Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday, 03/07/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     77,445    73,002    90,526       317,293   295,256   359,390
Total Committed    123,535   167,687    53,166       338,408   351,428   366,498

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              17,175        7,739         32
 Steer and Heifer                         17,105        7,500         99
 Other fed cattle                             70          239          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            295        3,770          5
 Steer and Heifer                            295        2,935         80
 Other fed cattle                                         835         21

FORMULA                                  4,899       37,255         54
 Steer and Heifer                          3,883       33,971         90
 Other fed cattle                          1,016        3,284         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                            35        3,922          5
 Steer and Heifer                             35        1,761         45
 Other fed cattle                                       2,161         55

Packer Financing involved                             1,559          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,777       40,960         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,202       46,425         81

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         202
 Steer and Heifer                                         202        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 935          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         592         63
 Other fed cattle                                         343         37

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,218          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,218        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,355          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,355          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   18,470
Kansas                                  14,986
Nebraska                                19,458
Colorado                                 6,805
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,442
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,027
Western States                           3,746
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,295
Northeast                                  861
Southeast
Canada                                   2,355

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              22,134       25,374         39
 Steer and Heifer                         21,527       24,806         98
 Other fed cattle                            607          568          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                          3,344        9,536         10
 Steer and Heifer                          3,198        5,075         64
 Other fed cattle                            146        4,461         36

FORMULA                                 11,527       43,408         45
 Steer and Heifer                          9,340       41,365         92
 Other fed cattle                          2,187        2,043          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         4,032        3,990          7
 Steer and Heifer                          2,854        3,990         85
 Other fed cattle                          1,178                      15

Packer Financing involved                               720          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack       15,785       71,587         71
Delivered Date chosen by packer         26,256       72,947         80

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          70
 Steer and Heifer                                          70        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        120
 Steer and Heifer                                         120        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       190
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         190

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   32,126
Kansas                                  16,745
Nebraska                                26,678
Colorado                                 6,248
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 26,880
North plains/Eastern Mountain            7,521
Western States                           2,784
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,838
Northeast                                  525
Southeast
Canada                                     190

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         7,460
Kansas                            1,897
Nebraska                          8,860


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