Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed Feb 20, 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     26,258    25,401    20,906       186,907   188,101   190,995
Total Committed     29,064    25,097    20,263       174,101   181,678   151,960

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 533        3,449         15
 Steer and Heifer                            528        3,435        100
 Other fed cattle                              5           14          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            254        1,834          8
 Steer and Heifer                            214        1,553         85
 Other fed cattle                             40          281         15

FORMULA                                    999       15,282         62
 Steer and Heifer                            617       13,331         86
 Other fed cattle                            382        1,951         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                           684        2,644         13
 Steer and Heifer                            684          952         49
 Other fed cattle                                       1,692         51

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,029       16,525         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,610       19,376         80

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         298          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         298        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        281          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         281        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       579          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         579          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,974
Kansas                                   5,693
Nebraska                                 4,232
Colorado                                 2,801
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,149
North plains/Eastern Mountain              370
Western States                           4,253
Eastern Cornbelt                           882
Northeast                                  325
Southeast
Canada                                     579

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,635          259         20
 Steer and Heifer                          5,554          245         98
 Other fed cattle                             81           14          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         252          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         236         94
 Other fed cattle                                          16          6

FORMULA                                  5,303       13,878         66
 Steer and Heifer                          5,022       10,133         79
 Other fed cattle                            281        3,745         21

FORWARD CONTRACT                           472        3,265         13
 Steer and Heifer                            472          609         29
 Other fed cattle                                       2,656         71

Packer Financing involved                             2,067          7
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,889        9,496         46
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,386       11,745         59

     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                   10,185
Kansas                                   8,347
Nebraska                                 2,512
Colorado                                   620
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,129
North plains/Eastern Mountain              393
Western States                           3,604
Eastern Cornbelt                           180
Northeast                                   54
Southeast                                   40
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         5,177
Kansas                              750
Nebraska                          1,152


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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