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

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday 4/18/2019

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     86,002    75,340    85,301       348,670   329,240   341,291
Total Committed    169,654    72,862   118,860       411,219   286,226   326,206

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              13,180        5,916         22
 Steer and Heifer                         13,071        5,728         98
 Other fed cattle                            109          188          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,932          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,692         92
 Other fed cattle                                         240          8

FORMULA                                  6,576       43,711         59
 Steer and Heifer                          6,261       40,885         94
 Other fed cattle                            315        2,826          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         4,293        8,152         15
 Steer and Heifer                          4,293        4,284         69
 Other fed cattle                                       3,868         31

Packer Financing involved                             1,588          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack       10,543       40,671         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer         19,479       52,617         84

                          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                                      1,168          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,168        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,242          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,242          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   23,863
Kansas                                  16,171
Nebraska                                15,405
Colorado                                 6,563
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,391
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,065
Western States                           6,463
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,528
Northeast                                1,235
Southeast                                   76
Canada                                   1,242

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              45,516       28,191         43
 Steer and Heifer                         45,426       27,156         99
 Other fed cattle                             90        1,035          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            679        7,895          5
 Steer and Heifer                            679        7,206         92
 Other fed cattle                                         689          8

FORMULA                                 12,754       58,849         42
 Steer and Heifer                         10,238       55,752         92
 Other fed cattle                          2,516        3,097          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,472       12,048          9
 Steer and Heifer                          2,472        5,445         55
 Other fed cattle                                       6,603         46

Packer Financing involved                             7,050          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack       29,482       93,557         73
Delivered Date chosen by packer         57,306       99,178         92

     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          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,250        100
 Other fed cattle

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

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   36,281
Kansas                                  12,174
Nebraska                                43,325
Colorado                                12,914
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 37,794
North plains/Eastern Mountain           10,234
Western States                          11,155
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,286
Northeast                                1,091
Southeast                                  150
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         9,135
Kansas                              770
Nebraska                          9,359


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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