Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, Feb 05, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Monday Afternoon, 02/04/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     58,869    61,964    58,173        81,574    90,097    83,937
Total Committed     45,213    53,054    36,873        78,037    85,989    70,441

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,266        5,732         24
 Steer and Heifer                          7,894        5,658         97
 Other fed cattle                            372           74          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,107        2,420          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,067        2,043         88
 Other fed cattle                             40          377         12

FORMULA                                  7,211       26,317         57
 Steer and Heifer                          6,766       25,154         95
 Other fed cattle                            445        1,163          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,043        3,877         10
 Steer and Heifer                          2,043        3,169         88
 Other fed cattle                                         708         12

Packer Financing involved                             2,530          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,363       29,059         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer         13,636       33,547         80

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              124
 Steer and Heifer                                         124        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 820          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         820        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        952          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         952        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,896          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,896          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   15,290
Kansas                                  13,965
Nebraska                                14,795
Colorado                                 2,670
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,342
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,303
Western States                           1,903
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,326
Northeast                                  222
Southeast                                  157
Canada                                   1,896

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 221          123          1
 Steer and Heifer                            154          123         81
 Other fed cattle                             67                      20

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,186          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,705         78
 Other fed cattle                                         481         22

FORMULA                                  7,584       23,627         69
 Steer and Heifer                          7,546       21,360         93
 Other fed cattle                             38        2,267          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                            44       11,428         25
 Steer and Heifer                             44        9,514         83
 Other fed cattle                                       1,914         17

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,577       29,994         77
Delivered Date chosen by packer          7,805       37,272        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                    6,465
Kansas                                   7,473
Nebraska                                14,393
Colorado                                 6,690
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,073
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,538
Western States                           5,719
Eastern Cornbelt                           409
Northeast                                  453
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             0
Kansas                            4,678
Nebraska                          5,590


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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