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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, May 23, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Wednesday Afternoon, 05/22/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     58,073    62,013    64,045       260,376   260,194   268,888
Total Committed     62,433    38,319    48,850       268,437   242,195   286,299

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,803        5,661         22
 Steer and Heifer                          6,627        5,447         97
 Other fed cattle                            176          214          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            611        2,925          6
 Steer and Heifer                            611        2,162         78
 Other fed cattle                                         763         22

FORMULA                                  6,380       28,634         60
 Steer and Heifer                          6,007       26,206         92
 Other fed cattle                            373        2,428          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,340        3,696         10
 Steer and Heifer                          2,340        2,593         82
 Other fed cattle                                       1,103         18

Packer Financing involved                             2,225          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,176       32,692         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,060       37,196         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                                               1,023          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,023        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,023          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,023          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count

Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   18,366
Kansas                                   8,913
Nebraska                                16,108
Colorado                                 1,492
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,353
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,382
Western States                           2,589
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,348
Northeast                                  499
Southeast
Canada                                   1,023

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              17,141        2,728         32
 Steer and Heifer                         16,993        2,716         99
 Other fed cattle                            148           12          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,237          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,514         68
 Other fed cattle                                         723         32

FORMULA                                  3,746       35,488         63
 Steer and Heifer                          3,501       31,407         89
 Other fed cattle                            245        4,081         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                           461           77          1
 Steer and Heifer                            461           40         93
 Other fed cattle                                          37          7

Packer Financing involved                             2,149          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,074       33,544         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,899       34,495         82

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              379          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         379        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         176
 Steer and Heifer                                         176        100
 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                       555          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         555          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   20,108
Kansas                                  22,125
Nebraska                                10,795
Colorado                                 1,257
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,416
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,058
Western States                             208
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,506
Northeast                                  373
Southeast                                   32
Canada                                     555

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         4,457
Kansas                            3,877
Nebraska                            620


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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