Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Jan 04, 2013                 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: Dec 31, 2012

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National                      288.97   loads                11,558,828   pounds
Central                       217.22   loads                 8,688,945   pounds
East Coast                     27.81   loads                 1,112,406   pounds
West Coast                     43.94   loads                 1,757,477   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    591,829               14.80               218.29
90%                     1,901,683               47.54               206.96
85%                     3,576,096               89.40               189.61
81%                       131,176                3.28               179.61
75%                       127,267                3.18               158.20
73%                       157,317                3.93               156.18
65%                     2,203,577               55.09               123.32
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    727,109               18.18               219.08
90%                     2,920,556               73.01               207.94
85%                     4,382,197              109.55               189.77
81%                       170,875                4.27               179.61
75%                       168,993                4.22               158.03
73%                       193,376                4.83               154.67
65%                     2,995,722               74.89               123.17
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    135,280                3.38               222.52
90%                       399,495                9.99               209.91
85%                       465,927               11.65               189.86
81%                            
75%                             
73%                             
65%                       111,704                2.79               125.65
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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%                       619,378               15.48               209.71
85%                       340,174                8.50               191.25
81%                        39,699                0.99               179.61
75%                        41,726                1.04               157.54
73%                        36,059                0.90               148.10
65%                       680,441               17.01               122.26
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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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