Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Feb 19, 2013    USDA Market News Service

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

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     80,763    74,334    79,223       399,324   396,516   423,468
Total Committed     75,790   148,632   225,527       363,000   396,032   494,027

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,894        6,728         17
 Steer and Heifer                          6,745        6,386         96
 Other fed cattle                            149          342          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            542        2,906          4
 Steer and Heifer                            542        2,474         88
 Other fed cattle                                         432         13

FORMULA                                 13,485       41,935         69
 Steer and Heifer                         12,306       40,802         96
 Other fed cattle                          1,179        1,133          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,870        6,403         10
 Steer and Heifer                          1,870        4,513         77
 Other fed cattle                                       1,890         23

Packer Financing involved                             1,601          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,829       41,462         61
Delivered Date chosen by packer         14,155       49,761         79

                          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                   24,919
Kansas                                  18,577
Nebraska                                17,546
Colorado                                 5,975
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,827
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,371
Western States                           4,730
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,405
Northeast                                  413
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,512        5,294         18
 Steer and Heifer                          8,490        5,110         99
 Other fed cattle                             22          184          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          2,644        3,557          8
 Steer and Heifer                          2,624        3,269         95
 Other fed cattle                             20          288          5

FORMULA                                 13,362       27,032         53
 Steer and Heifer                         13,223       26,569         99
 Other fed cattle                            139          463          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,800       11,948         18
 Steer and Heifer                          1,695        5,007         49
 Other fed cattle                            105        6,941         51

Packer Financing involved                                87
Delivered Location chosen by pack        9,231       32,364         55
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,600       33,209         59

     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
 Steer and Heifer                                         289        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,352          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,352        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,641          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,641          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,724
Kansas                                  17,891
Nebraska                                12,265
Colorado                                 8,041
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,259
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,553
Western States                           3,713
Eastern Cornbelt                         4,692
Northeast                                  972
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         8,933
Kansas                            3,637
Nebraska                          3,231


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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