The Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News has created reference materials for assistance with our reports. To learn more about the commodities and reports, you can View the LPGMN Reporter’s Handbook (pdf)
Glossary of Terms
- General Market Terms
- Bioenergy
- Cattle
- Feedstuffs
- Goats
- Grains
- Hay
- Meat
- Organic
- Poultry & Eggs
- Retail
- Rice, Beans, and Lentils
- Sheep
- Swine
Report Overviews
- A User’s Guide to USDA’s Pork Carcass Cutout
- A User’s Guide to USDA’s LMR Hog Price Reports
- A User’s Guide to USDA’s LMR Pork Reports
- Base Lean Hog Carcass Slaughter Cost Report
- Boxed Beef Cutout & Cuts - Negotiated Sales Overview (pdf)
- By-Product Drop Value (Steer) - Overview (pdf)
- Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout Overview (pdf)
- Cow and Bull Movement Graph Overview (pdf)
- Hay Quality Designation Guidelines (pdf)
- Lamb Carcass Cutout Report Overview (pdf)
- National Boxed Beef Weekly Item Summary Overview (pdf)
- National Weekly Fed Cattle Comprehensive Overview (pdf)
- Negotiated Hog Purchase Matrix Overview (pdf)
- Region Terminology (pdf)
Customer Notifications
- Use of Automated Data Access (pdf)
- USDA Publishes National Comprehensive Pork Report (pdf)
- USDA Expands Market Reporting to Include Specialty Pork Products (pdf)
- USDA Revises Regional Swine Market Reports (pdf)
- USDA Implements LMR Account Activity Notification System (pdf)
- USDA Publishes New Daily Direct Hog Reports (pdf)
Presentations
To view an archive of presentations covered by Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News along with other programs and services, visit our AMS Presentations page.