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The following table contains the elements included in the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) file available for download via the RMA 

Public 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 indicates that the value can 

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

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. 9(08)V9(02) would 

be 00000000.00). An S as the first character in the specification of format, indicates that the value in that element can contain 

negatives when applicable. 

Element Name Format Description

1 Reinsurance Year 9(04) Year defined by the Standard Reinsurance agreement.

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

harvested and indicates the policy year for which coverage was provided.

3 Location State Code X(02) A FIPS code indicating the state in which the commodity is located.

4 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 crop is located.

6 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 is issued.

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 for the crop insured 

(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 livestock product that can be 

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 and the year index of 

insurance coverage.

14 Practice Code Name X(50) Name of the Practice Code.

15 Sales Effective Date DATE Date in which the LRP endorsement was sold.

16 Endorsement Length 9(03) Policy Endorsement Length in weeks.
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Element Name Format Description

17 Coverage Price 9(03)V9(03) Dollar per hundredweight (cwt.).

18 Expected End Value 9(03)V9(03) The expected value of the livestock at the end of the coverage period on a 

dollar per cwt basis. 

19 Coverage Level Percent 9(01)V(06) The percent of the expected ending value that is the coverage provided by 

the Specific Coverage Endorsement. Elected by the insured, its 

complement is the deductible. 

20 Rate 9(01)V9(06) Cost in hundredweight (cwt) divided by coverage price.

21 Cost Per Cwt 9(01)V9(03) Cost per hundredweight.

22 End Date DATE End Date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Maybe after submission date. Will 

equal Effective Date plus Policy Endorsement Length.

23 Endorsements Earning Premium 9(12) Number of endorsements to the policy that are earning premium.

24 Endorsements Indemnified 9(12) Number of endorsements that have an indemnity.

25 Number of Head 9(08) Number of Head covered under this endorsement.

26 Total Weight 9(12)V9(02) Total Hundredweight (Target weight times the number of head).

27 Subsidy Amount 9(10) The total dollar amount of Federal premium subsidy authorized by the 

FCIC act and applied against the base premium (total premium).

28 Total Premium Amount 9(10) Premium before application of any subsidies. In general, the base 

premium rate times liability. Also called base premium.

29 Producer Premium Amount 9(10) The premium payable by the producer. It is calculated by subtracting all 

available premium subsidies from the base premium (Total Premium).

30 Liability Amount 9(10) The maximum dollar amount of insurance for this crop unit line item.

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