Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Jan 16, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Afternoon
Reflecting Numbers So Far Today

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will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.  This
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                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     22,357    25,424    21,246       196,822   200,253   191,885
Total Committed     33,583    28,761    20,386       203,392   217,003   152,837

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 855        2,139         13
 Steer and Heifer                            850        2,123         99
 Other fed cattle                              5           16          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            160        1,522          8
 Steer and Heifer                            160        1,196         81
 Other fed cattle                                         326         19

FORMULA                                  1,379       14,609         72
 Steer and Heifer                            992       13,568         91
 Other fed cattle                            387        1,041          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                            76        1,617          8
 Steer and Heifer                             76          931         60
 Other fed cattle                                         686         41

Packer Financing involved                             1,907          9
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,004       13,688         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,705       17,151         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
 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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,783
Kansas                                   4,589
Nebraska                                 2,287
Colorado                                 3,949
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,971
North plains/Eastern Mountain              188
Western States                           3,503
Eastern Cornbelt                           665
Northeast                                  422
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              17,709          527         54
 Steer and Heifer                         17,584          512         99
 Other fed cattle                            125           15          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       5,864         18
 Steer and Heifer                                       5,864        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                  1,325        5,618         21
 Steer and Heifer                          1,055        4,627         82
 Other fed cattle                            270          991         18

FORWARD CONTRACT                           816        1,724          8
 Steer and Heifer                            816          877         67
 Other fed cattle                                         847         33

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,256       13,481         44
Delivered Date chosen by packer         19,843       13,733        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                    7,567
Kansas                                  12,033
Nebraska                                10,063
Colorado                                 1,077
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    493
North plains/Eastern Mountain              899
Western States                             971
Eastern Cornbelt                           427
Northeast                                   53
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           291
Kansas                              398
Nebraska                            857


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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