Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Feb 04, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Friday, 02/01/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     88,038    81,449    69,551       429,144   430,956   372,600
Total Committed    166,745    64,401   158,162       448,893   424,126   400,787

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              14,291       11,876         30
 Steer and Heifer                         13,774       11,839         98
 Other fed cattle                            517           37          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,350        4,255          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,350        3,930         94
 Other fed cattle                                         325          6

FORMULA                                 10,688       39,163         57
 Steer and Heifer                          9,719       37,830         95
 Other fed cattle                            969        1,333          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,310        5,105          7
 Steer and Heifer                          1,310        2,405         58
 Other fed cattle                                       2,700         42

Packer Financing involved                               737          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        9,214       47,334         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         19,750       52,819         82

                          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
 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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   22,364
Kansas                                  22,078
Nebraska                                18,653
Colorado                                 6,310
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,554
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,679
Western States                           5,898
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,589
Northeast                                  913
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              22,971       40,664         38
 Steer and Heifer                         22,612       40,214         99
 Other fed cattle                            359          450          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,885        7,665          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,844        6,527         88
 Other fed cattle                             41        1,138         12

FORMULA                                 11,075       47,032         35
 Steer and Heifer                         11,003       45,673         98
 Other fed cattle                             72        1,359          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,610       24,037         17
 Steer and Heifer                          3,110       20,915         87
 Other fed cattle                            500        3,122         13

Packer Financing involved                             2,130          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        9,128       99,769         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer         26,536      104,183         78

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         138
 Steer and Heifer                                         138        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                               2,655          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,655        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      5,013          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       5,013        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     7,806          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       7,806          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,915
Kansas                                  18,803
Nebraska                                50,198
Colorado                                21,109
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 28,893
North plains/Eastern Mountain            8,161
Western States                          10,566
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,789
Northeast                                2,313
Southeast                                  192
Canada                                   7,806

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         7,014
Kansas                            2,261
Nebraska                          3,067


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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