Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Feb 22, 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: Feb 18, 2013

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National                      292.69   loads                11,707,414   pounds
Central                       207.35   loads                 8,294,073   pounds
East Coast                     32.95   loads                 1,317,962   pounds
West Coast                     52.38   loads                 2,095,379   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    783,999               19.60               224.94
90%                     1,665,690               41.64               212.83
85%                     3,729,894               93.25               196.62
81%                       120,108                3.00               179.61
75%                       199,042                4.98               155.21
73%                        10,500                0.26               143.58
65%                     1,784,840               44.62               122.43
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    890,491               22.26               225.08
90%                     2,729,012               68.23               213.45
85%                     5,105,028              127.63               196.42
81%                       140,941                3.52               179.68
75%                       307,421                7.69               155.90
73%                        43,930                1.10               155.50
65%                     2,490,591               62.26               122.28
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    106,492                2.66               226.17
90%                       493,686               12.34               214.40
85%                       689,417               17.24               196.81
81%                       
75%                        10,367                0.26               171.00
73%                         
65%                        18,000                0.45               126.81
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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%                       569,636               14.24               214.46
85%                       685,717               17.14               194.92
81%                        20,833                0.52               180.11
75%                        98,012                2.45               155.70
73%                        33,430                0.84               159.24
65%                       687,751               17.19               121.77
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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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