Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Feb 15, 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 11, 2013

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National                      296.41   loads                11,856,293   pounds
Central                       203.19   loads                 8,127,785   pounds
East Coast                     32.07   loads                 1,282,794   pounds
West Coast                     61.14   loads                 2,445,714   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    866,797               21.67               223.94
90%                     1,955,217               48.88               212.38
85%                     3,454,162               86.35               195.29
81%                       142,085                3.55               179.72
75%                       177,986                4.45               159.32
73%                         
65%                     1,531,538               38.29               119.82
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    972,231               24.31               224.13
90%                     3,182,887               79.57               212.00
85%                     4,733,901              118.35               194.70
81%                       213,982                5.35               179.85
75%                       246,326                6.16               160.15
73%                        29,636                0.74               159.24
65%                     2,477,330               61.93               118.55
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    105,434                2.64               225.76
90%                       433,958               10.85               213.35
85%                       693,026               17.33               193.48
81%                          
75%                        14,376                0.36               170.39
73%                          
65%                        36,000                0.90               122.26
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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%                       793,712               19.84               210.33
85%                       586,713               14.67               192.64
81%                        71,897                1.80               180.11
75%                        53,964                1.35               160.16
73%                        29,636                0.74               159.24
65%                       909,792               22.74               116.25
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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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