Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, Feb 12, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Monday Afternoon, 02/11/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     59,669    58,869    63,007        83,369    81,574    86,606
Total Committed     32,996    45,213    26,678        82,693    78,037    50,211

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,679        5,586         19
 Steer and Heifer                          5,605        5,578         99
 Other fed cattle                             74            8          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,751        1,958          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,741        1,426         85
 Other fed cattle                             10          532         15

FORMULA                                 11,824       23,940         60
 Steer and Heifer                         11,082       22,924         95
 Other fed cattle                            742        1,016          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,423        5,666         12
 Steer and Heifer                          1,423        4,215         80
 Other fed cattle                                       1,451         21

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,472       28,724         61
Delivered Date chosen by packer         13,766       33,518         79

                          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                                                 323          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         323        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,519          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,519        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,842          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,842          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   15,485
Kansas                                  10,728
Nebraska                                14,806
Colorado                                 4,140
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,994
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,621
Western States                           1,463
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,385
Northeast                                  205
Southeast
Canada                                   1,842

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 409          431          3
 Steer and Heifer                            357          423         93
 Other fed cattle                             52            8          7

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,999          6
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,589         80
 Other fed cattle                                         410         21

FORMULA                                  3,220       20,737         73
 Steer and Heifer                          3,220       19,640         95
 Other fed cattle                                       1,097          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                            36        5,969         18
 Steer and Heifer                             36        4,704         79
 Other fed cattle                                       1,265         21

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,187       26,236         89
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,665       29,067         99

     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                                        195          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         122         63
 Other fed cattle                                          73         37

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       195          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         195          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,756
Kansas                                   1,732
Nebraska                                13,532
Colorado                                 4,861
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,333
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,349
Western States                           1,868
Eastern Cornbelt                           897
Northeast                                  473
Southeast
Canada                                     195

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           511
Kansas                              513
Nebraska                          7,181


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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