Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Mar 15, 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     22,034    23,533    23,655       350,794   340,826   368,939
Total Committed     73,610     8,859    47,695       326,498   347,267   377,371

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,050        2,607         21
 Steer and Heifer                          2,047        2,607        100
 Other fed cattle                              3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            325        1,584          9
 Steer and Heifer                            325        1,125         76
 Other fed cattle                                         459         24

FORMULA                                    461       12,531         59
 Steer and Heifer                            368       12,021         95
 Other fed cattle                             93          510          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                           307        2,169         11
 Steer and Heifer                            307          810         45
 Other fed cattle                                       1,359         55

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,103       13,894         68
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,740       17,018         90

                          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                    5,034
Kansas                                   3,681
Nebraska                                 5,150
Colorado                                 2,654
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,092
North plains/Eastern Mountain              195
Western States                           2,018
Eastern Cornbelt                           748
Northeast                                  351
Southeast                                  111
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              21,547       22,391         60
 Steer and Heifer                         21,508       21,778         99
 Other fed cattle                             39          613          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,338        7,003         11
 Steer and Heifer                          1,029        6,631         92
 Other fed cattle                            309          372          8

FORMULA                                  6,431       13,345         27
 Steer and Heifer                          6,391       12,796         97
 Other fed cattle                             40          549          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,010          545          2
 Steer and Heifer                          1,010          324         86
 Other fed cattle                                         221         14

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,915       37,260         55
Delivered Date chosen by packer         21,234       37,380         80

     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
 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

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    8,748
Kansas                                  16,969
Nebraska                                27,183
Colorado                                 1,057
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 14,909
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,435
Western States                             555
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,582
Northeast                                  172
Southeast
Canada

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         5,319
Kansas                            1,169
Nebraska                          4,036


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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