Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Tuesday, 02/19/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     82,783    79,331    88,623       160,649   162,700   170,089
Total Committed     49,111    73,888    60,134       145,037   156,581   131,697

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,563        9,294         22
 Steer and Heifer                          8,502        9,183         99
 Other fed cattle                             61          111          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,469        6,238          9
 Steer and Heifer                          1,306        5,894         93
 Other fed cattle                            163          344          7

FORMULA                                  7,286       39,382         56
 Steer and Heifer                          6,790       36,317         92
 Other fed cattle                            496        3,065          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           929        7,390         10
 Steer and Heifer                            929        5,577         78
 Other fed cattle                                       1,813         22

Packer Financing involved                             2,445          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,686       48,809         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer         12,695       55,803         83

                          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                                                 833          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         380         46
 Other fed cattle                                         453         54

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,399          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,399        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,232          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,232          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   20,516
Kansas                                  13,798
Nebraska                                18,718
Colorado                                 8,281
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,519
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,711
Western States                           4,833
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,218
Northeast                                  917
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                   2,232

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 365            2          1
 Steer and Heifer                            301                      82
 Other fed cattle                             64            2         18

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,538          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,228         80
 Other fed cattle                                         310         20

FORMULA                                 10,933       32,702         89
 Steer and Heifer                         10,642       28,524         90
 Other fed cattle                            291        4,178         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                           571        2,547          6
 Steer and Heifer                            352        1,738         67
 Other fed cattle                            219          809         33

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,639       33,247         81
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,383       34,257         93

     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                                                 453          1
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                         453        100

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       453          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         453          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   15,881
Kansas                                   9,097
Nebraska                                 9,600
Colorado                                 7,565
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,278
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,371
Western States                           2,552
Eastern Cornbelt                           863
Northeast                                  451
Southeast
Canada                                     453

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           820
Kansas                            4,234
Nebraska                          2,846


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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