Data made to be cited.
The same source-linked prices, dates, units, and citations are available on the website and in data downloads.
Public information
Readable pages, no account needed.
Report and price pages show the dates, units, publisher, and link to the original source. You do not need an account to use them.
Inspect the published report →Public data formats
JSON, CSV, API, and MCP.
Each format carries the same published figures, sale dates, units, source links, and use requirements as the website. Keep the original source name and link with reused data, and do not present it as your own original reporting. The record example below uses the separately labeled Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, TX · comparison benchmark report.
Read the developer guide →Use the published data
Open a format directly.
JSON is suited to applications, CSV opens in spreadsheets, and the OpenAPI file describes the public HTTP contract. Each published row keeps its date, unit, original publisher, exact source link, and use requirements.
Verified record shape
Source details stay attached.
This example is drawn from the currently published report and shows how the source details travel with each value.
{
"dataset_release": "automatic-2026-10-17-aedc6233e3970a92",
"report_id": "report:auto:c79ead725502d88a35f8a4c2fa04b422",
"sale_date": "2026-10-20",
"status": "final",
"market": "Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, TX",
"species": "goat",
"class": "Slaughter goat nannies/does — Selection 3",
"raw_class": "Slaughter Goats — Nannies/Does — Selection 3",
"classification": {
"category_key": "goat|slaughter goats|nannies/does|selection 3|n/a|n/a|average|not reported",
"class_code": "nannies_does",
"purpose_code": "slaughter",
"breed_type_code": "not_reported",
"sex_code": "female",
"life_stage_code": "not_reported",
"quality_grade_code": "selection_3"
},
"qualifiers": [
"Average",
"None",
"F.O.B."
],
"weight": {
"lower": "92",
"upper": "98",
"lower_inclusive": true,
"upper_inclusive": true,
"reported_average": "96",
"unit": "lb"
},
"quote": {
"type": "reported_range",
"low": "115.00",
"high": "140.00",
"reported_average": null,
"reported_weighted_average": "123.67",
"currency": "USD",
"unit": "USD_PER_CWT",
"measurement_basis": "liveweight"
},
"head_count": 56,
"head_count_scope": "class",
"source_url": "https://marsapi.ams.usda.gov/services/v1.2/reports/2014?q=report_begin_date%3D10%2F20%2F2026&allSections=true",
"source_publisher": "USDA Agricultural Marketing Service",
"attribution_text": "Data aggregated and normalized by Livestock Market Prices from USDA Agricultural Marketing Service; each published record must link its exact USDA source report and identify its sale date.",
"use_requirements": {
"source_attribution_required": true,
"source_link_required": true,
"claim_as_original_data_prohibited": true,
"terms_url": "https://livestockmarketprices.com/terms#terms-sources"
}
}