Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Mar 08, 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     23,533    17,142    21,710       340,826   312,398   381,100
Total Committed      8,859    34,948    22,848       347,267   386,376   389,346

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,875        1,059         17
 Steer and Heifer                          2,708        1,059         96
 Other fed cattle                            167                       4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            220        1,885          9
 Steer and Heifer                            189          800         47
 Other fed cattle                             31        1,085         53

FORMULA                                    751       13,967         63
 Steer and Heifer                            120       11,459         79
 Other fed cattle                            631        2,508         21

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      2,776         12
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,532         55
 Other fed cattle                                       1,244         45

Packer Financing involved                               479          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,829       13,866         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,483       16,949         87

                          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
 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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,480
Kansas                                   4,235
Nebraska                                 2,294
Colorado                                 3,520
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,621
North plains/Eastern Mountain              293
Western States                           3,884
Eastern Cornbelt                           778
Northeast                                  428
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,219        1,422         30
 Steer and Heifer                          1,113        1,422         96
 Other fed cattle                            106                       4

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         714          8
 Steer and Heifer                                         638         89
 Other fed cattle                                          76         11

FORMULA                                               2,754         31
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,482         54
 Other fed cattle                                       1,272         46

FORWARD CONTRACT                           566        2,184         31
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                            566        2,184        100

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,000        7,074         91
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,785        7,074        100

     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                       72
Kansas                                     686
Nebraska                                   459
Colorado                                   229
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,689
North plains/Eastern Mountain              166
Western States                           1,145
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,593
Northeast                                  782
Southeast                                   38
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            68
Kansas                                0
Nebraska                             48


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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