WA_LS681 Des Moines, IA Tue Feb 07, 2012 USDA Market News Japanese Retail Prices of Beef Wagyu Bargain |Other Bargain Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round Jan-11 2743.22 2968.61 5288.53 2589.29 |1495.30 1660.22 2451.85 1324.88 Feb-11 2663.67 2954.75 5266.93 2531.86 |1405.98 2010.11 2449.48 1312.61 Mar-11 2756.80 2917.98 5363.52 2562.26 |1311.70 1817.48 2501.12 1267.24 Apr-11 2712.73 2827.13 5360.10 2483.95 |1345.47 1737.67 2396.79 1367.26 May-11 2763.63 2959.43 5118.86 2551.04 |1432.16 1706.29 2528.66 1264.33 Jun-11 2735.21 2966.43 4962.85 2520.90 |1302.75 1832.87 2543.46 1330.95 Jul-11 2855.66 2895.64 5065.94 2598.65 |1427.83 1644.86 2621.50 1439.25 Aug-11 2949.38 3067.12 5204.10 2690.36 |1465.86 1766.10 2672.70 1289.25 Sep-11 2940.50 3058.59 5137.02 2704.32 |1482.06 1930.81 2603.94 1411.20 Oct-11 2883.81 2919.34 5276.13 2593.65 |1403.41 1871.22 2623.26 1367.88 Nov-11 2862.02 2826.91 5296.79 2657.18 |1363.71 1820.22 2622.06 1404.67 Dec-11 2879.03 2954.79 5583.22 2721.67 |1427.86 1701.77 2575.97 1305.47 Australian Bargain |U.S. Bargain Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round Jan-11 802.62 824.61 1935.10 643.20 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-11 1296.14 845.78 1927.73 642.58 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mar-11 1322.82 839.27 1834.16 644.73 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-11 1149.37 844.32 1754.02 588.30 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 May-11 744.05 783.21 1611.18 609.79 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-11 817.74 902.34 1703.16 654.19 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-11 793.87 970.92 1245.07 713.91 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Aug-11 877.16 747.65 1495.30 659.34 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-11 808.93 832.55 1541.11 625.89 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Oct-11 1089.57 757.96 2125.85 680.98 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-11 831.10 760.87 1527.58 673.07 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-11 868.37 810.09 1462.83 664.39 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Wagyu Normal |Other Normal Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round Jan-11 3529.35 3694.27 6344.03 3424.90 |1918.60 2083.53 3309.45 1918.60 Feb-11 3487.49 3690.69 6337.89 3465.52 |1905.76 2229.79 3350.18 1883.79 Mar-11 3579.39 3701.66 6580.74 3540.48 |1923.09 2045.36 3351.51 1967.55 Apr-11 3611.53 3616.98 6487.68 3453.56 |1901.09 2042.72 3306.48 1901.09 May-11 3669.92 3737.05 6730.05 3535.65 |1963.63 2086.71 3373.42 1902.09 Jun-11 3648.82 3750.33 6592.69 3507.83 |1990.78 2159.97 3406.32 1923.10 Jul-11 3672.38 3803.74 6933.54 3575.29 |2016.10 2130.32 3392.52 1947.56 Aug-11 3832.43 3926.63 7046.73 3691.15 |2048.67 2248.83 3532.20 1995.69 Sep-11 3796.67 3926.57 6908.41 3690.39 |2090.24 2320.52 3607.72 1989.86 Oct-11 3866.79 3926.01 6999.31 3677.30 |2066.63 2410.08 3547.03 2019.26 Nov-11 3857.00 3974.06 6812.67 3675.57 |1948.99 2311.86 3499.98 2007.51 Dec-11 3811.51 4038.80 6894.52 3735.75 |2051.45 2138.87 3496.80 1999.00 Australian Normal |U.S. Normal Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round Jan-11 1220.43 1357.87 1863.63 1088.49 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-11 1219.25 1263.18 1872.81 1048.99 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mar-11 1233.89 1361.72 1928.65 1078.26 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-11 1203.84 1296.45 1895.64 1067.66 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 May-11 1225.17 1253.14 1952.44 1130.07 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-11 1246.35 1201.23 1985.14 1111.00 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-11 1239.36 1182.24 1867.60 1130.84 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Aug-11 1312.80 1242.16 2019.24 1083.21 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-11 1275.40 1322.63 1936.72 1133.69 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Oct-11 1350.12 1284.98 1888.98 1154.71 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-11 1229.09 1264.21 1849.49 1141.30 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-11 1293.82 1270.50 1876.61 1118.98 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $77.83 yen Prices are U.S. $ per CWT. Source:Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA Ami Rayer 515-284-4460 Desm.LGMN@ams.usda.gov 24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WA_LS681.txt www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1153C adr