Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu Jan 03, 2013    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     24,996    25,827    22,207       171,322   150,699   186,290
Total Committed     21,190    40,141    28,943       182,999   217,497   170,482

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,914        1,604         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,903        1,604        100
 Other fed cattle                             11

NEGOTIATED GRID                            439        1,433          8
 Steer and Heifer                            439          859         69
 Other fed cattle                                         574         31

FORMULA                                  1,167       16,283         70
 Steer and Heifer                            929       14,758         90
 Other fed cattle                            238        1,525         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                           179        1,552          7
 Steer and Heifer                            179          302         28
 Other fed cattle                                       1,250         72

Packer Financing involved                               835          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,951       15,022         68
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,228       18,597         87

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         130          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         130        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 196          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         196        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         99
 Steer and Heifer                                          99        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       425          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         425          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,742
Kansas                                   4,035
Nebraska                                 4,048
Colorado                                 4,311
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,451
North plains/Eastern Mountain              255
Western States                           2,973
Eastern Cornbelt                           550
Northeast                                  206
Southeast
Canada                                     425

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 208          302          2
 Steer and Heifer                            162          302         91
 Other fed cattle                             46                       9

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         379          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         259         68
 Other fed cattle                                         120         32

FORMULA                                    737       11,884         60
 Steer and Heifer                            348       11,622         95
 Other fed cattle                            389          262          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      7,680         36
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,899         25
 Other fed cattle                                       5,781         75

Packer Financing involved                             5,107         24
Delivered Location chosen by pack          173       20,189         96
Delivered Date chosen by packer            926       20,245        100

     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                    4,190
Kansas                                   5,395
Nebraska                                 4,455
Colorado                                   130
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    676
North plains/Eastern Mountain
Western States                              88
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,175
Northeast                                3,081
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           389
Kansas                              152
Nebraska                             78


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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