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

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Wednesday 4/17/2019

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     88,665    79,452    87,426       262,663   253,900   255,990
Total Committed     93,441    69,317    63,427       241,489   213,364   207,346

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              14,003        4,540         21
 Steer and Heifer                         13,934        4,173         98
 Other fed cattle                             69          367          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            155        3,029          4
 Steer and Heifer                            155        2,515         84
 Other fed cattle                                         514         16

FORMULA                                  5,897       47,178         60
 Steer and Heifer                          4,885       44,797         94
 Other fed cattle                          1,012        2,381          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,729        9,255         14
 Steer and Heifer                          2,415        5,238         64
 Other fed cattle                            314        4,017         36

Packer Financing involved                             2,806          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,812       38,072         53
Delivered Date chosen by packer         20,255       54,122         84

                          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          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,189        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,879          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,879          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,520
Kansas                                  18,897
Nebraska                                15,869
Colorado                                 9,359
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,894
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,830
Western States                           4,704
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,063
Northeast                                1,650
Southeast
Canada                                   1,879

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              28,141        4,758         35
 Steer and Heifer                         27,484        4,758         98
 Other fed cattle                            657                       2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            168        2,004          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,655         76
 Other fed cattle                            168          349         24

FORMULA                                  8,774       30,973         43
 Steer and Heifer                          8,133       29,449         95
 Other fed cattle                            641        1,524          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,457       17,166         20
 Steer and Heifer                          1,389       10,801         66
 Other fed cattle                             68        6,365         35

Packer Financing involved                             2,245          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,066       35,816         47
Delivered Date chosen by packer         34,045       46,525         86

     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                   28,979
Kansas                                  24,462
Nebraska                                21,841
Colorado                                 2,467
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,176
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,430
Western States                           1,999
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,830
Northeast                                2,257
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         9,871
Kansas                            5,985
Nebraska                          1,483


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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