Note 3 - Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Net Sales by Product Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue	$ 111,948	$ 107,417	$ 216,058	$ 205,158
UNITED STATES
Revenue	111,620	106,930	215,241	204,213
Non-US [Member]
Revenue	328	487	817	945
Welded Wire Reinforcement [Member]
Revenue	68,941	64,806	135,219	121,697
Prestressed Concrete Strand [Member]
Revenue	$ 43,007	$ 42,611	$ 80,839	$ 83,461

Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise.

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