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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, May 24, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Thursday Afternoon, 05/23/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     59,332    62,554    63,673       343,095   347,507   354,192
Total Committed     57,688    25,624    64,583       357,478   304,006   396,998

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,607        6,117         25
 Steer and Heifer                          8,607        6,008         99
 Other fed cattle                                         109          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            803        2,360          5
 Steer and Heifer                            544        1,837         75
 Other fed cattle                            259          523         25

FORMULA                                  7,562       26,771         58
 Steer and Heifer                          7,047       22,667         87
 Other fed cattle                            515        4,104         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,626        4,055         10
 Steer and Heifer                          1,626        2,838         79
 Other fed cattle                                       1,217         21

Packer Financing involved                             3,447          6
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,865       29,068         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         12,517       34,377         79

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         409          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         409        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 846          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         846        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        176
 Steer and Heifer                                         176        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,431          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,431          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   17,511
Kansas                                  11,316
Nebraska                                13,269
Colorado                                 3,724
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,125
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,433
Western States                           2,909
Eastern Cornbelt                           945
Northeast                                  669
Southeast
Canada                                   1,431

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              14,127        7,176         37
 Steer and Heifer                         13,847        6,816         97
 Other fed cattle                            280          360          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            796        7,389         14
 Steer and Heifer                            796        6,501         89
 Other fed cattle                                         888         11

FORMULA                                  4,748       20,075         43
 Steer and Heifer                          4,748       17,447         89
 Other fed cattle                                       2,628         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,998          341          6
 Steer and Heifer                          2,998           84         92
 Other fed cattle                                         257          8

Packer Financing involved                             6,380         11
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,339       28,762         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         17,936       34,590         91

     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                                                  38
 Steer and Heifer                                          38        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT

 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        38
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          38

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   10,468
Kansas                                  13,163
Nebraska                                13,225
Colorado                                 2,405
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 12,602
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,482
Western States                             915
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,652
Northeast                                  738
Southeast
Canada                                      38

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           894
Kansas                              715
Nebraska                          3,163


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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