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	Swine	Fed Cattle	Feeder Cattle
Market	Marketed for slaughter	Marketed for slaughter	Marketed for finishing
Insured animal	Swine that producers expect to have and to market within a range of 1.5 to 2.25 lean cwt (203-304 live cwt)	Fed Cattle steers and heifers that producers expect to grade select or higher, yield grade of 1 to 3*, and to market at 10 to 14 cwt (live weight)	Feeder Cattle steers that producers expect to have and to market within a range of 6.5 to 9.0 cwt (live weight)>> > predominantly dairy and Brahma breeds are not covered
Availability	IA	IL, IA, NE	CO, IA, KS, NE, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY
Max. head insurable	10,000/SCE 32,000/CY	2,000/SCE4,000/CY	1,000/SCE2,000/CY
Insurance period	13, 17, 21, 26-week	13, 17, 21, 26, 30, 34, 39, 43, 47, 52-week	21, 26, 30, 34, 39, 43, 47, 52-week
Coverage level	70-95%	70-95%	70-95%
Actual ending value	AMS Negotiated and Swine or Pork Market Formula categories	AMS 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle—Live Basis Sales, Steers, “35-65% Choice”	CME Feeder Cattle Reported Index
Coverage	Price decline	Price decline	Price decline
Subsidy	13%	13%	13%

*Quality grades indicate expected palatability or eating satisfaction of the meat. USDA beef quality grades are Prime, Choice, Select, Standard, Commercial, Utility, Cutter and Canner.
**Yield grades identify the "quantity" or "cutability" differences among carcasses. Yield grades are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and are a numerical representation of the expected percentage of closely trimmed, boneless retail cuts from the round, loin, rib and chuck.

SCE=Specific Coverage Endorsement
CY=Crop Year