Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Feb 22, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Thursday Afternoon, 02/21/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     35,024    53,806    53,170       295,621   318,561   327,278
Total Committed     40,786    21,136    30,023       263,086   287,210   235,318

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,301        3,762         20
 Steer and Heifer                          3,301        3,682         99
 Other fed cattle                                          80          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            373          953          4
 Steer and Heifer                            373          704         81
 Other fed cattle                                         249         19

FORMULA                                  2,393       19,100         61
 Steer and Heifer                          1,878       17,526         90
 Other fed cattle                            515        1,574         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,144        3,010         12
 Steer and Heifer                          1,019        1,293         56
 Other fed cattle                            125        1,717         44

Packer Financing involved                               275          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,664       20,963         70
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,010       23,995         86

                          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                                                  82
 Steer and Heifer                                          82        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        906          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         906        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       988          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         988          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   12,454
Kansas                                   3,179
Nebraska                                 5,310
Colorado                                 5,445
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,357
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,551
Western States                           2,224
Eastern Cornbelt                           287
Northeast                                  229
Southeast
Canada                                     988

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,731        4,673         28
 Steer and Heifer                          6,680        4,463         98
 Other fed cattle                             51          210          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,957        2,491         11
 Steer and Heifer                          1,957        1,802         85
 Other fed cattle                                         689         16

FORMULA                                  3,376       19,233         55
 Steer and Heifer                          3,376       18,925         99
 Other fed cattle                                         308          1

FORWARD CONTRACT                            65        1,390          4
 Steer and Heifer                             65          574         44
 Other fed cattle                                         816         56

Packer Financing involved                               150
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,546       23,453         69
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,727       23,437         74

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         830          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         830        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  40
 Steer and Heifer                                          40        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       870          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         870          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   13,367
Kansas                                   5,397
Nebraska                                 6,221
Colorado                                   737
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,479
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,724
Western States                             661
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,904
Northeast                                  426
Southeast
Canada                                     870

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         4,579
Kansas                              254
Nebraska                            376


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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