Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Feb 22, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday, 02/21/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     58,165    76,131    80,521       295,621   318,561   327,278
Total Committed     57,401    60,123    43,762       263,086   287,210   235,318

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,364        7,019         21
 Steer and Heifer                          5,284        6,936         99
 Other fed cattle                             80           83          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            675        2,150          5
 Steer and Heifer                            675        1,652         82
 Other fed cattle                                         498         18

FORMULA                                  4,134       28,832         57
 Steer and Heifer                          3,377       26,182         90
 Other fed cattle                            757        2,650         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,672        5,725         13
 Steer and Heifer                          1,547        2,351         53
 Other fed cattle                            125        3,374         47

Packer Financing involved                               275          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,578       33,223         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          9,215       39,568         84

                          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                                               1,019          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         884         87
 Other fed cattle                                         135         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,575          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,446         92
 Other fed cattle                                         129          8

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,594          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,594          5

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   18,158
Kansas                                   5,516
Nebraska                                10,151
Colorado                                 7,918
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,040
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,782
Western States                           4,465
Eastern Cornbelt                           952
Northeast                                  589
Southeast
Canada                                   2,594

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,089        8,850         31
 Steer and Heifer                          9,030        8,637         99
 Other fed cattle                             59          213          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          2,807        4,034         12
 Steer and Heifer                          2,807        3,162         87
 Other fed cattle                                         872         13

FORMULA                                  4,021       25,712         52
 Steer and Heifer                          3,805       23,632         92
 Other fed cattle                            216        2,080          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                            65        1,953          4
 Steer and Heifer                             65          574         32
 Other fed cattle                                       1,379         68

Packer Financing involved                               150
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,891       34,419         72
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,442       34,716         79

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         830          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         830        100
 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                       870          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         870          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   18,893
Kansas                                   5,621
Nebraska                                 8,203
Colorado                                 1,548
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 12,663
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,637
Western States                           2,322
Eastern Cornbelt                         4,135
Northeast                                  509
Southeast
Canada                                     870

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         4,988
Kansas                              478
Nebraska                            376


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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