WA_LS681 Des Moines, IA Thu, Nov 05, 2009 USDA Market News Japanese Retail Prices of Beef Month Wagyu Bargain |Other Bargain Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round | Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round Oct-08 2414.44 2531.78 4607.75 2369.31| 1191.43 1687.85 2148.18 1213.99 Nov-08 2509.73 2631.24 4739.04 2397.56| 1285.24 1668.48 2187.25 1271.22 Dec-08 2741.76 2786.46 5125.89 2577.85| 1554.66 1832.80 2334.47 1341.08 Jan-09 2674.22 2839.80 5202.95 2543.77| 1540.31 1821.28 2383.22 1364.71 Feb-09 2559.80 2761.24 4957.46 2540.14| 1385.53 1680.33 2333.79 1292.18 Mar-09 2419.14 2697.74 4685.06 2395.93| 1267.61 1522.99 2233.41 1290.83 Apr-09 2390.75 2594.72 4691.38 2352.80| 1233.32 1612.81 2205.75 1375.63 May-09 2386.79 2644.69 4618.84 2316.45| 1256.70 1448.95 2180.47 1341.10 Jun-09 2194.53 2546.22 4529.74 2250.80| 1280.14 1458.33 2194.53 1336.41 Jul-09 2361.82 2597.04 4699.63 2169.80| 1204.91 1680.15 2246.60 1267.32 Aug-09 2324.61 2630.10 4568.07 2190.96| 1188.56 1546.56 2214.82 1236.29 Sep-09 2315.33 2667.34 4675.28 2275.67| 1229.55 1541.90 2285.58 1249.38 Australian Bargain |U.S. Bargain Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round Oct-08 830.39 1024.45 1520.87 573.15| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-08 808.53 911.35 1677.83 668.33| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-08 839.41 953.65 1380.81 774.84| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jan-09 822.84 968.34 1324.57 762.63| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-09 776.29 918.78 1159.52 727.16| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mar-09 752.21 1021.52 1054.02 645.41| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-09 820.63 796.92 1114.74 559.74| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 May-09 708.07 773.71 1097.27 558.01| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-09 825.29 778.40 1026.93 539.26| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-09 691.26 744.07 1036.89 552.05| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Aug-09 849.65 773.28 1069.22 544.16| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-09 689.14 827.97 1046.11 555.28| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Wagyu Normal |Other Normal Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round | Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round Oct-08 3037.23 3132.01 5546.45 2910.87| 1579.54 1827.76 2825.12 1651.75 Nov-08 3126.65 3257.51 5776.58 3023.83| 1640.44 1855.42 2958.40 1715.22 Dec-08 3332.82 3427.20 6079.55 3188.78| 1758.30 1927.18 3188.78 1753.33 Jan-09 3396.72 3482.01 6166.27 3180.97| 1826.30 2142.39 3206.06 1806.23 Feb-09 3306.61 3463.83 6107.16 3159.21| 1744.20 1945.64 3124.82 1758.94 Mar-09 3101.71 3217.79 5697.29 2967.05| 1643.72 1731.94 2948.48 1625.14 Apr-09 3107.03 3235.10 5863.03 3064.34| 1636.53 1826.27 3031.13 1726.65 May-09 3122.99 3198.02 5800.51 3033.90| 1645.90 1786.58 2935.42 1669.35 Jun-09 3085.48 3202.71 5655.14 3029.21| 1669.35 1758.44 2911.98 1702.17 Jul-09 3173.09 3235.50 5909.34 3077.08| 1660.95 1766.56 2966.67 1732.96 Aug-09 3236.31 3269.73 5914.15 3078.79| 1627.70 1799.54 2916.50 1689.76 Sep-09 3301.95 3306.90 6008.95 3178.00| 1735.26 1774.92 3063.97 1750.13 Australian Normal |U.S. Normal Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round Oct-08 1096.65 1317.79 1629.18 843.93| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-08 1145.03 1313.28 1757.28 962.76| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-08 1192.07 1385.78 1748.37 1038.09| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jan-09 1174.05 1414.88 1766.09 1083.74| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-09 1154.61 1365.88 1709.81 1085.83| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mar-09 1086.53 1309.40 1518.35 1035.45| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-09 1166.91 1133.71 1574.86 882.30| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 May-09 1172.29 1125.40 1556.81 956.59| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-09 1101.96 1148.85 1542.74 844.05| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-09 1065.70 1190.51 1608.15 854.48| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Aug-09 1159.92 1164.69 1727.94 825.78| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-09 1100.65 1244.43 1660.89 872.59| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $91.49 yen Prices are U.S. $ per CWT. Source:Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation 515-284-4460 http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/ 8:43 adr .