Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Feb 28, 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     19,405    23,141    24,025       241,659   260,597   285,019
Total Committed     30,358    16,615    33,753       214,099   222,300   258,760

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,415        1,627         21
 Steer and Heifer                          2,407        1,595         99
 Other fed cattle                              8           32          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                             84        1,478          8
 Steer and Heifer                             84          997         69
 Other fed cattle                                         481         31

FORMULA                                    556       10,245         56
 Steer and Heifer                            139        9,242         87
 Other fed cattle                            417        1,003         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                           116        1,520          8
 Steer and Heifer                            116          573         42
 Other fed cattle                                         947         58

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,003        8,954         57
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,448       12,378         76

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         390          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         390        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 464          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         464        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        510          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         510        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,364          7
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,364          7

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,698
Kansas                                   4,799
Nebraska                                 2,463
Colorado                                 2,257
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,258
North plains/Eastern Mountain              797
Western States                           1,272
Eastern Cornbelt                           908
Northeast                                  589
Southeast
Canada                                   1,364

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,368        3,537         20
 Steer and Heifer                          2,360        3,363         97
 Other fed cattle                              8          174          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         808          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         529         66
 Other fed cattle                                         279         35

FORMULA                                    242       19,768         66
 Steer and Heifer                                      16,741         84
 Other fed cattle                            242        3,027         16

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,471        2,164         12
 Steer and Heifer                          1,471                      41
 Other fed cattle                                       2,164         60

Packer Financing involved                             1,494          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,352       24,473         92
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,048       24,480         94

     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                   12,655
Kansas                                   1,537
Nebraska                                 3,559
Colorado                                 2,057
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,336
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,051
Western States                           2,651
Eastern Cornbelt                           390
Northeast                                  122
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           373
Kansas                               43
Nebraska                              0


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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