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St. Joseph, MO    Fri Apr 26, 2019    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday 4/25/2019

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     79,722    86,002    86,640       337,567   348,670   346,216
Total Committed    111,572   169,654    81,976       359,288   411,219   269,685

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,431        5,128         18
 Steer and Heifer                          9,431        4,971         99
 Other fed cattle                                         157          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,974          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,744         92
 Other fed cattle                                         230          8

FORMULA                                  5,831       38,680         56
 Steer and Heifer                          5,147       35,810         92
 Other fed cattle                            684        2,870          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         4,354       11,782         20
 Steer and Heifer                          4,071        7,727         73
 Other fed cattle                            283        4,055         27

Packer Financing involved                             3,145          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack       11,095       37,908         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         18,156       49,813         85

                          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                                                 373          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         373        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,169          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,169        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,542          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,542          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   22,880
Kansas                                  14,140
Nebraska                                17,042
Colorado                                 4,901
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,525
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,732
Western States                           3,963
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,140
Northeast                                1,735
Southeast                                  122
Canada                                   1,542

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              19,531       17,823         34
 Steer and Heifer                         19,511       17,353         99
 Other fed cattle                             20          470          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       5,715          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       5,324         93
 Other fed cattle                                         391          7

FORMULA                                 15,425       45,883         55
 Steer and Heifer                         13,210       40,952         88
 Other fed cattle                          2,215        4,931         12

FORWARD CONTRACT                           687        6,508          6
 Steer and Heifer                            404        2,323         38
 Other fed cattle                            283        4,185         62

Packer Financing involved                               319
Delivered Location chosen by pack       27,444       70,677         88
Delivered Date chosen by packer         33,222       70,716         93

     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                   26,064
Kansas                                   5,566
Nebraska                                34,021
Colorado                                15,703
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 16,353
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,163
Western States                           5,546
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,588
Northeast                                1,456
Southeast                                  112
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         3,995
Kansas                              619
Nebraska                          2,504


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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