Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Oct 08, 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     28,523    24,887    26,079        28,523    24,887    26,079
Total Committed     29,938    31,093    41,882        29,938    31,093    41,882

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,636        3,371         25
 Steer and Heifer                          3,356        3,238         94
 Other fed cattle                            280          133          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                            540        2,175         10
 Steer and Heifer                            540        1,453         73
 Other fed cattle                                         722         27

FORMULA                                  2,639       13,139         55
 Steer and Heifer                          2,550       11,803         91
 Other fed cattle                             89        1,336          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           669        1,865          9
 Steer and Heifer                            490        1,377         74
 Other fed cattle                            179          488         26

Packer Financing involved                               233          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,894       16,131         70
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,297       18,595         87

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                   1
 Steer and Heifer                              1                     100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 488          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         488        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack            1          488          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer              1          488          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,014
Kansas                                   5,336
Nebraska                                 4,973
Colorado                                 2,818
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,848
North plains/Eastern Mountain              277
Western States                           2,762
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,911
Northeast                                1,095
Southeast
Canada                                     489

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 870          170          4
 Steer and Heifer                            801           37         81
 Other fed cattle                             69          133         19

NEGOTIATED GRID                            106        1,105          4
 Steer and Heifer                            106          380         40
 Other fed cattle                                         725         60

FORMULA                                  3,200       18,977         74
 Steer and Heifer                          3,200       15,647         85
 Other fed cattle                                       3,330         15

FORWARD CONTRACT                           225        2,409          9
 Steer and Heifer                            225        2,211         93
 Other fed cattle                                         198          8

Packer Financing involved                               674          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack          175       10,416         35
Delivered Date chosen by packer            352       20,408         69

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,456          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,456        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,420          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,420        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,876         10
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,876         10

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   11,337
Kansas                                   4,581
Nebraska                                 2,236
Colorado                                   619
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    876
North plains/Eastern Mountain              380
Western States                           6,207
Eastern Cornbelt                           655
Northeast                                  171
Southeast
Canada                                   2,876

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         3,190
Kansas                                0
Nebraska                          1,490


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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