Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Tuesday Afternoon, 03/19/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     64,298    60,990    66,590       172,677   166,384   181,462
Total Committed     60,805    36,977    30,259       178,848   118,684   145,528

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,100        6,841         20
 Steer and Heifer                          6,052        6,210         95
 Other fed cattle                             48          631          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            334        4,006          7
 Steer and Heifer                            334        3,832         96
 Other fed cattle                                         174          4

FORMULA                                  7,774       27,848         55
 Steer and Heifer                          7,163       26,479         94
 Other fed cattle                            611        1,369          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,307        7,830         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,094        6,330         81
 Other fed cattle                            213        1,500         19

Packer Financing involved                             1,716          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,335       35,675         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,287       40,775         81

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         391          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         391        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 594          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         594        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,273          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,273        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,258          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,258          4

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,427
Kansas                                  13,200
Nebraska                                15,547
Colorado                                 4,415
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,903
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,884
Western States                           2,365
Eastern Cornbelt                           900
Northeast                                  399
Southeast
Canada                                   2,258

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              16,978        7,201         40
 Steer and Heifer                         16,964        7,114        100
 Other fed cattle                             14           87

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,236          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         980         79
 Other fed cattle                                         256         21

FORMULA                                  4,979       25,113         50
 Steer and Heifer                          4,668       21,667         88
 Other fed cattle                            311        3,446         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                           329        4,169          7
 Steer and Heifer                            329        3,510         85
 Other fed cattle                                         659         15

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack       15,755       34,624         83
Delivered Date chosen by packer         22,286       37,223         98

     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                                        800          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         800        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       800          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         800          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   10,008
Kansas                                   8,721
Nebraska                                22,883
Colorado                                 9,385
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,976
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,417
Western States                             535
Eastern Cornbelt                           469
Northeast                                  611
Southeast
Canada                                     800

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           957
Kansas                            3,900
Nebraska                          7,131


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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