Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, Feb 26, 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     21,982    26,183    27,428        86,118   104,049   117,615
Total Committed     37,257    21,475    20,815        87,791   117,401   113,657

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,107        2,072         24
 Steer and Heifer                          3,089        1,952         97
 Other fed cattle                             18          120          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,152        1,481         12
 Steer and Heifer                          1,132        1,364         95
 Other fed cattle                             20          117          5

FORMULA                                    765       10,419         51
 Steer and Heifer                            765        9,256         90
 Other fed cattle                                       1,163         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                            70        1,691          8
 Steer and Heifer                             70          322         22
 Other fed cattle                                       1,369         78

Packer Financing involved                                 2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,058       10,141         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,936       13,150         82

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         176          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         176        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 409          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         409        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        640          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         568         89
 Other fed cattle                                          72         11

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,225          6
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,225          6

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    2,893
Kansas                                   4,108
Nebraska                                 2,334
Colorado                                 3,031
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,392
North plains/Eastern Mountain              140
Western States                           2,683
Eastern Cornbelt                           822
Northeast                                  354
Southeast
Canada                                   1,225

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,371            3          4
 Steer and Heifer                          1,316                      96
 Other fed cattle                             55            3          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         461          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         316         69
 Other fed cattle                                         145         32

FORMULA                                  4,981       25,938         83
 Steer and Heifer                          4,634       24,434         94
 Other fed cattle                            347        1,504          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                           299        1,877          6
 Steer and Heifer                            299        1,371         77
 Other fed cattle                                         506         23

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,975        9,263         30
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,404       25,017         74

     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                                               1,955          5
 Steer and Heifer                                         405         21
 Other fed cattle                                       1,550         79

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        372          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         300         81
 Other fed cattle                                          72         19

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,327          6
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,327          6

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   18,956
Kansas                                   5,316
Nebraska                                 4,291
Colorado                                 1,883
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    452
North plains/Eastern Mountain              474
Western States                           3,064
Eastern Cornbelt                           410
Northeast                                   84
Southeast
Canada                                   2,327

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         2,462
Kansas                            1,854
Nebraska                          3,091


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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