LM_CT106 St. Joseph, MO Tue, May 21, 2013 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary For Primarily Monday, 5/20/2013 Confirmed Week Ago Year Ago Week to Date Week Ago Year Ago Total Delivered 91,773 89,740 90,836 91,773 89,740 90,836 Total Committed 93,206 90,168 113,806 93,206 90,168 113,806 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 12,621 8,743 23 Steer and Heifer 12,288 8,582 98 Other fed cattle 333 161 2 NEGOTIATED GRID 646 5,918 7 Steer and Heifer 613 4,735 82 Other fed cattle 33 1,183 19 FORMULA 7,192 45,967 58 Steer and Heifer 6,803 41,862 92 Other fed cattle 389 4,105 9 FORWARD CONTRACT 2,936 6,597 10 Steer and Heifer 2,856 4,410 76 Other fed cattle 80 2,187 24 Packer Financing involved 2,714 3 Delivered Location chosen by pack 8,062 50,058 63 Delivered Date chosen by packer 16,981 59,644 84 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 33 Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle 33 100 NEGOTIATED GRID Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle FORMULA 809 1 Steer and Heifer 809 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT 311 Steer and Heifer 311 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 1,153 1 Delivered Date chosen by packer 1,153 1 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 23,665 Kansas 16,556 Nebraska 19,803 Colorado 5,622 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 10,548 North plains/Eastern Mountain 3,492 Western States 7,034 Eastern Cornbelt 2,490 Northeast 1,370 Southeast 40 Canada 1,153 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 1,366 956 3 Steer and Heifer 1,248 942 94 Other fed cattle 118 14 6 NEGOTIATED GRID 237 4,569 5 Steer and Heifer 237 3,685 82 Other fed cattle 884 18 FORMULA 6,455 64,682 76 Steer and Heifer 6,099 59,458 92 Other fed cattle 356 5,224 8 FORWARD CONTRACT 1,923 9,355 12 Steer and Heifer 1,797 8,403 90 Other fed cattle 126 952 10 Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 2,191 46,280 52 Delivered Date chosen by packer 4,592 70,039 80 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 33 Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle 33 100 NEGOTIATED GRID Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle FORMULA 3,630 4 Steer and Heifer 3,630 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 3,663 4 Delivered Date chosen by packer 3,663 4 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 28,077 Kansas 13,903 Nebraska 22,688 Colorado 2,717 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 4,299 North plains/Eastern Mountain 1,094 Western States 14,276 Eastern Cornbelt 1,601 Northeast 814 Southeast 74 Canada 3,663 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 6,426 Kansas 591 Nebraska 2,728 Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-676-7000 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1130C .