Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Feb 08, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Afternoon
Reflecting Numbers So Far Today

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     19,426    22,605    18,289       341,608   363,711   327,657
Total Committed     71,213    48,485    48,070       318,613   330,633   272,426

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,667        1,797         18
 Steer and Heifer                          1,631        1,662         95
 Other fed cattle                             36          135          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            788        2,252         16
 Steer and Heifer                            788        2,014         92
 Other fed cattle                                         238          8

FORMULA                                    655        9,965         55
 Steer and Heifer                            655        9,668         97
 Other fed cattle                                         297          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                           159        2,143         12
 Steer and Heifer                            159          396         24
 Other fed cattle                                       1,747         76

Packer Financing involved                                12
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,203       12,525         71
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,187       14,472         91

                          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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,386
Kansas                                   2,952
Nebraska                                 2,356
Colorado                                 2,334
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,132
North plains/Eastern Mountain              247
Western States                           4,082
Eastern Cornbelt                           457
Northeast                                  373
Southeast                                  107
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              20,447       20,423         57
 Steer and Heifer                         20,412       20,021         99
 Other fed cattle                             35          402          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,067        5,700         10
 Steer and Heifer                          1,027        5,376         95
 Other fed cattle                             40          324          5

FORMULA                                  2,441       18,117         29
 Steer and Heifer                          2,441       16,622         93
 Other fed cattle                                       1,495          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,707          243          4
 Steer and Heifer                          2,707          170         98
 Other fed cattle                                          73          3

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,469       41,198         70
Delivered Date chosen by packer         22,650       42,225         91

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          68
 Steer and Heifer                                          68        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        68
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          68

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,709
Kansas                                  22,770
Nebraska                                17,332
Colorado                                 6,146
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 10,096
North plains/Eastern Mountain            6,568
Western States                               8
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,241
Northeast                                  275
Southeast
Canada                                      68

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         1,784
Kansas                            7,495
Nebraska                          4,382


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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