{
  "publisher": "Frontera Signal",
  "dataset": "ask",
  "query": {
    "q": "What does a 2x4 cost in McAllen this week?",
    "lang": "en"
  },
  "answer": "Frontera Signal data has no McAllen 2x4 price from this week. The newest reading is $3.98 each for an 8 ft 2x4 stud at two big box stores in McAllen, checked on September 7, 2026, which makes it 57 days old. The price held at $3.98 at every check from August 27 to September 7, 2026, so treat it as a guide and confirm the current shelf price before you rely on it.",
  "in_scope": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "label": "2x4 stud 8 ft, McAllen big box (two stores)",
      "value": 3.98,
      "unit": "USD each",
      "as_of": "2026-09-07",
      "endpoint": "/api/v1/materials"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [],
  "as_of": null,
  "note": "answer is written from the Frontera Signal data listed in data, read from the endpoints in sources at the time of the call; call those endpoints for the full rows. as_of is the newest date behind the data used. A question the data cannot answer has in_scope false and closest names the nearest endpoint.",
  "disclaimer": "Every value carries as_of, age_days, cadence and stale (weekly measures go stale after 14 days, monthly measures after 90). dark = the source published nothing that week; no_reading = we have no reading for it. Ranges are {low, high, unit}; approx marks a rounded reading. Not a quote, bid or appraisal. Terms: https://fronterasignal.com/terms/"
}