Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Feb 01, 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 28, 2013

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National                      299.83   loads                11,993,081   pounds
Central                       194.87   loads                 7,794,631   pounds
East Coast                     41.84   loads                 1,673,695   pounds
West Coast                     63.12   loads                 2,524,755   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    604,355               15.11               223.48
90%                     1,861,278               46.53               211.48
85%                     3,553,253               88.83               192.25
81%                       209,232                5.23               179.61
75%                        87,449                2.19               161.78
73%                           
65%                     1,479,064               36.98               123.13
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    763,455               19.09               223.73
90%                     3,218,937               80.47               211.73
85%                     4,910,400              122.76               192.05
81%                       343,163                8.58               179.61
75%                       202,474                5.06               160.62
73%                        49,300                1.23               154.93
65%                     2,505,352               62.63               123.51
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    159,100                3.98               224.67
90%                       562,858               14.07               212.49
85%                       784,416               19.61               192.94
81%                            
75%                        18,321                0.46               171.30
73%                          
65%                       149,000                3.73               128.64
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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%                       794,801               19.87               211.76
85%                       572,731               14.32               189.61
81%                       133,931                3.35               179.61
75%                        96,704                2.42               157.55
73%                        49,300                1.23               154.93
65%                       877,288               21.93               123.27
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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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