Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Feb 07, 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     24,762    25,599    22,035       266,572   284,985   260,712
Total Committed     19,226    18,147    12,219       212,810   258,430   188,132

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,786        1,649         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,766        1,578         97
 Other fed cattle                             20           71          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            214        2,027          9
 Steer and Heifer                            214        1,324         69
 Other fed cattle                                         703         31

FORMULA                                  1,464       14,159         63
 Steer and Heifer                            824       12,082         83
 Other fed cattle                            640        2,077         17

FORWARD CONTRACT                           423        2,762         13
 Steer and Heifer                            423          748         37
 Other fed cattle                                       2,014         63

Packer Financing involved                               277          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,140       14,614         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,806       18,201         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                                                 278          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         278        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       278          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         278          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,404
Kansas                                   4,453
Nebraska                                 4,157
Colorado                                 2,296
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,365
North plains/Eastern Mountain              279
Western States                           4,128
Eastern Cornbelt                           781
Northeast                                  621
Southeast
Canada                                     278

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 392          207          3
 Steer and Heifer                            339           80         70
 Other fed cattle                             53          127         30

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         343          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         176         51
 Other fed cattle                                         167         49

FORMULA                                  1,431       15,591         89
 Steer and Heifer                          1,103       13,626         87
 Other fed cattle                            328        1,965         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,262          7
 Steer and Heifer                                         625         50
 Other fed cattle                                         637         51

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          142       12,550         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer            517       12,550         68

     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                    5,507
Kansas                                   8,691
Nebraska                                 1,780
Colorado                                    30
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    439
North plains/Eastern Mountain              198
Western States                           2,192
Eastern Cornbelt                           297
Northeast                                   92
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           409
Kansas                              120
Nebraska                            383


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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