Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Feb 18, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Friday Afternoon, 2/15/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     61,522    54,908    54,489       399,324   396,516   423,468
Total Committed     41,386    77,419   125,911       363,000   396,032   494,027

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,249        6,113         19
 Steer and Heifer                          5,120        5,782         96
 Other fed cattle                            129          331          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            347        1,654          3
 Steer and Heifer                            347        1,557         95
 Other fed cattle                                          97          5

FORMULA                                 12,555       29,183         68
 Steer and Heifer                         12,018       28,260         97
 Other fed cattle                            537          923          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,533        4,888         10
 Steer and Heifer                          1,533        3,480         78
 Other fed cattle                                       1,408         22

Packer Financing involved                               311          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,152       30,607         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,302       35,802         77

                          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                   19,471
Kansas                                  14,917
Nebraska                                15,582
Colorado                                 3,224
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,538
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,766
Western States                           2,056
Eastern Cornbelt                           829
Northeast                                  139
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,972        1,149          8
 Steer and Heifer                          1,970          976         94
 Other fed cattle                              2          173          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,114          820          5
 Steer and Heifer                          1,114          724         95
 Other fed cattle                                          96          5

FORMULA                                  6,729       18,008         60
 Steer and Heifer                          6,729       17,616         98
 Other fed cattle                                         392          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                           547        9,406         24
 Steer and Heifer                            547        3,830         44
 Other fed cattle                                       5,576         56

Packer Financing involved                                87
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,289       23,323         69
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,289       23,326         69

     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                                                 289          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         289        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,352          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,352        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,641          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,641          4

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,676
Kansas                                   8,063
Nebraska                                 7,199
Colorado                                 7,738
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,253
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,165
Western States                           3,713
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,343
Northeast                                  556
Southeast                                   39
Canada                                   1,641

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         3,527
Kansas                            2,537
Nebraska                          2,261


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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