Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Oct 05, 2012                 USDA Market News

NATIONAL WEEKLY FORMULATED BONELESS COW BEEF & BEEF TRIMMINGS - Formulated Sales

FOB Plant basis formulated sales, U.S. dollars per 100 pounds.

Information in this report represents the volume reported on a formulated
marketing arrangement for the week of: Oct 1, 2012

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National                      304.98   loads                12,199,093   pounds
Central                       219.85   loads                 8,793,821   pounds
East Coast                     37.43   loads                 1,497,150   pounds
West Coast                     47.70   loads                 1,908,122   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    871,373               21.78               215.80
90%                     2,062,213               51.56               203.63
85%                     3,500,951               87.52               191.33
81%                       201,719                5.04               171.56
75%                       132,747                3.32               160.59
73%                         2,026                0.05                93.60
65%                     2,022,792               50.57               107.55
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    992,073               24.80               216.44
90%                     3,148,966               78.72               203.45
85%                     4,772,755              119.32               189.73
81%                       238,204                5.96               172.16
75%                       226,369                5.66               159.99
73%                       109,937                2.75               168.57
65%                     2,710,789               67.77               107.80
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    120,700                3.02               221.07
90%                       586,019               14.65               204.69
85%                       612,779               15.32               186.11
81%                            
75%                        20,566                0.51               168.60
73%                            
65%                       157,086                3.93               113.47
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West Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                          
90%                       500,734               12.52               201.23
85%                       659,025               16.48               184.62
81%                        36,485                0.91               175.46
75%                        73,056                1.83               156.49
73%                       107,911                2.70               169.98
65%                       530,911               13.27               107.05
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Regional Breakdown:
  Central - AR,CO,IA,IL,IN,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MN,MT,ND,NE,NM,OH,OK,SD,TN,TX,WI.
  National - all states
  East Coast - AL,CT,DC,DE,FL,GA,MA,MD,ME,MS,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,RI,SC,VA,VT,WV.
  West Coast - AK,AZ,CA,HI,ID,NV,OR,UT,WA,WY.
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