Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Oct 05, 2012    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     23,167    22,238    22,668       360,088   361,201   385,378
Total Committed     39,168    32,038    22,580       382,256   377,100   431,220

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,943        3,256         31
 Steer and Heifer                          3,939        2,918         95
 Other fed cattle                              4          338          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            756        1,437         10
 Steer and Heifer                            756        1,094         84
 Other fed cattle                                         343         16

FORMULA                                    765       11,024         51
 Steer and Heifer                            391       10,660         94
 Other fed cattle                            374          364          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                            65        1,901          9
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,045         53
 Other fed cattle                             65          856         47

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,827       13,441         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,284       15,481         90

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                   7
 Steer and Heifer                              7                     100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          13
 Steer and Heifer                                          13        100
 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            7           13
Delivered Date chosen by packer              7           13

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,159
Kansas                                   2,755
Nebraska                                 4,552
Colorado                                 4,214
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,082
North plains/Eastern Mountain              579
Western States                           2,475
Eastern Cornbelt                           809
Northeast                                  522
Southeast
Canada                                      20

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,723        2,474         26
 Steer and Heifer                          7,685        2,382         99
 Other fed cattle                             38           92          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            682        2,796          9
 Steer and Heifer                            682        2,704         97
 Other fed cattle                                          92          3

FORMULA                                  5,897       14,927         53
 Steer and Heifer                          5,897       14,379         97
 Other fed cattle                                         548          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,491        2,178         12
 Steer and Heifer                          2,491          607         66
 Other fed cattle                                       1,571         34

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,351       15,124         47
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,361       17,669         61

     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                    3,558
Kansas                                   8,448
Nebraska                                13,117
Colorado                                   349
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,849
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,030
Western States                             134
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,314
Northeast                                  329
Southeast                                   40
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         1,815
Kansas                               37
Nebraska                          4,384


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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