Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Feb 14, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Afternoon
Reflecting Numbers So Far Today

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     22,325    24,762    27,313       264,755   266,572   285,049
Total Committed     38,987    19,226    21,571       266,074   212,810   242,421

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,255        1,670         18
 Steer and Heifer                          2,060        1,330         86
 Other fed cattle                            195          340         14

NEGOTIATED GRID                            195        1,665          8
 Steer and Heifer                            195        1,175         74
 Other fed cattle                                         490         26

FORMULA                                  1,401       11,023         56
 Steer and Heifer                            891        9,462         83
 Other fed cattle                            510        1,561         17

FORWARD CONTRACT                           403        2,876         15
 Steer and Heifer                            403        1,177         48
 Other fed cattle                                       1,699         52

Packer Financing involved                               551          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,026       11,816         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,457       14,681         81

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 837          4
 Steer and Heifer                                         719         86
 Other fed cattle                                         118         14

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       837          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         837          4

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,872
Kansas                                   4,409
Nebraska                                 3,103
Colorado                                 2,008
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,432
North plains/Eastern Mountain              535
Western States                           3,038
Eastern Cornbelt                           677
Northeast                                  414
Southeast
Canada                                     837

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              17,460       11,504         74
 Steer and Heifer                         17,456       11,131         99
 Other fed cattle                              4          373          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,512          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,347         89
 Other fed cattle                                         165         11

FORMULA                                    623        6,885         19
 Steer and Heifer                            493        6,517         93
 Other fed cattle                            130          368          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           189          814          3
 Steer and Heifer                            181          604         78
 Other fed cattle                              8          210         22

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,146       20,715         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer         18,272       20,375         99

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack
Delivered Date chosen by packer

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,763
Kansas                                  11,538
Nebraska                                12,325
Colorado                                 2,468
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,508
North plains/Eastern Mountain              749
Western States                           1,131
Eastern Cornbelt                           410
Northeast                                   95
Southeast
Canada

CATTLE NUMBERS SCHEDULED TO BE SHIPPED OUT OF REGION FOR SLAUGHTER

REGION OF ORIGIN           NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN


Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico           630
Kansas                              500
Nebraska                            477


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-676-7000    email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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