Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Feb 20, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Tuesday Afternoon, 02/19/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     56,600    55,132    60,141       160,649   162,700   170,089
Total Committed     27,636    40,373    22,706       145,037   156,581   131,697

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,599        7,334         23
 Steer and Heifer                          5,599        7,223         99
 Other fed cattle                                         111          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            538        3,765          8
 Steer and Heifer                            375        3,530         91
 Other fed cattle                            163          235          9

FORMULA                                  6,197       26,684         58
 Steer and Heifer                          5,891       24,805         93
 Other fed cattle                            306        1,879          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           634        4,600          9
 Steer and Heifer                            634        3,683         83
 Other fed cattle                                         917         18

Packer Financing involved                             2,244          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,728       35,240         69
Delivered Date chosen by packer          8,028       39,121         83

                          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                                                 120
 Steer and Heifer                                         120        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,129          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,129        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,249          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,249          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   15,474
Kansas                                   8,407
Nebraska                                15,878
Colorado                                 4,965
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,720
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,121
Western States                           1,963
Eastern Cornbelt                           693
Northeast                                  130
Southeast
Canada                                   1,249

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 252            2          1
 Steer and Heifer                            217                      85
 Other fed cattle                             35            2         15

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         868          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         598         69
 Other fed cattle                                         270         31

FORMULA                                  1,351       24,801         95
 Steer and Heifer                          1,129       22,349         90
 Other fed cattle                            222        2,452         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                           226          136          1
 Steer and Heifer                              7          136         40
 Other fed cattle                            219                      61

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          725       24,523         91
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,767       24,681         96

     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                    9,046
Kansas                                   4,794
Nebraska                                 4,568
Colorado                                 6,161
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    740
North plains/Eastern Mountain              640
Western States                             632
Eastern Cornbelt                           626
Northeast                                  429
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           783
Kansas                              750
Nebraska                            126


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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