Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Apr 13, 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 9, 2012

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National                      385.67   loads                15,426,896   pounds
Central                       246.49   loads                 9,859,541   pounds
East Coast                     46.52   loads                 1,860,974   pounds
West Coast                     92.66   loads                 3,706,381   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    783,514               19.59               230.06
90%                     2,157,926               53.95               219.67
85%                     4,266,382              106.66               208.12
81%                       203,316                5.08               185.57
75%                       303,172                7.58               164.40
73%                        83,540                2.09               157.19
65%                     2,061,691               51.54               108.95
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    968,187               24.20               230.17
90%                     4,169,448              104.24               220.46
85%                     6,108,724              152.72               207.75
81%                       238,107                5.95               185.19
75%                       359,095                8.98               164.12
73%                       102,327                2.56               157.38
65%                     3,481,008               87.03               110.91
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    184,673                4.62               230.65
90%                     1,016,203               25.41               221.58
85%                       593,729               14.84               208.50
81%                           
75%                        10,369                0.26               185.00
73%                            
65%                        56,000                1.40               117.90
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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%                       995,319               24.88               221.01
85%                     1,248,613               31.22               206.15
81%                        34,791                0.87               183.00
75%                        45,554                1.14               157.55
73%                        18,787                0.47               158.24
65%                     1,363,317               34.08               113.59
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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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