LM_CT142 St Joseph, MO Mon, May 13, 2013 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL WEEKLY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE For week ending Sunday, 05/12/2013 Confirmed Week Ago Year Ago Total Delivered 431,489 422,376 452,764 Total Committed 391,971 457,807 446,909 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 55,287 42,212 23 Steer and Heifer 53,697 40,943 97 Other fed cattle 1,590 1,269 3 NEGOTIATED GRID 3,472 25,148 7 Steer and Heifer 3,472 18,093 75 Other fed cattle 7,055 25 FORMULA 40,200 220,228 60 Steer and Heifer 36,724 203,222 92 Other fed cattle 3,476 17,006 8 FORWARD CONTRACT 11,608 26,738 9 Steer and Heifer 11,020 18,391 77 Other fed cattle 588 8,347 23 Packer Financing involved 11,093 3 Delivered Location chosen by packer 34,436 241,837 64 Delivered Date chosen by packer 81,362 274,420 83 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 197 Steer and Heifer 160 81 Other fed cattle 37 19 NEGOTIATED GRID 778 Steer and Heifer 778 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 2,927 1 Steer and Heifer 2,353 80 Other fed cattle 574 20 FORWARD CONTRACT 2,694 1 Steer and Heifer 2,694 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by packer 6,596 2 Delivered Date chosen by packer 6,596 2 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 114,859 Kansas 81,898 Nebraska 94,028 Colorado 26,196 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 45,283 North plains/Eastern Mountain 16,760 Western States 28,251 Eastern Cornbelt 12,152 Northeast 5,207 Southeast 259 Canada 6,596 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 39,297 33,843 19 Steer and Heifer 37,677 32,775 96 Other fed cattle 1,620 1,068 4 NEGOTIATED GRID 2,653 18,362 5 Steer and Heifer 2,609 12,676 73 Other fed cattle 44 5,686 27 FORMULA 35,484 223,958 66 Steer and Heifer 32,550 200,318 90 Other fed cattle 2,934 23,640 10 FORWARD CONTRACT 7,284 25,143 8 Steer and Heifer 7,008 18,423 78 Other fed cattle 276 6,720 22 Packer Financing involved 12,703 3 Delivered Location chosen by packer 19,520 219,266 61 Delivered Date chosen by packer 53,318 259,170 80 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 169 Steer and Heifer 132 78 Other fed cattle 37 22 NEGOTIATED GRID 570 Steer and Heifer 570 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 3,981 1 Steer and Heifer 3,981 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT 1,227 Steer and Heifer 1,227 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by packer 5,947 2 Delivered Date chosen by packer 5,947 2 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 102,018 Kansas 80,232 Nebraska 81,043 Colorado 28,380 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 37,596 North plains/Eastern Mountain 11,325 Western States 30,750 Eastern Cornbelt 9,989 Northeast 4,309 Southeast 382 Canada 5,947 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 35,643 Kansas 8,758 Nebraska 18,393 Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-676-7000 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1130C .