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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 15

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

672 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 864▲ 49 vs year ago 623 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 124▲ 8 vs year ago 66 · +12.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 95▼ 6 vs year ago 19 · −31.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. Buyers showed strong demand for feeders, especially for the large number of value-added calves in today's offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.46/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$232.46

263 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$56.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	234.22	1,347	241
Medium and Large 2-3	492	214.79	1,056	21
Large 1-2	715	178.00	1,273	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.22/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale263 hd

232.46

—

KY average25 barns · 5,557 hd

231.86

+0.60

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

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	—	High	1,615	120.66	1,949	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	112.87	1,701	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	100.26	1,271	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	86.28	881	12

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,324	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,188	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,688	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,488	2thin

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	387	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,316	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	448	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,366	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	286.12/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,293	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	246.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,142	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,489	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	246.14/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,305	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,585	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,520	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	219.96/cwt	207.00–242.50	1,293	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	248.11/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,551	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	221.28/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,396	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,647	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	220.36/cwt	216.00–222.50	1,470	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	223.16/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,587	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,727	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	220.50/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,290	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,527	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	842	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,899	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	861	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,877	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	947	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,979	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,036	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,139	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	275.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	828	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	238.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	794	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	336	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	924	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	928	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	216.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	246.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,047	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	241.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,145	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	255.75/cwt	255.75–255.75	1,240	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	237.43/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,268	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	240.66/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,338	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	226.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,262	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	232.90/cwt	230.50–235.00	1,442	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	225.94/cwt	225.00–226.50	1,410	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	646	197.79/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,278	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,503	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	197.19/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,349	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	715	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,597	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,619	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	199.49/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,536	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	193.62/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,607	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,871	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	986	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	314	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,083	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	356	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,193	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	964	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,287	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	272.79/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,192	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	268.35/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,307	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,445	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,380	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	219.05/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,257	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	236.66/cwt	236.00–242.50	1,484	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,343	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,468	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,460	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	806	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,523	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,338	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,223	107.57/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,316	5
Bulls	—	—	1,608	118.60/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,907	5
Bulls	—	—	1,797	127.54/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,292	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	73.81/cwt	67.50–78.00	694	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	108.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,124	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	90.46/cwt	88.00–95.00	963	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	80.55/cwt	80.00–81.00	874	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,066	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	98.39/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,255	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	109.92/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,405	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	113.67/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,711	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,535	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	780	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	995	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,324.11/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,324	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,640	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1

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 →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Feb 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 864Year ago 623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 124Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 95Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	556	239.00–242.00	240.66
23	—	741	215.50	215.50
7	—	753	215.00	215.00
4	—	485	250.00	250.00
22	—	619	230.50–235.00	232.90
11	—	652	230.50	230.50
13	—	830	188.00–196.00	193.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	534	227.00–243.00	237.43
7	—	474	240.00–245.00	241.48
25	—	425	245.00–250.00	246.43
16	—	624	225.00–226.50	225.94
9	—	364	255.00	255.00
1	—	265	265.00	265.00
2	—	218	270.00–280.00	275.40
5	—	556	220.00–230.00	226.97
6	—	770	192.00–201.00	199.49
7	—	684	195.00–203.00	197.19
1	—	1,025	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	265.00	265.00
1	—	815	160.00	160.00
1	—	990	163.00	163.00
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
3	—	410	210.00–220.00	216.50
8	—	333	230.00–245.00	238.37
1	—	570	195.00	195.00
4	—	646	185.00–202.00	197.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	287.50	287.50
23	—	485	255.75	255.75
5	—	336	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	235.00–257.50	246.14
1	—	730	195.00	195.00
1	—	895	182.50	182.50
6	—	588	207.00–242.50	219.96
6	—	631	214.00–225.00	221.28
3	—	463	240.00–260.00	246.76
5	—	775	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	625	240.00–252.00	248.11
2	—	845	215.00	215.00
11	—	526	283.00	283.00
4	—	711	215.00–226.00	223.16
8	—	452	280.00–287.00	286.12
5	—	563	270.00	270.00
9	—	667	216.00–222.50	220.36
4	—	754	217.00–224.00	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	947	209.00	209.00
4	—	448	305.00	305.00
21	—	1,036	206.50	206.50
16	—	746	231.50	231.50
22	—	641	257.00	257.00
8	—	861	218.00	218.00
15	—	556	285.00	285.00
40	—	842	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	260.00–279.00	272.79
4	—	561	246.00	246.00
19	—	627	236.00–242.50	236.66
12	—	487	257.50–273.00	268.35
9	—	683	215.00	215.00
11	—	537	269.00	269.00
3	—	313	315.00	315.00
1	—	265	305.00	305.00
4	—	370	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
2	—	995	134.50	134.50
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
1	—	465	225.00	225.00
1	—	245	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	427	301.50	301.50
15	—	356	335.00	335.00
13	—	314	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	189.00	189.00
2	—	300	285.00	285.00
1	—	745	196.00	196.00
2	—	470	250.00	250.00
2	—	630	208.00	208.00
8	—	574	206.00–225.00	219.05
2	—	378	250.00–260.00	254.90
1	—	665	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,505	108.00–120.00	113.67
1	—	1,535	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	107.00–110.00	108.59
4	—	1,065	88.00–95.00	90.46
4	—	940	67.50–78.00	73.81
2	—	1,085	80.00–81.00	80.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	92.00–102.00	98.39
2	—	1,218	87.00–88.00	87.50
4	—	1,278	108.00–112.00	109.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,797	124.00–134.00	127.54
5	—	1,223	99.00–111.00	107.57
5	—	1,608	114.00–123.00	118.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	1	—	1,145	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,324.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,640	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.