Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Mar 15, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Thursday Afternoon, 03/14/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     57,817    52,931    58,498       328,760   317,293   345,284
Total Committed     31,557    77,121   126,549       252,888   338,408   329,676

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,545        4,628         19
 Steer and Heifer                          6,436        4,463         98
 Other fed cattle                            109          165          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            214        2,173          4
 Steer and Heifer                            214        1,744         82
 Other fed cattle                                         429         18

FORMULA                                  7,661       26,347         59
 Steer and Heifer                          6,846       23,692         90
 Other fed cattle                            815        2,655         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                           952        7,661         15
 Steer and Heifer                            849        6,054         80
 Other fed cattle                            103        1,607         20

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,101       33,455         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer          7,922       37,652         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                                                 283          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         283        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,353          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,353        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,636          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,636          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,274
Kansas                                   8,533
Nebraska                                16,405
Colorado                                 3,333
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,860
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,512
Western States                           2,813
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,176
Northeast                                  275
Southeast
Canada                                   1,636

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              14,364        1,979         52
 Steer and Heifer                         14,305        1,848         99
 Other fed cattle                             59          131          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            407        2,997         11
 Steer and Heifer                            367        2,354         80
 Other fed cattle                             40          643         20

FORMULA                                     69        8,249         26
 Steer and Heifer                                       7,466         90
 Other fed cattle                             69          783         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                            38        3,421         11
 Steer and Heifer                             38          563         17
 Other fed cattle                                       2,858         83

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,670       16,403         57
Delivered Date chosen by packer         14,878       16,507        100

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          33
 Steer and Heifer                                          33        100
 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                        33
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          33

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,348
Kansas                                   5,166
Nebraska                                11,085
Colorado                                 2,271
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,432
North plains/Eastern Mountain              738
Western States                             698
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,959
Northeast                                1,740
Southeast                                   79
Canada                                      33

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           574
Kansas                              210
Nebraska                          4,848


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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