Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Jan 25, 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: Jan 21, 2013

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National                      300.91   loads                12,036,400   pounds
Central                       211.63   loads                 8,465,369   pounds
East Coast                     33.63   loads                 1,345,277   pounds
West Coast                     55.64   loads                 2,225,754   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    814,446               20.36               222.89
90%                     2,301,707               57.54               211.10
85%                     3,414,556               85.36               191.88
81%                       191,146                4.78               179.61
75%                       144,788                3.62               159.47
73%                             0                0.00                 0.00
65%                     1,598,726               39.97               124.46
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                  1,006,501               25.16               223.11
90%                     3,666,270               91.66               211.26
85%                     4,578,776              114.47               191.83
81%                       230,634                5.77               179.61
75%                       206,212                5.16               160.45
73%                        61,860                1.55               157.97
65%                     2,286,147               57.15               124.38
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    192,055                4.80               224.04
90%                       498,332               12.46               212.20
85%                       598,562               14.96               193.23
81%                             
75%                        16,328                0.41               170.52
73%                            
65%                        40,000                1.00               124.00
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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%                       866,231               21.66               211.14
85%                       565,658               14.14               190.06
81%                        39,488                0.99               179.61
75%                        45,096                1.13               159.94
73%                        61,860                1.55               157.97
65%                       647,421               16.19               124.23
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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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