The Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News has created reference materials for assistance with our reports.
Glossary of Terms
- General Market Terms
- Bioenergy
- Cattle
- Feedstuffs
- Goats
- Grains
- Hay
- Meat
- Organic
- Poultry & Eggs
- Retail
- Rice, Beans, and Lentils
- Sheep
- Swine
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- How to Navigate the Portal (pdf)
- How to receive RSS Feeds (pdf)
- How to sign up for emailed Reports (pdf)
- How to sign up for Mobile Reports (pdf)
- How to use the Dashboard (pdf)
- How to View Weekly Video Reports (pdf)
- How to search for Historical Data (pdf)
- View the LPGMN Reporter’s Handbook (pdf)
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)
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Presentations
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