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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 21

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,791 head

▲ 436 vs last sale 1,355▲ 1,791 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

592 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 528▲ 592 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

298 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 337▲ 298 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer calves under 600 lbs. Feeder steers and calves over 600 lbs. 1.00 lower. No comparison on heifers but a lower undertone noted except 500-600 lbs. instances as much as 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Due to drought conditions, the receipts of slaughter cows and replacements is increasing.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.97/cwt on 694 head.

Average price

$140.97

694 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$11.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	143.87	771	417
Medium and Large 1-2	567	137.92	782	214
Medium and Large 2	546	132.14	722	63

One grade step is worth $11.73/cwt here — about $49 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 sale694 hd

140.97

—

NM average4 barns · 2,401 hd

143.13

−2.16

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	1,558	80.96	1,262	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	59.24	849	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	57.46	694	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	961	46.59	448	145

Every lot

112 lots · USDA AMS · Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	219	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	399	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	421	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	162.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	520	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	162.25/cwt	160.00–166.00	539	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	148.64/cwt	145.00–160.00	493	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	571	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	163.34/cwt	160.00–164.00	632	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	152.01/cwt	145.00–158.00	643	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	149.01/cwt	148.00–156.00	641	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	149.18/cwt	144.00–152.00	692	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	140.21/cwt	135.00–154.00	655	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	475	150.07/cwt	148.00–151.00	713	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	498	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	122.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	616	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	146.01/cwt	137.00–148.50	772	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	140.48/cwt	132.00–143.00	747	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	135.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	757	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.97/cwt	130.00–142.00	775	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	133.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	833	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	785	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	123.22/cwt	123.00–125.00	835	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	686	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	903	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	130.23/cwt	125.00–134.50	940	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	127.54/cwt	122.00–128.00	927	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	954	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	128.50/cwt	125.00–131.75	980	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,029	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	211	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	327	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	362	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	136.70/cwt	135.00–144.00	395	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	421	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	416	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	134.95/cwt	130.00–145.00	516	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	138.60/cwt	135.00–139.50	532	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	135.60/cwt	129.00–138.00	574	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	128.56/cwt	126.00–129.50	603	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	130.49/cwt	125.00–136.50	613	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	475	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	127.18/cwt	124.00–128.50	663	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	524	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	626	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	125.09/cwt	124.00–125.50	684	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	725	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	124.91/cwt	121.50–132.50	717	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	115.82/cwt	114.50–118.00	665	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	578	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	119.37/cwt	117.50–119.50	739	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	644	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	793	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	849	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	635	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	843	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	72.35/cwt	65.00–78.50	955	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,394	71.55/cwt	62.50–78.00	997	8
Bulls	—	—	1,628	84.54/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,376	30
Bulls	—	—	1,720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,444	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	814	34.99/cwt	32.00–37.50	285	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	854	34.73/cwt	30.00–39.00	297	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	910	44.35/cwt	40.00–50.00	404	59
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	45.55/cwt	42.00–49.50	445	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	52.77/cwt	50.00–60.50	550	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	49.83/cwt	48.50–50.50	527	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,160	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	603	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	64.21/cwt	63.75–65.50	779	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	57.36/cwt	52.00–63.00	697	91
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	58.64/cwt	54.50–61.00	853	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	63.25/cwt	63.25–63.25	928	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	850	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,995	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	861.67/cwt	750.00–960.00	7,902	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	857.50/cwt	800.00–910.00	8,043	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	660.00/cwt	585.00–735.00	6,435	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	903.89/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,096	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	853.33/cwt	760.00–900.00	8,533	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,193	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	636.60/cwt	610.00–725.00	6,812	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	793.46/cwt	550.00–975.00	8,696	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	940.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,434	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	721.43/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,037	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	968.18/cwt	750.00–1,010.00	10,873	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	802.50/cwt	700.00–860.00	9,181	8

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages

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

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

Mon Sep 21, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,791Last week 1,355Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 592Last week 528Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 298Last week 337Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	32.00–37.50	34.99
59	—	910	40.00–50.00	44.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,215	52.00–63.00	57.36
7	—	1,213	63.75–65.50	64.21
5	—	1,058	48.50–50.50	49.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,043	50.00–60.50	52.77
33	—	978	42.00–49.50	45.55
5	—	854	30.00–39.00	34.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,467	63.25	63.25
8	—	1,454	54.50–61.00	58.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,320	65.00–78.50	72.35
30	—	1,628	80.00–89.50	84.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,394	62.50–78.00	71.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	211	155.00	155.00
122	—	521	124.00–128.50	127.18
5	—	324	130.00	130.00
63	—	423	129.00–138.00	135.60
12	—	289	135.00–144.00	136.70
14	—	574	121.50–132.50	124.91
49	—	384	135.00–139.50	138.60
47	—	470	125.00–136.50	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	107.00	107.00
2	—	578	112.00	112.00
3	—	475	117.50	117.50
4	—	644	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	121.00	121.00
16	—	382	130.00–145.00	134.95
4	—	419	137.00	137.00
11	—	547	124.00–125.50	125.09
6	—	238	152.00	152.00
7	—	326	125.00–130.00	127.71
3	—	723	116.50	116.50
11	—	469	126.00–129.50	128.56
2	—	620	121.50	121.50
7	—	665	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	114.50–118.00	115.82
2	—	640	113.00	113.00
7	—	524	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	110.00	110.00
15	—	619	117.50–119.50	119.37
3	—	710	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
2	—	733	115.00	115.00
2	—	865	90.00	90.00
3	—	672	100.00	100.00
15	—	536	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	122.00	122.00
3	—	600	110.00	110.00
4	—	515	117.00	117.00
13	—	285	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	332	145.00–160.00	148.64
2	—	448	125.00	125.00
27	—	678	123.00–125.00	123.22
3	—	757	111.50	111.50
4	—	505	119.00–125.00	122.03
4	—	645	127.00	127.00
5	—	219	182.00	182.00
5	—	588	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	558	130.00–138.00	135.72
12	—	650	131.00	131.00
16	—	430	148.00–156.00	149.01
16	—	532	132.00–143.00	140.48
24	—	467	135.00–154.00	140.21
9	—	364	157.00	157.00
28	—	760	125.50	125.50
7	—	320	160.00–169.00	162.63
25	—	727	122.00–128.00	127.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	529	137.00–148.50	146.01
16	—	570	130.00–142.00	135.97
19	—	332	160.00–166.00	162.25
2	—	815	125.00	125.00
24	—	387	160.00–164.00	163.34
4	—	689	131.00	131.00
31	—	464	144.00–152.00	149.18
5	—	891	115.50	115.50
10	—	722	125.00–134.50	130.23
79	—	423	145.00–158.00	152.01
6	—	263	160.00	160.00
42	—	763	125.00–131.75	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	475	148.00–151.00	150.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
3	—	502	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	677	116.00	116.00
59	—	625	130.00–134.00	133.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	125.00	125.00
9	—	686	117.00–120.00	118.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	917	750.00–960.00	861.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	585.00–735.00	660.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,117	800.00–1,025.00	903.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	800.00–910.00	857.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	850	470.00	470.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,096	550.00–975.00	793.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,070	610.00–725.00	636.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,144	700.00–860.00	802.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,114	700.00–725.00	721.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,123	750.00–1,010.00	968.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,110	800.00–975.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	760.00–900.00	853.33

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.