LM_XB450 Des Moines, IA Fri Feb 05, 2010 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 1, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National 325.64 loads 13,025,475 pounds Central 219.61 loads 8,784,571 pounds East Coast 15.45 loads 617,900 pounds West Coast 90.58 loads 3,623,004 pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Central Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds) Lean % Pounds Loads Wtd Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92-94% 697,001 17.43 155.94 90% 2,589,654 64.74 147.97 85% 1,876,400 46.91 136.39 81% 344,715 8.62 117.26 75% 191,642 4.79 111.87 73% 336,446 8.41 115.02 65% 2,748,713 68.72 87.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds) Lean % Pounds Loads Wtd Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92-94% 707,501 17.69 155.87 90% 4,261,591 106.54 146.49 85% 3,265,834 81.65 135.20 81% 698,715 17.47 121.74 75% 310,357 7.76 110.01 73% 336,446 8.41 115.02 65% 3,445,031 86.13 86.74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- East Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds) Lean % Pounds Loads Wtd Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92-94% 90% 192,000 4.80 147.41 85% 227,900 5.70 137.55 81% 60,000 1.50 131.45 75% 73% 65% 138,000 3.45 87.89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Coast Region - (one load equals 40,000 pounds) Lean % Pounds Loads Wtd Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92-94% 10,500 0.26 151.00 90% 1,479,937 37.00 143.78 85% 1,161,534 29.04 132.80 81% 294,000 7.35 125.00 75% 118,715 2.97 107.02 73% 65% 558,318 13.96 80.75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1545C .