,035	+2.24
600–635	618	7	180.00–185.00	$182.21	$1,126	+7.95
655	655	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,179	-0.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	270.00	$270.00	$662	—
250 fancy	250	1	290.00	$290.00	$725	+14.82
250–285	270	5	230.00–275.00	$260.41	$703	+7.13
310–345	331	6	220.00–260.00	$234.79	$777	-13.05
360–380	370	4	230.00–245.00	$240.00	$888	-0.03
415 fancy	415	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,027	—
400–440	418	8	217.50–234.00	$226.84	$948	-13.43
450–495	469	4	217.50–227.50	$224.38	$1,052	-2.94
540–545	543	2	217.50–239.00	$228.20	$1,239	+5.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665–915	791	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,147.00–1,339.00	$1,267.66	—
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,191.00	$1,191.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,877.00	$1,877.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	853.00	$853.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1490	1135	80-85%	33	80.00–100.00	$91.53	$1,039	-0.30
880–1805	1199	80-85%	171	95.00–120.00	$108.14	$1,297	—
1255–1415	1330	80-85%	5	119.00–138.00	$126.69	$1,685	+3.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1295	950	85-90%	27	70.00–98.00	$86.29	$820	-12.75
790–1260	992	85-90%	32	90.00–112.00	$98.99	$982	-0.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,401	—
1210–1895	1441	75-80%	34	100.00–121.00	$110.32	$1,590	—
1500–1895	1730	75-80%	4	120.00–124.00	$122.65	$2,122	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–2040	1352	13	103.00–119.00	$111.49	$1,507	—
1235–2330	1626	37	117.00–140.00	$129.43	$2,105	—
1750–2090	1897	5	141.00–149.00	$144.44	$2,740	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–885	818	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,416.00	$1,351.32
805–915	863	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	771.00–979.00	$854.26
770–1110	909	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	851.00–1,221.00	$1,008.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–720	703	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	617.00–846.00	$734.35
720–740	730	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	503.00–594.00	$547.88
675–900	756	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	540.00–774.00	$690.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	163.00	$163.00	$1,508

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–945	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,408.00	$1,272.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
835–920	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,035.00–1,085.00	$1,058.79
920–1045	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,503.00	$1,166.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	576.00	$576.00
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
775–815	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
795	795	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	676.00	$676.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,379.00	$1,379.00
1390	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,585.00	$1,585.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	87.00	$87.00	$652

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–107	104	8	34.00–35.00	$34.61	$36	+4.24
109–180	127	18	47.50–65.00	$57.15	$73	+26.78
105–175	147	22	70.00–85.00	$73.97	$109	+43.60
225	225	1	65.00	$65.00	$146	-2.92
200–295	245	7	55.00–82.50	$72.92	$179	+10.80
305–385	351	10	54.00–63.00	$54.78	$192	-2.89

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	17.50	$17.50	$46	-5.50
555	555	1	9.00	$9.00	$50	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	4	40.00–90.00	$66.25	-43.75
60	60	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+30.00
60	60	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	+5.00
60	60	—	—	3	80.00–90.00	$85.00	-25.00
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+70.00
70	70	—	—	3	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+95.00
70	70	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-30.00
70	70	—	—	2	105.00	$105.00	+35.00
80	80	—	—	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	-42.50
80	80	—	—	8	80.00–120.00	$95.00	-82.50
80	80	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-77.50
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	160.00–195.00	$177.50	±0.00
90	90	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	+22.50
100	100	—	—	1	185.00	$185.00	+60.00
100	100	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	-10.00
100	100	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	245.00	$245.00	+120.00
100–130	111	—	—	10	150.00–230.00	$182.50	+20.00
150	150	—	—	2	300.00–400.00	$350.00	-20.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
700–985	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,332.06	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080–1270	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,705.57	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
515	515	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
530	530	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—
640	640	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	—
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	830.00	$830.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–490	485	42	122.50–165.00	$163.98	$795	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	60.00	$60.00	+42.73
20	20	1	60.00	$60.00	+25.94
30	30	4	55.00–60.00	$56.25	+1.25
30	30	2	40.00–45.00	$42.50	-12.50
40	40	8	30.00–60.00	$52.50	+5.83
40	40	6	75.00–90.00	$82.50	+35.83
50	50	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	+55.00
50	50	8	30.00–80.00	$73.75	-13.75
50	50	5	65.00–110.00	$101.00	+13.50
60	60	2	100.00–130.00	$115.00	+27.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	4	160.00	$160.00	+51.25
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	+111.25
50	50	—	—	4	65.00–120.00	$103.75	-5.00
50	50	—	—	9	55.00–70.00	$65.56	-43.19
60	60	—	—	2	180.00	$180.00	+100.00
60	60	—	—	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	+2.50
80	80	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	-21.67
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	-1.67
80	80	—	—	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	-43.34
100–115	111	—	—	7	100.00–150.00	$132.14	-46.61
100–130	114	—	—	9	165.00–250.00	$198.33	+19.58
100–140	127	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	170.00–325.00	$265.00	+86.25

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
46–48	47	11	60.00–67.50	$62.02	—
68	68	2	60.00	$60.00	+50.00
75	75	1	22.50	$22.50	+12.50
85	85	3	87.50	$87.50	+30.00
90	90	7	30.00	$30.00	-15.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–375	359	5	54.00–102.50	$69.78	$251	+16.60
367	367	9	18.50	$18.50	$68	-34.68
433	433	2	12.00	$12.00	$52	-43.00
415–470	450	14	29.00–40.00	$32.47	$146	—
433–480	463	10	53.00–82.00	$58.13	$269	—
510	510	7	48.00	$48.00	$245	—
510–529	521	10	56.00–57.00	$56.39	$294	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	+30.00
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	+10.00
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	±0.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	190.00	$190.00	—
140	140	2	230.00	$230.00	—

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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.