WA_LS681 Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 05, 2010 USDA Market News Japanese Retail Prices of Beef Month Wagyu Bargain |Other Bargain Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round | Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round 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 Oct-09 2444.18 2715.19 4737.79 2303.65| 1365.13 1495.61 2318.71 1319.96 Nov-09 2510.40 2637.44 4827.69 2342.70| 1316.18 1859.93 2200.41 1311.10 Dec-09 2637.44 2713.67 5010.64 2378.27| 1316.18 1488.96 2363.03 1300.94 Australian Bargain |U.S. Bargain Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round 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 Oct-09 717.69 782.94 1264.75 592.22| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-09 716.53 838.49 1189.14 584.40| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-09 721.61 808.00 1356.84 614.90| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Wagyu Normal |Other Normal Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round | Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round 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 Oct-09 3327.49 3332.51 6097.89 3277.30| 1761.61 1846.93 3222.10 1771.65 Nov-09 3318.40 3298.08 6199.77 3262.50| 1793.87 1829.44 3216.77 1783.71 Dec-09 3379.39 3364.14 6077.81 3257.42| 1788.79 1854.85 3191.36 1773.54 Australian Normal |U.S. Normal Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round 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 Oct-09 1209.54 1134.26 1711.43 893.35| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-09 1128.16 1184.06 1682.07 884.23| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-09 1158.65 1219.63 1768.46 975.70| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $89.26 yen Prices are U.S. $ per CWT. Source:Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation 515-284-4460 http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/ 14:04 adr .