Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Feb 27, 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     20,018    26,258    27,727       162,922   186,907   206,048
Total Committed     30,041    29,064    14,094       150,928   174,101   201,077

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,145        1,016         16
 Steer and Heifer                          2,073          970         96
 Other fed cattle                             72           46          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            493        1,469         10
 Steer and Heifer                            493        1,165         85
 Other fed cattle                                         304         16

FORMULA                                  1,711       10,054         59
 Steer and Heifer                          1,341        9,890         96
 Other fed cattle                            370          164          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                           203        2,704         15
 Steer and Heifer                            203        1,132         46
 Other fed cattle                                       1,572         54

Packer Financing involved                             1,045          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,439       10,024         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,873       13,339         86

                          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                                                 223          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         223        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       223          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         223          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,178
Kansas                                   4,231
Nebraska                                 2,440
Colorado                                 1,998
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,289
North plains/Eastern Mountain              283
Western States                           2,127
Eastern Cornbelt                           859
Northeast                                  350
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                     223

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,603           64          9
 Steer and Heifer                          2,603           18         98
 Other fed cattle                                          46          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         516          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         275         53
 Other fed cattle                                         241         47

FORMULA                                  3,595       16,629         67
 Steer and Heifer                          3,140       16,268         96
 Other fed cattle                            455          361          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                           816          858          6
 Steer and Heifer                            816          410         73
 Other fed cattle                                         448         27

Packer Financing involved                             2,544          9
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,259        9,989         37
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,601       12,802         48

     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                                               1,300          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,191         92
 Other fed cattle                                         109          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      3,660         12
 Steer and Heifer                                       3,420         93
 Other fed cattle                                         240          7

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     4,960         17
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       4,960         17

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,359
Kansas                                   6,891
Nebraska                                 8,473
Colorado                                   993
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,955
North plains/Eastern Mountain              921
Western States                             193
Eastern Cornbelt                           281
Northeast                                   15
Southeast
Canada                                   4,960

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         5,236
Kansas                              142
Nebraska                          1,324


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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