Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Nov 16, 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: Nov 12, 2012

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National                      292.88   loads                11,715,182   pounds
Central                       215.33   loads                 8,613,014   pounds
East Coast                     27.02   loads                 1,080,868   pounds
West Coast                     50.53   loads                 2,021,300   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    662,617               16.57               215.43
90%                     2,036,682               50.92               204.31
85%                     3,598,974               89.97               190.07
81%                       160,663                4.02               175.46
75%                        87,992                2.20               146.51
73%                         4,072                0.10               143.76
65%                     2,062,014               51.55               117.10
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    805,417               20.14               215.48
90%                     3,268,433               81.71               204.95
85%                     4,538,442              113.46               189.53
81%                       198,679                4.97               175.46
75%                       150,257                3.76               146.82
73%                        57,711                1.44               153.79
65%                     2,696,243               67.41               117.31
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    142,800                3.57               215.72
90%                       533,500               13.34               207.41
85%                       289,568                7.24               190.66
81%                         
75%                            
73%                            
65%                       115,000                2.88               123.75
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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%                       698,251               17.46               204.96
85%                       649,900               16.25               186.09
81%                        38,016                0.95               175.46
75%                        62,265                1.56               147.25
73%                        53,639                1.34               154.55
65%                       519,229               12.98               116.75
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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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Source:   USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
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