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<b>UNITED STATES</b></p>
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<b>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>Washington, D.C.
20549</p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>
<b>FORM
8-K</b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>CURRENT REPORT</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>Date of Report (date
of earliest event reported):&nbsp; June 22, 2009</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>
<b><u>U.S. PREMIUM BEEF,
LLC</u></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>(Exact name of
Registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p>
<h4 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;page-break-after:avoid;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;'>
<font style="font-size: 12.0pt">Delaware</font></h4>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>(State
  or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
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			<h4 style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;page-break-after:avoid;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>333-115164</h4>
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			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>20-1576986</p>
			</td>
			<td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=6>
			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td width=501 valign=top style='border:medium none;
  padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt' align="center">(Commission File Number)</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
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			<td width=465 valign=top style='border:medium none;
  padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";' align="center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</p>
			</td>
			<td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=6>
			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
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			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td width=465 valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=6>
			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td width=501 valign=top style='border-bottom:1px solid #000000; padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<h1 style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>12200 North Ambassador Drive</h1>Kansas City, Missouri&nbsp;&nbsp;
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			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td width=465 valign=bottom style='border-bottom:1px solid #000000; padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>64163</p>
			</td>
			<td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=6>
			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td width=501 valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>(Address of principal executive
  offices)</td>
			<td valign=top style='border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>&nbsp;</td>
			<td width=465 valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>(Zip Code)</p>
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			<td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=6>&nbsp;</td>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (816) 713-8800&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</u></p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Registrant&#146;s
  telephone, number, including area code</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (<i>see</i> General
Instruction A.2. below):</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&#9633;&nbsp; Written communications pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>&#9633;&nbsp;
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>&#9633;&nbsp;
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240-14d-2(b))</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>&#9633;&nbsp;
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<hr color="#000080"><p style="page-break-after: always"></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>Items under Sections 2 through 8 are not applicable and therefore omitted.</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<b>Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</b><pre style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";'>&nbsp;</pre>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-indent:13.5pt'>&nbsp;On June 22, 2009, U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC, a
limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware
(successor, by merger, to U.S. Premium Beef, Ltd.), and COBANK, ACB (&#147;CoBank&#148;),
as agent for the benefit of the Syndication Parties, entered into an &#147;Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement&#148; (the &#147;Agreement&#148;).&nbsp; The Amendment was executed
on June 22, 2009. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Agreement updates the Credit Agreement entered into by
CoBank and U.S. Premium Beef, Ltd. on November 25, 1997, with the First through
Ninth amendments which occurred from time to time.</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-indent:13.5pt'>In connection with the Agreement, U.S. Premium
Beef, LLC and CoBank, in its role as agent for the benefit of the Syndication
Parties, also entered into a Pledge Agreement.&nbsp; Under the Pledge Agreement,
U.S. Premium Beef, LLC grants a continuing security interest in its ownership
interests in its majority owned subsidiary, National Beef Packing Company, LLC,
to CoBank.&nbsp; The security interest is provided by U.S. Premium Beef to secure its
obligations to CoBank and the Syndication Parties.&nbsp; </p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>
<b>ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.</b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>(d) Exhibits</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report:</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
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		<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
		<u>Exhibit No.</u></p></td>
		<td width="2%" valign=bottom style='width:2.56%;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
		<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-bottom:6.0pt'>&nbsp;</p>
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		<td width="84%" valign=top style='width:84.38%;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
		<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
		<u>Description of Exhibit</u></p></td>
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		<td width="13%" valign=top style='width:13.06%;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
		<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>10.1</p>
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		<td width="2%" valign=bottom style='width:2.56%;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
		<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
		</td>
		<td width="84%" valign=top style='width:84.38%;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
		<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between U.S. Premium
  Beef, LLC and CoBank, ACB, as agent of the benefit of the Syndication
  Parties, dated June 22, 2009</p></td>
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		<td width="13%" valign=top style='width:13.06%;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
		<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>10.2</p>
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		<td width="2%" valign=bottom style='width:2.56%;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
		<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
		</td>
		<td width="84%" valign=top style='width:84.38%;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
		<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>Pledge Agreement between U.S. Premium Beef, LLC and
  CoBank, ACB, as agent of the benefit of the Syndication Parties, dated June 22,
  2009</p></td>
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</table>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>
<b>&nbsp;</b></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>
<b>&nbsp;</b></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>
<b>&nbsp;</b></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>
<b>&nbsp;</b></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<hr color="#000080"><p style="page-break-after: always"></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>
<b>&nbsp;</b></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>
&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>
<b>&nbsp;</b></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>
<b>SIGNATURE</b></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
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<b>U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC</b></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>By&nbsp;
<u>/s/ Steven D. Hunt&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</u></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Steven
D. Hunt,</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief
Executive Officer</p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>Dated:&nbsp; June 25, 2009</p>

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date
of earliest event reported):  June 22, 2009
U.S. PREMIUM BEEF,
LLC
(Exact name of
Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
  or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
333-115164
20-1576986
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
12200 North Ambassador Drive
Kansas City, Missouri
64163
(Address of principal executive
  offices)
(Zip Code)
(816) 713-8800
Registrant's
  telephone, number, including area code
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
□  Written communications pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
□ 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
□ 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240-14d-2(b))
□ 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Items under Sections 2 through 8 are not applicable and therefore omitted.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 22, 2009, U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC, a
limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware
(successor, by merger, to U.S. Premium Beef, Ltd.), and COBANK, ACB ("CoBank"),
as agent for the benefit of the Syndication Parties, entered into an "Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement" (the "Agreement").  The Amendment was executed
on June 22, 2009.    The Agreement updates the Credit Agreement entered into by
CoBank and U.S. Premium Beef, Ltd. on November 25, 1997, with the First through
Ninth amendments which occurred from time to time.
In connection with the Agreement, U.S. Premium
Beef, LLC and CoBank, in its role as agent for the benefit of the Syndication
Parties, also entered into a Pledge Agreement.  Under the Pledge Agreement,
U.S. Premium Beef, LLC grants a continuing security interest in its ownership
interests in its majority owned subsidiary, National Beef Packing Company, LLC,
to CoBank.  The security interest is provided by U.S. Premium Beef to secure its
obligations to CoBank and the Syndication Parties.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report:
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
10.1
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between U.S. Premium
  Beef, LLC and CoBank, ACB, as agent of the benefit of the Syndication
  Parties, dated June 22, 2009
10.2
Pledge Agreement between U.S. Premium Beef, LLC and
  CoBank, ACB, as agent of the benefit of the Syndication Parties, dated June 22,
  2009
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC
By
/s/ Steven D. Hunt
Steven
D. Hunt,
Chief
Executive Officer
Dated:  June 25, 2009