Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Oct 12, 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     20,851    23,167    22,366       366,165   360,088   376,316
Total Committed     94,123    39,168    25,694       365,579   382,256   387,330

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,095        1,090         15
 Steer and Heifer                          1,999        1,080         97
 Other fed cattle                             96           10          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            803        1,408         11
 Steer and Heifer                            803        1,012         82
 Other fed cattle                                         396         18

FORMULA                                  1,209       10,660         57
 Steer and Heifer                            692        9,991         90
 Other fed cattle                            517          669         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                            95        2,781         14
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,384         48
 Other fed cattle                             95        1,397         52

Packer Financing involved                               631          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,021       12,902         72
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,451       13,300         80

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         132          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         132        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 444          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         444        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        134          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         134        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       710          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         710          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,721
Kansas                                   3,059
Nebraska                                 4,006
Colorado                                 2,806
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,789
North plains/Eastern Mountain              891
Western States                           2,538
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,062
Northeast                                  269
Southeast
Canada                                     710

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              47,775       15,436         67
 Steer and Heifer                         47,234       15,315         99
 Other fed cattle                            541          121          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            681        5,638          7
 Steer and Heifer                            681        5,485         98
 Other fed cattle                                         153          2

FORMULA                                  8,100       13,638         23
 Steer and Heifer                          7,963       13,589         99
 Other fed cattle                            137           49          1

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,005          850          3
 Steer and Heifer                          2,005          117         74
 Other fed cattle                                         733         26

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,392       30,680         40
Delivered Date chosen by packer         48,578       30,680         84

     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                   13,414
Kansas                                  27,056
Nebraska                                24,460
Colorado                                 3,858
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 18,056
North plains/Eastern Mountain            5,604
Western States                             737
Eastern Cornbelt                           896
Northeast                                   42
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         2,638
Kansas                            2,355
Nebraska                         13,670


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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