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

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Afternoon
Reflecting Numbers So Far Today

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     20,404    18,492    27,538       283,067   272,392   283,528
Total Committed     78,990    19,417    55,835       320,555   232,781   263,181

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,826        1,339         20
 Steer and Heifer                          2,789        1,339         99
 Other fed cattle                             37                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         440          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         389         88
 Other fed cattle                                          51         12

FORMULA                                  1,839       11,311         64
 Steer and Heifer                          1,788       10,249         92
 Other fed cattle                             51        1,062          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           272        2,296         13
 Steer and Heifer                            272          833         43
 Other fed cattle                                       1,463         57

Packer Financing involved                               442          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,801       10,704         61
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,397       14,037         90

                          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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         81
 Steer and Heifer                                          81        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        81
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          81

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,331
Kansas                                   3,416
Nebraska                                 2,683
Colorado                                 1,670
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,545
North plains/Eastern Mountain              324
Western States                           3,000
Eastern Cornbelt                           990
Northeast                                  364
Southeast
Canada                                      81

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              24,462       17,198         53
 Steer and Heifer                         24,458       17,198        100
 Other fed cattle                              4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            463        2,593          4
 Steer and Heifer                            463        2,199         87
 Other fed cattle                                         394         13

FORMULA                                  5,069       20,307         32
 Steer and Heifer                          3,684       19,412         91
 Other fed cattle                          1,385          895          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           120        7,528         10
 Steer and Heifer                            120        4,981         67
 Other fed cattle                                       2,547         33

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack       10,179       46,450         72
Delivered Date chosen by packer         30,108       47,570         98

     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                                      1,250          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,250        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,250          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,250          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    8,553
Kansas                                     976
Nebraska                                30,273
Colorado                                 8,496
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 16,866
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,048
Western States                           7,656
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,355
Northeast                                  517
Southeast
Canada                                   1,250

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           500
Kansas                              606
Nebraska                          7,875


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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