Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Mar 13, 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     18,930    24,617    22,086       185,314   186,124   203,474
Total Committed     37,297    46,158    20,727       155,981   179,935   165,686

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,681        2,277         21
 Steer and Heifer                          1,629        2,277         99
 Other fed cattle                             52                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            195        1,530          9
 Steer and Heifer                            195        1,329         88
 Other fed cattle                                         201         12

FORMULA                                    894       10,274         59
 Steer and Heifer                            863        9,651         94
 Other fed cattle                             31          623          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                           256        1,422          9
 Steer and Heifer                            182          614         47
 Other fed cattle                             74          808         53

Packer Financing involved                               884          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack          684       11,904         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,420       12,135         77

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          99          1
 Steer and Heifer                                          99        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        302          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         302        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       401          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         401          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    2,649
Kansas                                   3,666
Nebraska                                 3,485
Colorado                                 2,685
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,014
North plains/Eastern Mountain              362
Western States                           2,629
Eastern Cornbelt                           580
Northeast                                  367
Southeast                                   92
Canada                                     401

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,012          604         12
 Steer and Heifer                          3,958          604         99
 Other fed cattle                             54                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                             45          451          1
 Steer and Heifer                             45          450        100
 Other fed cattle                                           1

FORMULA                                  8,178       14,348         60
 Steer and Heifer                          8,178       13,613         97
 Other fed cattle                                         735          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,234        8,255         25
 Steer and Heifer                          1,234        8,255        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved                             1,624          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,749       18,735         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,408       19,596         67

     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                                                 170          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         170        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       170          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         170          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    7,045
Kansas                                  14,756
Nebraska                                 9,627
Colorado                                 1,835
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,935
North plains/Eastern Mountain              254
Western States                             805
Eastern Cornbelt                           668
Northeast                                  160
Southeast                                   42
Canada                                     170

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         5,302
Kansas                            5,111
Nebraska                          1,021


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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