Tariffs

Each stockyard owner and market agency operating at a posted stockyard must file with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service a schedule of rates and charges, or tariff, and must post the schedule at the stockyard. Each tariff must include a description of the stockyard services rendered, the stockyard at which it applies, the name and address of the stockyard owner or market agency, the kind of livestock covered, and any rules or regulations that may affect any rate or charge. If applicable, the tariff also must include feed charges, if any, and charges for professional veterinary service rendered.

Tariffs are public records.  If you would like a copy of a tariff, please contact the Packers and Stockyards Division regional office covering the state where the market facility is located.

  • For the tariff of a market agency located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia, please contact the Eastern Regional Office at 404-562-5840 or PSDAtlantaGA@usda.gov.
  • For the tariff of a market agency located in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Ohio, or Wisconsin, please contact the Midwestern Regional Office at 515-323-2579 or PSDDesMoinesIA@usda.gov.
  • For the tariff of a market agency located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregan, Texas, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming, please contact  the Western Regional Office at 303-375-4240 or PSDDenverCO@usda.gov.