Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, Feb 26, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Monday Afternoon, 02/25/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     43,922    57,974    60,488        64,136    77,866    90,187
Total Committed     26,585    55,068    57,157        50,534    95,926    92,842

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,391        4,595         27
 Steer and Heifer                          7,280        4,556         99
 Other fed cattle                            111           39          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            287        2,441          6
 Steer and Heifer                            287        1,998         84
 Other fed cattle                                         443         16

FORMULA                                  3,732       17,711         49
 Steer and Heifer                          3,202       17,449         96
 Other fed cattle                            530          262          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,681        4,080         15
 Steer and Heifer                          2,556        2,893         81
 Other fed cattle                            125        1,187         19

Packer Financing involved                             1,264          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,492       25,653         76
Delivered Date chosen by packer         13,793       28,639         97

                          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                                                 234          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         234        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        770          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         770        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,004          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,004          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,218
Kansas                                   6,413
Nebraska                                14,199
Colorado                                 4,052
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,731
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,505
Western States                           1,947
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,588
Northeast                                  265
Southeast
Canada                                   1,004

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 413          516          4
 Steer and Heifer                            374          477         92
 Other fed cattle                             39           39          8

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         682          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         444         65
 Other fed cattle                                         238         35

FORMULA                                  2,187       14,545         63
 Steer and Heifer                          1,816       14,292         96
 Other fed cattle                            371          253          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                           178        8,024         31
 Steer and Heifer                            178        6,940         87
 Other fed cattle                                       1,084         13

Packer Financing involved                               350          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,003       19,161         76
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,391       20,129         81

     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                                                  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                        40
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          40

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                      112
Kansas                                   5,983
Nebraska                                 9,527
Colorado                                 3,843
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,827
North plains/Eastern Mountain              398
Western States                           3,961
Eastern Cornbelt                           476
Northeast                                  418
Southeast
Canada                                      40

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            23
Kansas                            2,033
Nebraska                          2,147


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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