Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Mar 01, 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     17,142    17,522    23,396       312,398   313,143   367,295
Total Committed     34,948    33,433    82,777       386,376   296,519   462,544

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,027        1,476         20
 Steer and Heifer                          1,986        1,457         98
 Other fed cattle                             41           19          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            303        1,198          9
 Steer and Heifer                            303        1,020         88
 Other fed cattle                                         178         12

FORMULA                                    411        9,909         60
 Steer and Heifer                            376        9,428         95
 Other fed cattle                             35          481          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                           308        1,510         11
 Steer and Heifer                            308          286         33
 Other fed cattle                                       1,224         67

Packer Financing involved                               365          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack          961        9,881         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,038       11,249         78

                          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                    3,912
Kansas                                   3,300
Nebraska                                 2,332
Colorado                                 2,778
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,077
North plains/Eastern Mountain               39
Western States                           2,454
Eastern Cornbelt                           836
Northeast                                  374
Southeast                                   40
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,295        3,956         38
 Steer and Heifer                          9,172        3,807         98
 Other fed cattle                            123          149          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,802          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,248         69
 Other fed cattle                                         554         31

FORMULA                                  5,935       12,194         52
 Steer and Heifer                          5,661       10,969         92
 Other fed cattle                            274        1,225          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           679          818          4
 Steer and Heifer                            679          611         86
 Other fed cattle                                         207         14

Packer Financing involved                               954          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,239       10,963         35
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,860       11,043         43

     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                                                 269          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         269        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       269          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         269          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,935
Kansas                                  13,698
Nebraska                                 4,012
Colorado                                 2,012
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,239
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,102
Western States                           3,102
Eastern Cornbelt                           476
Northeast                                   75
Southeast                                   28
Canada                                     269

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         4,110
Kansas                              409
Nebraska                          1,955


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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