Livestock Gross Margin – Summary of Business Data 

The following table contains the elements included in the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) file available for downPublic Web Site. The files are created in a pipe delimited format. The Format column specifies the maximum length and data type for each of the elements. A format of 9 indicate

only be numeric, while a format of X can be alpha-numeric values. Decimal formats will include a V with the nu

left of the decimal specified to the left of the V, while the decimal precision is specified to the right of the V (e.g

be 00000000.00). An S as the first character in the specification of format, indicates that the value in that elemennegatives when applicable. 

Element Name Format Description 

1 Reinsurance Year 9(04) Year defined by the Standard Reinsurance agreeme

2 Commodity Year 9(04) The identifier that represents the year in which the 

harvested and indicates the policy year for which c

3 Location State Code X(02) A FIPS code indicating the state in which the comm4 Location State Abbreviation X(02) Abbreviation for the Location State Code. 5 Location County Code X(03) A FIPS code indicating the county in which the cro6 Location County Name X(35) Name for the Location County Code. 7 Commodity Code X(04) The code that denotes the crop for which the policy 8 Commodity Name X(50) Name for the Commodity Code. 9 Insurance Plan Code X(02) A code that denotes the type of coverage selected f

(e.g. revenue, dollar, yield, etc.). 

10 Insurance Plan Name X(50) Name for the Insurance Plan Code. 

11 Type Code X(03) A code that denotes the species livestock or livesto

insured under a Specific Coverage Endorsement. 

12 Type Code Name X(100) Name of the Type Code. 13 Practice Code X(03) The code that denotes the calendar month name an

insurance coverage. 

14 Practice Code Name X(50) Name of the Practice Code. 15 Sales Effective Date DATE Date in which the LGM endorsement was sold. 

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Element Name Format Description 

16 Target Marketings 1 9(06) Target Marketings for First Month. Number of swi

hundredweight (CWT) of milk for dairy the insurethe first month of the insurance period. 

17 Target Marketings 2 9(06) Target Marketings for Second Month. Number of s

hundredweight (CWT) of milk for dairy the insurethe second month of the insurance period. 

18 Target Marketings 3 9(06) Target Marketings for Third Month. Number of sw

hundredweight (CWT) of milk for dairy the insurethe third month of the insurance period. 

19 Target Marketings 4 9(06) Target Marketings for Fourth Month. Number of s

hundredweight (CWT) of milk for dairy the insurethe fourth month of the insurance period. 

20 Target Marketings 5 9(06) Target Marketings for Fifth Month. Number of sw

hundredweight (CWT) of milk for dairy the insurethe fifth month of the insurance period. 

21 Target Marketings 6 9(06) Target Marketings for Sixth Month. Number of sw

hundredweight (CWT) of milk for dairy the insurethe sixth month of the insurance period. 

22 Target Marketings 7 9(06) Target Marketings for Seventh Month. Number of 

hundredweight (CWT) of milk for dairy the insurethe seventh month of the insurance period. Not app

23 Target Marketings 8 9(06) Target Marketings for Eighth Month. Number of c

(CWT) of milk for dairy the insured expects to mamonth of the insurance period. Not applicable for s

24 Target Marketings 9 9(06) Target Marketings for Ninth Month. Number of ca

(CWT) of milk for dairy the insured expects to ma

of the insurance period. Not applicable for swine. 

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Element Name Format Description 

25 Target Marketings 10 9(06) Target Marketings for Tenth Month. Number of ca

(CWT) of milk for dairy the insured expects to maof the insurance period. Not applicable for swine. 

26 Target Marketings 11 9(06) Target Marketings for Eleventh Month. Number of 

hundredweight (CWT) of milk for dairy the insurethe eleventh month of the insurance period. Not ap

27 Corn Equivalent 2 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Second Month. Corn 

tons that the insured expects to feed in the second mperiod. Only applicable for dairy. 

28 Corn Equivalent 3 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Third Month. Corn or 

tons that the insured expects to feed in the third moperiod. Only applicable for dairy. 

29 Corn Equivalent 4 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Fourth Month. Corn o

tons that the insured expects to feed in the fourth mperiod. Only applicable for dairy. 

30 Corn Equivalent 5 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Fifth Month. Corn or 

that the insured expects to feed in the fifth month oOnly applicable for dairy. 

31 Corn Equivalent 6 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Sixth Month. Corn or 

that the insured expects to feed in the sixth month Only applicable for dairy. 

32 Corn Equivalent 7 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Seventh Month. Corn 

tons that the insured expects to feed in the seventh period. Only applicable for dairy. 

33 Corn Equivalent 8 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Eighth Month. Corn o

tons that the insured expects to feed in the eighth mperiod. Only applicable for dairy. 

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Element Name Format Description 

34 Corn Equivalent 9 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Ninth Month. Corn or 

tons that the insured expects to feed in the ninth mperiod. Only applicable for dairy. 

35 Corn Equivalent 10 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Tenth Month. Corn or 

tons that the insured expects to feed in the tenth moperiod. Only applicable for dairy. 

36 Corn Equivalent 11 9(06)V9(01) Corn or Corn Equivalent for Eleventh Month. Corn 

tons that the insured expects to feed in the eleventh insurance period. Only applicable for dairy. 

37 Soybean meal Equivalent 2 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Sec

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the second month of the insurance period. Only 

38 Soybean meal Equivalent 3 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Th

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the third month of the insurance period. Only ap

39 Soybean meal Equivalent 4 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Fou

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the fourth month of the insurance period. Only a

40 Soybean meal Equivalent 5 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Fif

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the fifth month of the insurance period. Only ap

41 Soybean meal Equivalent 6 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Six

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the sixth month of the insurance period. Only ap

42 Soybean meal Equivalent 7 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Sev

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the seventh month of the insurance period. Only 

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Element Name Format Description 

43 Soybean meal Equivalent 8 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Eig

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the eighth month of the insurance period. Only a

44 Soybean meal Equivalent 9 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Nin

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the ninth month of the insurance period. Only ap

45 Soybean meal Equivalent 10 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Ten

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the tenth month of the insurance period. Only ap

46 Soybean meal Equivalent 11 9(06)V9(01) Soybean Meal or Soybean Meal Equivalent for Ele

meal or soybean meal equivalent in tons that the inin the eleventh month of the insurance period. Only 

47 Endorsements Earning Premium 9(12) Number of endorsements to the policy that are earn48 Endorsements Indemnified 9(12) Number of endorsements that have an indemnity. 49 Deductible 9(04)V9(02) Deductible per head for cattle reported in $10 incre

(whole dollars). Deductible per head for swine repfrom $0 to $20 (whole dollars). Deductible per CWreported in $0.10 increments from $0.00 to $2.00. market plan and can vary by type and practice. 

50 Liability Amount 9(10) The maximum amount payable on an insurance pe51 Total Premium Amount 9(10) Premium before application of any subsidies. 52 Subsidy Amount The total dollar amount of Federal premium subsid

FCIC act and applied against the base premium (to

53 Producer Premium Amount 9(10) The premium payable by the producer. It is calcul

available premium subsidies from the base premiu

54 Indemnity Amount S9(10) The total amount of the loss. 

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