LM_CT143 St. Joseph, MO Mon, May 06, 2013 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL MONTLY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE Recap for April, 2013 Confirmed Month Ago Year Ago Total Delivered 1,857,548 1,720,632 1,792,017 Total Committed 1,843,403 1,722,029 1,751,120 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 276,343 158,613 23 Steer and Heifer 273,214 153,664 98 Other fed cattle 3,129 4,949 2 NEGOTIATED GRID 17,849 91,447 6 Steer and Heifer 17,373 79,495 89 Other fed cattle 476 11,952 11 FORMULA 168,470 856,322 55 Steer and Heifer 151,074 787,309 92 Other fed cattle 17,396 69,013 8 FORWARD CONTRACT 63,537 182,224 13 Steer and Heifer 57,200 111,345 69 Other fed cattle 6,337 70,879 31 Packer Financing involved 7 44,488 2 Delivered Location chosen by pack 162,347 991,395 62 Delivered Date chosen by packer 369,971 1,145,066 82 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 240 Steer and Heifer 172 72 Other fed cattle 68 28 NEGOTIATED GRID 6,751 Steer and Heifer 6,751 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 7,548 Steer and Heifer 6,187 82 Other fed cattle 1,361 18 FORWARD CONTRACT 28,204 2 Steer and Heifer 27,734 98 Other fed cattle 470 2 Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 42,743 2 Delivered Date chosen by packer 42,743 2 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 489,507 Kansas 357,937 Nebraska 399,065 Colorado 128,265 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 202,542 North plains/Eastern Mountain 51,444 Western States 110,707 Eastern Cornbelt 49,842 Northeast 24,194 Southeast 1,302 Canada 42,743 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 260,202 167,398 23 Steer and Heifer 256,703 162,583 98 Other fed cattle 3,499 4,815 2 NEGOTIATED GRID 15,935 94,847 6 Steer and Heifer 15,221 79,120 85 Other fed cattle 714 15,727 15 FORMULA 155,323 919,301 58 Steer and Heifer 140,809 831,544 91 Other fed cattle 14,514 87,757 10 FORWARD CONTRACT 56,837 135,086 10 Steer and Heifer 50,066 80,840 68 Other fed cattle 6,771 54,246 32 Packer Financing involved 42,374 2 Delivered Location chosen by pack 137,535 985,518 61 Delivered Date chosen by packer 331,632 1,157,232 81 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 108 Steer and Heifer 40 37 Other fed cattle 68 63 NEGOTIATED GRID 6,482 Steer and Heifer 6,482 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 12,929 1 Steer and Heifer 11,169 86 Other fed cattle 1,760 14 FORWARD CONTRACT 18,955 1 Steer and Heifer 18,418 97 Other fed cattle 537 3 Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 38,474 2 Delivered Date chosen by packer 38,474 2 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 506,639 Kansas 349,568 Nebraska 381,555 Colorado 117,433 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 188,792 North plains/Eastern Mountain 53,898 Western States 135,949 Eastern Cornbelt 50,305 Northeast 19,506 Southeast 1,284 Canada 38,474 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 127,722 Kansas 30,555 Nebraska 99,590 Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-676-7000 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1130C .