Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Tuesday, 03/19/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     85,505    85,304    89,617       172,677   166,384   181,462
Total Committed    109,245    54,160    84,394       178,848   118,684   145,528

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,549        8,118         20
 Steer and Heifer                          8,482        7,480         96
 Other fed cattle                             67          638          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,469        4,681          7
 Steer and Heifer                          1,436        4,307         93
 Other fed cattle                             33          374          7

FORMULA                                  8,129       38,542         55
 Steer and Heifer                          7,518       35,969         93
 Other fed cattle                            611        2,573          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,957       10,270         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,525        7,490         74
 Other fed cattle                            432        2,780         26

Packer Financing involved                             1,982          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,815       45,029         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,792       51,940         79

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         469          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         469        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 938          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         680         73
 Other fed cattle                                         258         28

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      2,383          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,253         95
 Other fed cattle                                         130          6

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     3,790          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       3,790          4

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   19,014
Kansas                                  18,339
Nebraska                                18,030
Colorado                                 6,483
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,874
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,625
Western States                           4,562
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,015
Northeast                                  773
Southeast
Canada                                   3,790

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              21,681        7,605         27
 Steer and Heifer                         21,648        7,511        100
 Other fed cattle                             33           94

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,676          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,349         81
 Other fed cattle                                         327         20

FORMULA                                 11,762       49,096         56
 Steer and Heifer                         11,198       44,460         92
 Other fed cattle                            564        4,636          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,404       13,258         13
 Steer and Heifer                          1,370       11,389         87
 Other fed cattle                             34        1,869         13

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack       15,830       55,409         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer         29,601       61,895         84

     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                                                 570          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         570        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      2,193          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,019         92
 Other fed cattle                                         174          8

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,763          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,763          3

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   22,167
Kansas                                  17,121
Nebraska                                37,858
Colorado                                10,325
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 10,348
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,417
Western States                           5,460
Eastern Cornbelt                           831
Northeast                                  955
Southeast
Canada                                   2,763

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         5,720
Kansas                            4,166
Nebraska                         13,937


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