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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 15

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

538 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 508▲ 143 vs year ago 395 · +36.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 37▲ 6 vs year ago 44 · +13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 13 vs year ago 4 · +325.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.41/cwt on 99 head, down $7.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +10.66 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$413.41

▼ 7.52 vs prior sale

99 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2

$64.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs KY average

+17.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	419.80	2,233	85
Medium and Large 2	528	388.49	2,051	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	534	373.04	1,992	5thin
Large 1-2	568	363.77	2,066	2thin
Medium 1-2	518	355.00	1,839	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.80/cwt here — about $394 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

413.41

—

KY average26 barns · 1,257 hd

412.22

+1.19

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+17.36

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

+10.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $320.70, median $402.76 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,596	214.13	3,418	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	187.95	2,421	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	182.51	2,854	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	159.60	1,619	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,767	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,734	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,590	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,655	$3,909	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$3,049	2thin

Every lot

103 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	494.85/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,088	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	524.34/cwt	520.00–527.50	2,228	4
Steers	400–450	Large 2	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	449.01/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,944	5
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	435	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,947	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,056	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	467.62/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,212	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	503.29/cwt	502.50–505.00	2,406	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,848	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	461.24/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,371	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	389.79/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,046	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,394	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	446.94/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,543	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	427.54/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,480	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	422.29/cwt	417.50–432.50	2,614	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	393.94/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,462	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	384.51/cwt	381.00–390.00	2,569	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	397.70/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,712	8
Steers	650–700	Large 2	685	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,175	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	372.31/cwt	362.50–373.00	2,640	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,818	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,620	2
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	329.69/cwt	329.00–332.50	2,911	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	474.02/cwt	470.00–482.50	1,498	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	442.27/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,473	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,437	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	456.66/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,630	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	426.89/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,618	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	386	397.55/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,535	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	406.01/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,669	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,791	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	444.19/cwt	442.50–447.50	1,892	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	464	379.35/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,760	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,864	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,126	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	419.97/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,016	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	430.82/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,232	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	388.49/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,051	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	373.04/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,992	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	410.41/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,212	11
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	568	363.77/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,066	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	371.44/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,121	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	397.84/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,319	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	389.39/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,391	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	359.76/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,313	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	361.81/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,435	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,429	11
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,309	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	545.29/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,434	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	562.46/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,828	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	526.13/cwt	517.50–535.00	1,747	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,172	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	520.07/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,898	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,745	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,030	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	488.27/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,041	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	470	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,845	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	424.19/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,197	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	400.60/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,135	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	552	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,167	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	395.91/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,273	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	367.30/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,112	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	391.21/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,386	17
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	635	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,207	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	362.44/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,374	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	342.58/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,306	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,396	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,381	202.05/cwt	197.00–210.00	2,790	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	217.02/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	233.97/cwt	229.00–240.00	4,534	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	132.00/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,287	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	163.90/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,680	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	176.00/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,818	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	184.76/cwt	179.00–191.00	2,376	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	199.13/cwt	192.00–209.00	2,565	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,256	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	187.53/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,914	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	177.49/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,792	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,655	3,908.91/head	3,850.00–3,975.00	3,909	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,766.97/head	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,767	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	2,589.74/head	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,590	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,734.29/head	2,225.00–3,275.00	2,734	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	3,049.17/head	2,500.00–3,525.00	3,049	2

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Jul 15, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 508Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 37Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	520.00–527.50	524.34
3	450–500	478	502.50–505.00	503.29
27	600–650	619	417.50–432.50	422.29
8	650–700	682	395.00–412.50	397.70
4	700–750	718	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	480.00–500.00	494.85
4	450–500	473	465.00–470.00	467.62
8	500–550	514	452.50–470.00	461.24
13	550–600	569	440.00–460.00	446.94
11	600–650	625	382.50–400.00	393.94
10	650–700	668	381.00–390.00	384.51
24	700–750	709	362.50–373.00	372.31
2	750–800	765	342.50	342.50
5	850–900	883	329.00–332.50	329.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	440.00–452.50	449.01
2	450–500	462	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	538	445.00	445.00
4	550–600	580	420.00–430.00	427.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	685	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	447.50	447.50
1	800–850	815	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	480	380.00–390.00	385.05
2	500–550	525	382.50–397.50	389.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	316	470.00–482.50	474.02
6	350–400	357	455.00–465.00	456.66
5	400–450	414	432.50	432.50
6	450–500	480	412.50–427.50	419.97
11	500–550	539	405.00–422.50	410.41
7	550–600	571	360.00–375.00	371.44
16	600–650	643	355.00–377.50	359.76
4	650–700	673	360.00–367.50	361.81
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
11	750–800	771	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	426	442.50–447.50	444.19
12	450–500	475	447.50	447.50
58	500–550	518	427.50–442.50	430.82
9	550–600	583	390.00–402.50	397.84
8	600–650	614	380.00–392.50	389.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	362.50–365.00	363.77
1	800–850	825	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	518	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	422.50	422.50
5	350–400	386	392.50–400.00	397.55
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	464	375.00–382.50	379.35
5	500–550	534	367.50–375.00	373.04
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	435.00–450.00	442.27
5	350–400	379	415.00–432.50	426.89
7	400–450	411	400.00–410.00	406.01
6	450–500	466	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	528	385.00–395.00	388.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	595.00	595.00
2	250–300	263	535.00–555.00	545.29
7	300–350	332	517.50–535.00	526.13
4	350–400	365	515.00–535.00	520.07
3	400–450	418	485.00–495.00	488.27
16	500–550	518	412.50–432.50	424.19
8	550–600	574	387.50–405.00	395.91
17	600–650	610	375.00–397.50	391.21
2	650–700	655	355.00–370.00	362.44
1	700–750	710	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	390	447.50	447.50
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
5	500–550	533	387.50–405.00	400.60
3	550–600	575	357.50–375.00	367.30
2	650–700	673	340.00–345.00	342.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	560.00–565.00	562.46
1	350–400	365	595.00	595.00
1	400–450	400	507.50	507.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	552	392.50	392.50
1	600–650	635	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	672	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,655	3,850.00–3,975.00	3,908.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,589.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,225.00–3,275.00	2,734.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,766.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	2,500.00–3,525.00	3,049.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	173.00–174.00	173.51
6	—	1,288	192.00–209.00	199.13
12	—	1,286	179.00–191.00	184.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	158.00–168.00	163.90
4	—	1,033	171.00–180.00	176.00
3	—	975	124.00–137.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	174.00–182.00	177.49
4	—	1,554	185.00–194.00	187.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	197.00–210.00	202.05
2	—	1,938	229.00–240.00	233.97
3	—	1,655	215.00–219.00	217.02

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.