LM_CT143 St Joseph, MO Mon Apr 03, 2019 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL MONTHLY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE for the month of: MARCH 2019 Confirmed Month Ago Year Ago Total Delivered 1,797,677 1,697,226 1,881,573 Total Committed 1,996,879 1,744,813 1,981,342 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 261,213 114,786 21 Steer and Heifer 260,523 109,615 98 Other fed cattle 690 5,171 2 NEGOTIATED GRID 1,818 72,565 4 Steer and Heifer 1,816 60,310 84 Other fed cattle 2 12,255 17 FORMULA 139,255 989,909 63 Steer and Heifer 124,470 924,288 93 Other fed cattle 14,785 65,621 7 FORWARD CONTRACT 55,724 132,762 11 Steer and Heifer 53,680 57,357 59 Other fed cattle 2,044 75,405 41 Packer Financing involved 49,893 3 Delivered Location chosen by packer 169,330 835,308 56 Delivered Date chosen by packer 373,910 1,126,472 84 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 211 Steer and Heifer 211 100 Other fed cattle NEGOTIATED GRID 3,390 Steer and Heifer 3,390 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 2,926 Steer and Heifer 2,926 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT 23,118 1 Steer and Heifer 23,118 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by packer 29,645 2 Delivered Date chosen by packer 29,645 2 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 412,333 Kansas 380,436 Nebraska 354,104 Colorado 168,478 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 215,583 North plains/Eastern Mountain 63,352 Western States 101,606 Eastern Cornbelt 44,129 Northeast 26,499 Southeast 1,512 Canada 29,645 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 310,281 139,799 23 Steer and Heifer 309,761 133,539 99 Other fed cattle 520 6,260 2 NEGOTIATED GRID 2,914 82,774 4 Steer and Heifer 2,365 70,487 85 Other fed cattle 549 12,287 15 FORMULA 139,492 ,044,514 59 Steer and Heifer 125,121 971,239 93 Other fed cattle 14,371 73,275 7 FORWARD CONTRACT 50,661 187,085 12 Steer and Heifer 43,996 96,458 59 Other fed cattle 6,665 90,627 41 Packer Financing involved 47,540 2 Delivered Location chosen by packer 181,745 950,352 57 Delivered Date chosen by packer 416,248 1,268,244 84 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 570 220 Steer and Heifer 570 220 100 Other fed cattle NEGOTIATED GRID 2,162 Steer and Heifer 2,162 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 3,581 Steer and Heifer 3,581 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT 32,826 2 Steer and Heifer 32,826 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by packer 38,789 2 Delivered Date chosen by packer 570 38,789 2 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 457,570 Kansas 402,344 Nebraska 362,786 Colorado 196,653 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 258,896 North plains/Eastern Mountain 73,196 Western States 121,644 Eastern Cornbelt 51,868 Northeast 31,056 Southeast 1,507 Canada 39,359 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 99,852 Kansas 13,579 Nebraska 90,482 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 1130C .