Livestock Market Prices

Get USDA Texas cattle benchmark

get_usda_cattle_benchmark

Read-onlyIdempotent

Returns the reviewed USDA Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary, its original reporting period, quote units, classes, weights and source link. This statewide reference is not a San Angelo cattle benchmark, another auction barn, or a local-area price. Per-head and pair quotes must not be treated as per-pound prices.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
No arguments

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`data`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedOct 14, 2026

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First observedOct 7, 2026

TDQS

A4.1/5.0

Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnly, idempotent, closed-world and non-destructive behavior, so the safety profile is covered. The description earns credit by adding interpretation guidance beyond the annotations: per-head and pair quotes must not be read as per-pound prices, which is real behavioral context. No auth, caching or rate-limit notes, but those are not central for a read-only reference tool.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Three sentences, front-loaded with what is returned and followed by scope exclusions and one caveat; every sentence carries information. The second and third sentences are slightly dense, but nothing is redundant.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

An output schema exists, so return values need not be explained in depth, and the description nonetheless names the payload fields. Combined with annotations covering safety and the domain caveat about quote units, an agent has enough to call and interpret this tool correctly; only explicit sibling routing is missing.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

The tool takes no parameters, so there is nothing for the description to disambiguate; the baseline for a zero-param tool is 4. The description instead documents what the caller gets back, which is a reasonable substitute for parameter semantics.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource: returns the reviewed USDA Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary, and enumerates the fields it carries (period, quote units, classes, weights, source link). The negative scoping clauses ('not a San Angelo cattle benchmark, another auction barn, or a local-area price') let an agent separate this statewide reference from other price sources without opening the schema.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines3/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

The exclusions make the intended scope clear and imply when the tool is the right pick, but there is no positive when-to-use statement and no explicit routing against the actual siblings (get_latest_prices, get_market_report). Usage has to be inferred from the 'what it is not' framing.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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