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St. Joseph, MO    Thu Apr 18, 2019    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Wednesday Afternoon, 4/17/2019

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     66,054    59,637    58,101       262,663   253,900   255,990
Total Committed     50,112    42,915    30,919       241,489   213,364   207,346

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,811        3,277         20
 Steer and Heifer                          9,742        2,910         97
 Other fed cattle                             69          367          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,091          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,806         86
 Other fed cattle                                         285         14

FORMULA                                  4,484       34,844         60
 Steer and Heifer                          3,724       33,563         95
 Other fed cattle                            760        1,281          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,226        7,442         15
 Steer and Heifer                          2,084        4,380         67
 Other fed cattle                            142        3,062         33

Packer Financing involved                             1,696          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,309       27,974         53
Delivered Date chosen by packer         14,484       40,434         83

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         285
 Steer and Heifer                                         285        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 405          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         405        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,189          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,189        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,879          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,879          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   18,464
Kansas                                  14,951
Nebraska                                11,275
Colorado                                 6,372
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,749
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,158
Western States                           2,006
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,338
Northeast                                  862
Southeast
Canada                                   1,879

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,727        4,253         26
 Steer and Heifer                          8,658        4,253        100
 Other fed cattle                             69                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,316          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,150         87
 Other fed cattle                                         166         13

FORMULA                                  5,532       20,838         53
 Steer and Heifer                          5,143       19,689         94
 Other fed cattle                            389        1,149          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                           921        8,525         19
 Steer and Heifer                            921        4,339         56
 Other fed cattle                                       4,186         44

Packer Financing involved                                 6
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,489       24,470         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,685       26,588         74

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - 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

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   12,746
Kansas                                  10,062
Nebraska                                13,548
Colorado                                 2,157
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,146
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,179
Western States                             653
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,274
Northeast                                1,347
Southeast
Canada

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         8,541
Kansas                            3,923
Nebraska                            310


Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, MO
        816-676-7000    email:  stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
        www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

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