Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Feb 04, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Friday Afternoon, 02/01/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     65,433    59,954    51,050       429,144   430,956   372,600
Total Committed    118,260    42,683    99,832       448,893   424,126   400,787

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              11,490        8,022         30
 Steer and Heifer                         11,103        7,986         98
 Other fed cattle                            387           36          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            999        2,681          6
 Steer and Heifer                            999        2,562         97
 Other fed cattle                                         119          3

FORMULA                                  9,780       28,062         58
 Steer and Heifer                          9,180       27,019         96
 Other fed cattle                            600        1,043          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                           878        3,521          7
 Steer and Heifer                            878        2,037         66
 Other fed cattle                                       1,484         34

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,342       33,509         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,758       37,374         81

                          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                   19,046
Kansas                                  17,081
Nebraska                                14,048
Colorado                                 3,734
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,239
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,122
Western States                           2,702
Eastern Cornbelt                           959
Northeast                                  502
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              18,174       32,107         43
 Steer and Heifer                         17,887       31,869         99
 Other fed cattle                            287          238          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,759        5,572          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,718        4,744         88
 Other fed cattle                             41          828         12

FORMULA                                  5,437       34,251         34
 Steer and Heifer                          5,365       33,490         98
 Other fed cattle                             72          761          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,726       13,966         13
 Steer and Heifer                          1,726       12,359         90
 Other fed cattle                                       1,607         10

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,708       73,014         68
Delivered Date chosen by packer         22,086       77,392         84

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         138
 Steer and Heifer                                         138        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 117
 Steer and Heifer                                         117        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      5,013          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       5,013        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     5,268          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       5,268          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   11,219
Kansas                                   8,158
Nebraska                                41,717
Colorado                                12,623
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 22,250
North plains/Eastern Mountain            6,343
Western States                           6,650
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,456
Northeast                                1,384
Southeast                                  192
Canada                                   5,268

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         3,322
Kansas                              875
Nebraska                          1,615


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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