Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Mar 20, 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     21,680    18,930    23,194       194,357   185,314   204,656
Total Committed     33,390    37,297   116,809       212,238   155,981   262,337

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,634        1,886         16
 Steer and Heifer                          1,614        1,871         99
 Other fed cattle                             20           15          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            583        1,227          8
 Steer and Heifer                            438          897         74
 Other fed cattle                            145          330         26

FORMULA                                    550       13,180         63
 Steer and Heifer                            450       13,111         99
 Other fed cattle                            100           69          1

FORWARD CONTRACT                           408        1,902         11
 Steer and Heifer                            337        1,010         58
 Other fed cattle                             71          892         42

Packer Financing involved                               468          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,123       12,832         69
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,175       15,185         85

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         179          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         179        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        131          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         131        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       310          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         310          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,776
Kansas                                   3,425
Nebraska                                 3,631
Colorado                                 2,841
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,990
North plains/Eastern Mountain              544
Western States                           2,071
Eastern Cornbelt                           791
Northeast                                  301
Southeast
Canada                                     310

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              11,349        3,321         44
 Steer and Heifer                         11,292        3,306        100
 Other fed cattle                             57           15          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         692          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         232         34
 Other fed cattle                                         460         67

FORMULA                                  1,826       12,659         43
 Steer and Heifer                          1,692       12,484         98
 Other fed cattle                            134          175          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,629          749         10
 Steer and Heifer                          1,795           86         56
 Other fed cattle                            834          663         44

Packer Financing involved                             3,001          9
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,064        8,367         46
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,106       11,393         67

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         165          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         165        100
 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                       165          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         165          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   10,024
Kansas                                   7,198
Nebraska                                 7,971
Colorado                                   375
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,746
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,778
Western States                             175
Eastern Cornbelt                           782
Northeast                                  176
Southeast
Canada                                     165

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         6,239
Kansas                                3
Nebraska                          3,901


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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