Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Apr 06, 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: Apr 2, 2012

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National                      285.48   loads                11,419,039   pounds
Central                       172.19   loads                 6,887,690   pounds
East Coast                     53.93   loads                 2,157,229   pounds
West Coast                     59.35   loads                 2,374,120   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    515,590               12.89               229.93
90%                     1,821,572               45.54               218.38
85%                     2,555,326               63.88               207.74
81%                       177,531                4.44               185.66
75%                       187,585                4.69               172.55
73%                        36,412                0.91               164.60
65%                     1,593,674               39.84               123.49
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    690,072               17.25               229.77
90%                     3,325,440               83.14               219.13
85%                     4,538,027              113.45               206.22
81%                       214,665                5.37               185.20
75%                       218,570                5.46               172.94
73%                        36,412                0.91               164.60
65%                     2,395,853               59.90               122.93
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    170,527                4.26               229.39
90%                       840,367               21.01               221.01
85%                     1,051,265               26.28               204.15
81%                           
75%                        16,212                0.41               182.00
73%                           
65%                        78,858                1.97               137.16
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West Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                      3,955                0.10               225.21
90%                       663,501               16.59               218.80
85%                       931,436               23.29               204.39
81%                        37,134                0.93               183.00
75%                        14,773                0.37               168.00
73%                             
65%                       723,321               18.08               120.15
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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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