Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Mar 06, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Tuesday, 03/05/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     80,120    78,768    92,621       161,497   142,904   184,651
Total Committed     87,648    70,353   135,615       133,777   120,887   238,008

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              10,396        8,540         24
 Steer and Heifer                         10,169        7,824         95
 Other fed cattle                            227          716          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            667        4,392          6
 Steer and Heifer                            667        3,940         91
 Other fed cattle                                         452          9

FORMULA                                  7,300       36,706         55
 Steer and Heifer                          6,928       34,171         93
 Other fed cattle                            372        2,535          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           485        7,397         10
 Steer and Heifer                            485        4,935         69
 Other fed cattle                                       2,462         31

Packer Financing involved                             1,559          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,163       43,864         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         13,737       48,845         78

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         377          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         377        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                               2,252          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,252        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,608          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,580         98
 Other fed cattle                                          28          2

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     4,237          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       4,237          5

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   19,796
Kansas                                  17,270
Nebraska                                13,184
Colorado                                 6,998
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,090
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,384
Western States                           4,242
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,117
Northeast                                  713
Southeast                                   89
Canada                                   4,237

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,184        1,685          8
 Steer and Heifer                          5,061        1,626         97
 Other fed cattle                            123           59          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       3,900          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       3,185         82
 Other fed cattle                                         715         18

FORMULA                                 19,287       42,854         71
 Steer and Heifer                         18,652       38,990         93
 Other fed cattle                            635        3,864          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         7,266        6,080         15
 Steer and Heifer                          7,223        3,706         82
 Other fed cattle                             43        2,374         18

Packer Financing involved                             2,917          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack       15,364       41,184         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer         24,933       47,073         82

     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                                               1,229          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,229        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        163
 Steer and Heifer                                         135         83
 Other fed cattle                                          28         17

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,392          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,392          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   30,820
Kansas                                  19,799
Nebraska                                17,783
Colorado                                 6,725
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,063
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,490
Western States                           2,929
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,149
Northeast                                  498
Southeast
Canada                                   1,392

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         6,099
Kansas                            6,289
Nebraska                          3,955


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-676-7000    email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
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