WA_LS681 Des Moines, IA Tue Apr 02, 2013 USDA Market News Japanese Retail Prices of Beef Wagyu Bargain |Other Bargain Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round Mar-12 2691.51 2801.59 5129.82 2476.85 |1282.46 1706.27 2493.36 1194.39 Apr-12 2504.37 2608.94 4507.86 2438.32 |924.69 1348.50 1937.44 963.22 May-12 2616.99 2736.46 4955.22 2531.65 |1109.38 1376.77 2087.90 1166.27 Jun-12 2570.86 2628.11 4924.13 2507.87 |1116.52 1374.18 1963.93 1168.05 Jul-12 2438.67 2765.74 4877.34 2358.34 |1107.44 1331.23 2054.22 1210.73 Aug-12 2473.20 2767.22 4923.34 2427.08 |1106.89 1377.84 2023.53 1014.65 Sep-12 2511.90 2738.15 4971.60 2471.30 |1108.02 1363.27 2065.21 1229.85 Oct-12 2408.51 2609.70 4914.74 2443.00 |1097.91 1281.86 1994.64 988.70 Nov-12 2378.47 2737.49 4762.56 2445.79 |1065.83 1211.68 1980.19 1178.02 Dec-12 2511.22 2646.82 4767.53 2429.87 |1030.52 1171.54 1914.60 1317.98 Jan-13 2300.35 2463.57 4656.81 2239.15 |872.20 1117.02 1826.00 1091.52 Feb-13 2276.74 2296.24 4270.72 2140.23 |833.67 984.80 1745.34 1062.80 Australian Bargain |U.S. Bargain Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round Mar-12 825.62 715.53 1409.05 726.54 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-12 836.62 858.64 1359.51 544.91 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 May-12 779.41 893.19 1348.32 625.80 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-12 784.43 898.94 1357.00 629.83 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-12 763.16 912.35 1325.49 688.57 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Aug-12 732.16 933.94 1308.66 634.15 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-12 783.16 864.37 1351.67 620.72 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Oct-12 764.51 954.21 1270.36 569.07 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-12 785.35 813.39 1295.82 589.01 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-12 884.08 759.33 1198.66 564.08 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jan-13 821.19 841.59 1168.03 479.45 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-13 682.53 828.79 1155.43 511.90 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Wagyu Normal |Other Normal Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round Mar-12 3627.20 3731.78 6434.29 3434.56 |1926.44 2256.68 3368.51 1871.39 Apr-12 3445.57 3456.58 6296.69 3407.04 |1590.68 1761.31 3230.91 1744.80 May-12 3601.21 3481.74 6639.19 3476.05 |1723.80 1752.25 3766.19 1883.10 Jun-12 3498.43 3567.13 6664.76 3504.15 |1780.70 1786.43 3973.66 2049.81 Jul-12 3528.90 3517.43 6615.97 3396.93 |1704.20 1916.51 3517.43 1876.34 Aug-12 3557.03 3568.56 6560.61 3401.37 |1758.34 1798.69 3309.13 1913.99 Sep-12 3503.90 3538.71 6648.13 3416.88 |1763.55 1780.96 3376.28 1972.40 Oct-12 3471.93 3523.67 6593.22 3397.20 |1753.21 1724.47 3293.74 1868.18 Nov-12 3506.01 3444.30 6479.10 3309.67 |1660.44 1694.10 3214.31 1823.12 Dec-12 3346.49 3335.64 6394.67 3200.05 |1605.45 1708.50 3107.84 1800.70 Jan-13 3228.66 3136.85 5972.76 3131.74 |1463.86 1545.47 2922.62 1698.49 Feb-13 2978.78 3027.53 5699.16 3022.65 |1447.95 1496.70 2774.02 1618.58 Australian Normal |U.S. Normal Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round Mar-12 1133.84 1232.92 1849.38 1056.79 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-12 1106.32 1111.83 1953.96 891.66 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 May-12 1149.20 1228.85 1826.20 938.70 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-12 1196.68 1139.42 1992.56 939.02 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-12 1262.37 1256.63 1859.13 963.99 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Aug-12 1181.83 1216.42 1810.22 939.70 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-12 1177.64 1137.03 1879.58 928.19 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Oct-12 1172.64 1166.89 1850.93 908.22 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-12 1149.97 1082.65 1823.12 914.37 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-12 1111.88 1046.79 1844.09 878.66 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jan-13 1055.82 1040.51 1632.18 831.39 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-13 1014.05 955.55 1535.70 804.42 |0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $93.04 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/lpsmarketnewspage 1036C adr