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St. Joseph, MO    Fri Apr 19, 2019    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Thursday Afternoon, 4/18/2019

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     65,598    56,848    57,763       348,670   329,240   341,291
Total Committed     90,664    53,445    63,025       411,219   286,226   326,206

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              10,354        4,577         23
 Steer and Heifer                         10,282        4,389         98
 Other fed cattle                             72          188          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,492          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,303         92
 Other fed cattle                                         189          8

FORMULA                                  4,737       32,400         57
 Steer and Heifer                          4,473       30,636         95
 Other fed cattle                            264        1,764          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         4,021        5,856         15
 Steer and Heifer                          4,021        3,451         76
 Other fed cattle                                       2,405         24

Packer Financing involved                             1,146          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,742       29,967         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,082       38,580         82

                          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                                                  74
 Steer and Heifer                                          74        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,087          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,087        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,161          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,161          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   18,532
Kansas                                  12,755
Nebraska                                12,722
Colorado                                 4,893
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,846
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,741
Western States                           3,463
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,538
Northeast                                  871
Southeast                                   76
Canada                                   1,161

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              21,054       10,993         35
 Steer and Heifer                         20,968        9,958         97
 Other fed cattle                             86        1,035          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            216        5,302          6
 Steer and Heifer                            216        5,007         95
 Other fed cattle                                         295          5

FORMULA                                  7,685       38,542         51
 Steer and Heifer                          6,554       36,340         93
 Other fed cattle                          1,131        2,202          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,352        4,520          8
 Steer and Heifer                          2,352          464         41
 Other fed cattle                                       4,056         59

Packer Financing involved                             7,050          8
Delivered Location chosen by pack       19,303       47,107         73
Delivered Date chosen by packer         27,198       51,608         87

     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                   27,728
Kansas                                  11,198
Nebraska                                13,052
Colorado                                 4,418
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 20,928
North plains/Eastern Mountain            7,186
Western States                           3,499
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,931
Northeast                                  574
Southeast                                  150
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         8,635
Kansas                              164
Nebraska                          1,484


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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