CERTAIN DAILY, WEEKLY, & MONTHLY REGIONAL, 5-AREA, & NATIONAL CATTLE REPORTS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED FROM APRIL 12, 2013 THROUGH MAY 6, 2013, DUE TO THE INADVERTENT OMISSION OF NEGOTIATED CASH TRANSACTION DATA FROM THE REPORTS. THE CORRECTED REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING PAGE: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&page =LSMNHTMLTestPage#Top LM_CT105 St. Joseph, MO Fri, May 17, 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 18,493 20,470 28,510 366,000 355,777 389,326 Total Committed 45,634 27,851 45,324 349,640 349,724 337,181 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 714 2,015 15 Steer and Heifer 711 2,013 100 Other fed cattle 3 2 NEGOTIATED GRID 153 1,387 8 Steer and Heifer 153 802 62 Other fed cattle 585 38 FORMULA 867 12,129 70 Steer and Heifer 867 10,504 88 Other fed cattle 1,625 13 FORWARD CONTRACT 360 868 7 Steer and Heifer 360 465 67 Other fed cattle 403 33 Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 795 13,898 80 Delivered Date chosen by packer 1,531 13,898 83 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 1,814 Kansas 3,914 Nebraska 4,564 Colorado 2,137 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 1,924 North plains/Eastern Mountain 41 Western States 2,827 Eastern Cornbelt 744 Northeast 411 Southeast 117 Canada COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 6,136 11,621 39 Steer and Heifer 5,996 11,419 98 Other fed cattle 140 202 2 NEGOTIATED GRID 77 3,142 7 Steer and Heifer 45 3,020 95 Other fed cattle 32 122 5 FORMULA 6,064 15,478 47 Steer and Heifer 5,924 14,574 95 Other fed cattle 140 904 5 FORWARD CONTRACT 2,575 216 6 Steer and Heifer 2,575 216 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 3,019 20,463 52 Delivered Date chosen by packer 5,496 23,390 63 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle NEGOTIATED GRID 173 Steer and Heifer 173 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 152 Steer and Heifer 152 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 325 1 Delivered Date chosen by packer 325 1 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 6,623 Kansas 13,132 Nebraska 14,508 Colorado 1,437 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 7,527 North plains/Eastern Mountain 1,199 Western States 96 Eastern Cornbelt 601 Northeast 186 Southeast Canada 325 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 5,410 Kansas 591 Nebraska 2,748 Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-676-7000 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1500C .