Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Mar 22, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday, 03/21/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     79,643    82,391    80,794       333,039   328,760   345,453
Total Committed     53,739    55,351    54,950       305,232   252,888   405,608

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,479        7,004         21
 Steer and Heifer                          9,309        6,918         98
 Other fed cattle                            170           86          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            737        3,983          6
 Steer and Heifer                            737        3,571         91
 Other fed cattle                                         412          9

FORMULA                                  5,916       36,404         53
 Steer and Heifer                          4,619       34,208         92
 Other fed cattle                          1,297        2,196          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,624       10,556         17
 Steer and Heifer                          2,553        8,794         86
 Other fed cattle                             71        1,762         14

Packer Financing involved                             2,158          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,526       43,443         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         14,016       51,089         82

                          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                                                 895          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         635         71
 Other fed cattle                                         260         29

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      2,045          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,045        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,940          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,940          4

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,510
Kansas                                  10,660
Nebraska                                21,345
Colorado                                 6,593
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,571
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,117
Western States                           3,194
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,803
Northeast                                  870
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                   2,940

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,323        3,302         18
 Steer and Heifer                          5,640        2,959         89
 Other fed cattle                            683          343         11

NEGOTIATED GRID                            533        1,942          5
 Steer and Heifer                            533        1,545         84
 Other fed cattle                                         397         16

FORMULA                                  2,921       30,062         61
 Steer and Heifer                          2,709       26,000         87
 Other fed cattle                            212        4,062         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,249        4,680         15
 Steer and Heifer                          2,816        1,270         52
 Other fed cattle                            433        3,410         49

Packer Financing involved                             1,475          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,795       36,690         81
Delivered Date chosen by packer          8,810       39,488         90

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         547          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         547        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        180
 Steer and Heifer                                         180        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       727          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         727          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   27,071
Kansas                                   7,164
Nebraska                                 3,816
Colorado                                 3,172
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,259
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,341
Western States                             494
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,809
Northeast                                  886
Southeast
Canada                                     727

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         3,383
Kansas                              999
Nebraska                          1,882


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