Boneless Cow Beef & Trimmings - Formulated Sales

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Des Moines, IA                 Fri Mar 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: Feb 25, 2013

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National                      278.50   loads                11,140,054   pounds
Central                       190.24   loads                 7,609,416   pounds
East Coast                     33.48   loads                 1,339,232   pounds
West Coast                     54.79   loads                 2,191,406   pounds
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Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    701,503               17.54               227.16
90%                     1,720,629               43.02               214.19
85%                     3,020,475               75.51               197.19
81%                       160,126                4.00               179.61
75%                       125,146                3.13               155.43
73%                            
65%                     1,881,537               47.04               122.17
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National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    814,403               20.36               227.23
90%                     2,827,740               70.69               214.58
85%                     4,352,758              108.82               197.06
81%                       191,518                4.79               179.69
75%                       219,250                5.48               157.71
73%                           
65%                     2,734,385               68.36               122.42
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East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Lean %                    Pounds               Loads             Wtd Average
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92-94%                    112,900                2.82               227.66
90%                       452,437               11.31               215.57
85%                       691,077               17.28               199.19
81%                            
75%                        20,661                0.52               176.25
73%                            
65%                        62,157                1.55               123.20
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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%                       654,674               16.37               214.93
85%                       641,206               16.03               194.11
81%                        31,392                0.78               180.11
75%                        73,443                1.84               156.36
73%                          
65%                       790,691               19.77               122.98
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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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