Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Feb 04, 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     22,705    28,133    25,764        22,705    28,133    25,764
Total Committed     32,824    32,935    33,568        32,824    32,935    33,568

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,079        2,138         23
 Steer and Heifer                          2,853        1,870         91
 Other fed cattle                            226          268         10

NEGOTIATED GRID                             38        1,076          5
 Steer and Heifer                             38          900         84
 Other fed cattle                                         176         16

FORMULA                                    857       12,831         60
 Steer and Heifer                            857       10,978         87
 Other fed cattle                                       1,853         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                           589        2,097         12
 Steer and Heifer                            589        1,409         74
 Other fed cattle                                         688         26

Packer Financing involved                               382          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,142       13,819         70
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,046       15,190         85

                          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                    1,978
Kansas                                   4,969
Nebraska                                 2,552
Colorado                                 3,177
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,277
North plains/Eastern Mountain              299
Western States                           4,188
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,106
Northeast                                1,083
Southeast                                   76
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 501          162          2
 Steer and Heifer                            252           33         43
 Other fed cattle                            249          129         57

NEGOTIATED GRID                            338          937          4
 Steer and Heifer                            338          343         53
 Other fed cattle                                         594         47

FORMULA                                    144       23,123         71
 Steer and Heifer                                      20,627         89
 Other fed cattle                            144        2,496         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                           155        6,644         21
 Steer and Heifer                                       3,463         51
 Other fed cattle                            155        3,181         49

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          587       15,027         48
Delivered Date chosen by packer            587       29,472         92

     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                                                 820          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         820        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       820          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         820          3

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   20,292
Kansas                                     360
Nebraska                                 1,582
Colorado                                   942
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,597
North plains/Eastern Mountain              284
Western States                           6,035
Eastern Cornbelt                           791
Northeast                                   86
Southeast                                   35
Canada                                     820

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           155
Kansas                               43
Nebraska                              0


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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