Acitivity Index: 2 Week Comparison

1 National Retail Report - Beef Fri. Jan 14, 2022. Advertised Prices for Beef at Major Retail Supermarket Outlets ending during the period of 01/14 thru 01/20. (prices in dollars per pound). NATIONAL SUMMARY This week in Beef Retail.. THIS WEEK LAST WEEK LAST YEAR This week in beef retail the Feature Rate fell by percent, the Special Rate posted a percent Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 increase, and the Activity Index showed a percent loss. Retailers continue get back to their normal Feature Rate (1/) circulars following the holiday rush. Ads are featuring more variety of protein sources rather than Special Rate (2/) specific seasonal cuts. Cuts from the Loin, and Brisket saw more ad space, while cuts from the Rib, Activity Index (3/) 73,420 74,840 91,770 Chuck, Round, and Ground Beef items saw less.

2 Stores Wtd Avg Stores Wtd Avg Stores Wtd Avg Bone-In Ribeye Roast 40 370 70 Bone-In Ribeye Steak 810 1,280 860 Bnls Ribeye Roast 130 530 Bnls Ribeye Steak 1,000 890 1,840 T-Bone Steak 3,660 3,030 4,060 Porterhouse Steak 620 640 870 Acitivity Index: 2 Week Comparison Tenderloin 110 400 890 Filet Mignon 490 320 1,000 RIB_ACTIVITY CHUCK_ACTIVITY ROUND_ACTIVITY. Loin, Bnls 540 LOIN_ACTIVITY BRISKET_ACTIVITY. Bone-In Strip Steak 1,870 1,060 1,520 Bnls New York Strip Steak 5,670 3,740 4,930 24K. Beef Backribs 50 Sirloin Roast 90 50 Sirloin Steak 740 250 650 20K. Bnls Sirloin Roast 320 320 180 Bnls Sirloin Steak 1,700 1,940 1,750 Activity Level Sirloin Tip Roast 2,640 1,440 1,720 16K.

3 Sirloin Tip Steak 710 1,100 1,870 Bnls Top Sirloin Roast 100 30 140 Bnls Top Sirloin Steak 2,510 4,820 2,860 12K. Top Round Roast 2,160 1,580 1,610 Top Round Steak 820 820 690 Bottom Round Roast 4,340 3,120 2,730 8K. Bottom Round Steak 990 1,500 1,300 Eye Of Round Roast 1,060 2,580 1,030 Eye Of Round Steak 310 520 720 4K. Rump Roast 690 1,370 900 Rump Steak 90 Chuck/Shldr/Arm Roast 5,860 5,440 7,640 0K. Chuck/Shldr/Arm Steak 2,710 2,200 2,720 Dec 24 - Dec 30 Jan 7 - Jan 13. London Broil 2,210 3,470 2,510 Dec 31 - Jan 6 Jan 14 - Jan 20. Brisket 740 370 4,890 Brisket, Flat 40 110 110 Corned Beef Brisket 10 210 Explanatory Notes _____. Corned Beef Flat 10 350 Beef Short Ribs 600 1,250 1,400 All report information gathered from publicly available sources including store circulars, newspaper ads, Flat Iron Steak 490 190 1,010 and retailer websites.

4 Flank Steak 320 1,330 1,080 '1/: FEATURE RATE: the amount of sampled stores advertising any reported beef item during the current week, Minute/Cube Steaks 3,480 4,140 4,670 expressed as a 'percentage of the total sample. 2/: SPECIAL RATE: the percentage of sampled stores with a no- Stew Meat 5,090 3,370 6,200 price promotion ( , buy 1, get 1 free etc.). 3/: ACTIVITY INDEX: a measure of the absolute frequency of feature Ground Round 1,070 270 940 activity equal to the total number of stores for each advertised beef item ( , a retailer with 100 outlets featuring 3. Ground Chuck 3,640 1,260 2,390 beef items has an activity index of 300). 4/: STORES/AVG: the number of advertising outlets and the weighted Ground Sirloin 820 260 2,280 average price weighted by the respective number of outlets.

5 5/: BRANDED: includes any advertised beef cuts Ground Beef 90% Or More 3,180 4,360 7,160 marketed under a corporate trademark, or under one of Meat Grading & Certification Branch's Certified Beef Ground Beef 80-89% 3,720 6,410 4,410 programs. 6/: NON-LABELED/OTHER: Beef cuts advertised without a USDA Quality Grade. Ground Beef 70-79% 1,910 1,510 1,980 USDA-MGC Certified Programs List: Beef Patties 2,500 4,130 3,670 Tri-Tip 370 740 1,300 Skirt Steak 570 290 520 _____. Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News -- (816) 676-7000 website: Click here to also view the 'National Retail Report - Local and Organic' Page 1 of 9. NORTHEAST Fri.

6 Jan 14, 2022. (CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT). (prices in dollars per pound). Outlets 5,500 Explanatory Notes Feature Rate (1/) 5/: BRANDED: Includes any advertised beef cuts marketed under a corporate trademark, or under one of Meat Grading and Certification Special Rate (1/) Branch's Certified Beef Programs. 6/: NON LABELED/OTHER: Beef cuts advertised without a USDA Quality Grade. Activity Index (3/) 13,960. BRANDED(5) CHOICE SELECT NON LABELED / OTHER (6). Wtd Price Range Stores Wtd Avg Price Range Stores Wtd Avg Price Range Stores Wtd Avg Price Range Stores Avg Bone-In Ribeye Roast - - - - Bone-In Ribeye Steak - - 230 - - Bnls Ribeye Roast - - - - Bnls Ribeye Steak - 110 - - - 70 T-Bone Steak - - 440 - - 120 Porterhouse Steak - 70 - 120 - - 120 Tenderloin - - - - Filet Mignon - - - - Loin.

7 Bnls - - 60 - - 20 Bone-In Strip Steak - 160 - 290 - - Bnls New York Strip Steak - 170 - 290 - - 110 Beef Backribs - - - - Sirloin Roast - - - - Sirloin Steak - - 110 - - Bnls Sirloin Roast - - - - Bnls Sirloin Steak - - 70 - - 190 Sirloin Tip Roast - - 10 - - Sirloin Tip Steak - 10 - 10 - - Bnls Top Sirloin Roast - 60 - - - 20 Bnls Top Sirloin Steak - 270 - 120 - - Top Round Roast - 270 - 510 - - Top Round Steak - 170 - 170 - - Bottom Round Roast - 340 - 660 - - 150 Bottom Round Steak - - 160 - - 230 Eye Of Round Roast - 70 - 150 - - Eye Of Round Steak - 70 - 20 - - Rump Roast - 130 - 90 - - Rump Steak - - - - Chuck/Shldr/Arm Roast - 260 - - - 90 Chuck/Shldr/Arm Steak - 80 - 900 - - London Broil - 270 - 960 - - 150 Brisket - - - - Brisket, Flat - - - - Corned Beef Brisket - - - - 10 Corned Beef Flat - - - - Beef Short Ribs - 120 - 110 - - Flat Iron Steak - - - - Flank Steak - 60 - - - Minute/Cube Steaks - 60 - 410 - - 140 Stew Meat - 280 - 620 - - 230 Ground Round - 270 - - - 20 Ground Chuck - 10 - - - 110 Ground Sirloin - - - - Ground Beef 90% Or More - 330 - 120 - - 300 Ground Beef 80-89% - - 170 - - 640 Ground Beef 70-79% - - - - 100 Beef Patties - - - - 390 Tri-Tip - - - - Skirt Steak - - 170 - - 150 _____.

8 Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News -- (816) 676-7000 website: Click here to also view the 'National Retail Report - Local and Organic' Page 2 of 9. Fri. Jan 14, 2022. SOUTHEAST. (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV). (prices in dollars per pound). Outlets 7,400 Explanatory Notes Feature Rate (1/) 5/: BRANDED: Includes any advertised beef cuts marketed under a corporate trademark, or under one of Meat Grading and Certification Special Rate (1/) Branch's Certified Beef Programs. 6/: NON LABELED/OTHER: Beef cuts advertised without a USDA Quality Grade. Activity Index (3/) 23,300. BRANDED(5) CHOICE SELECT NON LABELED / OTHER (6).

9 Price Range Stores Wtd Avg Price Range Stores Wtd Avg Price Range Stores Wtd Avg Price Range Stores Wtd Avg Bone-In Ribeye Roast - - - - Bone-In Ribeye Steak - - 450 - - Bnls Ribeye Roast - - - - 40 Bnls Ribeye Steak - - 30 - - 170 T-Bone Steak - - 970 - - 570 Porterhouse Steak - - 5 - - Tenderloin - 80 - - - Filet Mignon - - 30 - - Loin, Bnls - - 220 - - 220 Bone-In Strip Steak - 130 - 460 - - Bnls New York Strip Steak - 440 - 2,480 - - 480 Beef Backribs - - - - Sirloin Roast - - - - Sirloin Steak - - 200 - - Bnls Sirloin Roast - - - - 80 Bnls Sirloin Steak - 30 - 10 - - 5 Sirloin Tip Roast - 80 - 1,150 - - 60 Sirloin Tip Steak - 10 - 40 - - 30 Bnls Top Sirloin Roast - - - - 5 Bnls Top Sirloin Steak - 460 - 190 - - Top Round Roast - 930 - 10 - - Top Round Steak - 20 - - - 10 Bottom Round Roast - 170 - 1,400 - - 5 Bottom Round Steak - 20 - 40 - - 190 Eye Of Round Roast - 10 - 10 - - Eye Of Round Steak - 50 - 10 - - Rump Roast - 60 - - 5 - 30 Rump Steak - - - - Chuck/Shldr/Arm Roast - 210 - 1,140 - 50 - 5 Chuck/Shldr/Arm Steak - 200 - 180 - 40 - London Broil - 490 - 40 - - 30 Brisket - - - - Brisket.

10 Flat - - - - Corned Beef Brisket - - - - Corned Beef Flat - - - - Beef Short Ribs - 40 - - - Flat Iron Steak - 270 - - - Flank Steak - 60 - - - Minute/Cube Steaks - 640 - 10 - - 220 Stew Meat - 550 - 1,000 - - 210 Ground Round - 30 - - - 30 Ground Chuck - 110 - - - 2,700 Ground Sirloin - - - - Ground Beef 90% Or More - 80 - - - 960 Ground Beef 80-89% - - 40 - - 130 Ground Beef 70-79% - - - - 550 Beef Patties - 10 - - - 1,060 Tri-Tip - - - - Skirt Steak - 40 - 40 - - 5 _____. Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News -- (816) 676-7000 website: Click here to also view the 'National Retail Report - Local and Organic' Page 3 of 9. Fri.