Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Mar 15, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday, 03/14/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     82,391    77,445    83,288       328,760   317,293   345,284
Total Committed     55,351   123,535   146,321       252,888   338,408   329,676

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,425        7,189         20
 Steer and Heifer                          9,298        6,881         97
 Other fed cattle                            127          308          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            654        3,586          5
 Steer and Heifer                            654        2,772         81
 Other fed cattle                                         814         19

FORMULA                                  8,199       38,839         57
 Steer and Heifer                          7,180       35,403         91
 Other fed cattle                          1,019        3,436         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,265       10,345         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,088        7,446         74
 Other fed cattle                            177        2,899         27

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,669       46,681         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,367       54,119         80

                          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                                               1,460          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,303         89
 Other fed cattle                                         157         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,429          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,429        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,889          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,889          4

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,115
Kansas                                  12,751
Nebraska                                21,431
Colorado                                 5,888
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,320
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,935
Western States                           4,010
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,116
Northeast                                  936
Southeast
Canada                                   2,889

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              16,997        2,435         35
 Steer and Heifer                         16,920        2,091         98
 Other fed cattle                             77          344          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            407        3,344          7
 Steer and Heifer                            367        2,558         78
 Other fed cattle                             40          786         22

FORMULA                                  3,095       18,916         40
 Steer and Heifer                          2,993       14,834         81
 Other fed cattle                            102        4,082         19

FORWARD CONTRACT                           750        8,164         16
 Steer and Heifer                            750        4,469         59
 Other fed cattle                                       3,695         42

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,394       27,032         53
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,969       27,136         78

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          33
 Steer and Heifer                                          33        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 500          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         500        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        710          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         710        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,243          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,243          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    8,373
Kansas                                  11,271
Nebraska                                11,450
Colorado                                 2,821
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,190
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,071
Western States                           4,818
Eastern Cornbelt                         4,171
Northeast                                1,856
Southeast                                   79
Canada                                   1,243

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         4,108
Kansas                              706
Nebraska                          5,044


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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