Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Nov 15, 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     27,414    22,502    20,153       277,353   272,976   268,097
Total Committed     24,511     9,227    14,748       254,002   245,290   194,636

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,667        2,360         22
 Steer and Heifer                          3,667        2,324         99
 Other fed cattle                                          36          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            349        1,376          6
 Steer and Heifer                            349        1,284         95
 Other fed cattle                                          92          5

FORMULA                                  1,944       14,275         59
 Steer and Heifer                          1,544       12,994         90
 Other fed cattle                            400        1,281         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                           238        2,124          9
 Steer and Heifer                            238        1,662         80
 Other fed cattle                                         462         20

Packer Financing involved                             1,248          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,122       12,839         55
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,612       17,893         86

                          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                                                 827          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         827        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        254          1
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                         254        100

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,081          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,081          4

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    7,760
Kansas                                   4,210
Nebraska                                 4,170
Colorado                                 3,243
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,100
North plains/Eastern Mountain              684
Western States                           2,107
Eastern Cornbelt                           724
Northeast                                  335
Southeast
Canada                                   1,081

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 236        2,451         11
 Steer and Heifer                            236        2,371         97
 Other fed cattle                                          80          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            349        2,629         12
 Steer and Heifer                            349        1,255         54
 Other fed cattle                                       1,374         46

FORMULA                                  3,771       12,298         66
 Steer and Heifer                          3,351       12,191         97
 Other fed cattle                            420          107          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,574        1,033         11
 Steer and Heifer                          1,574          260         70
 Other fed cattle                                         773         30

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,221       15,091         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,484       15,720         74

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         170          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         170        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                       170          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         170          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,938
Kansas                                   4,795
Nebraska                                10,488
Colorado                                   277
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,525
North plains/Eastern Mountain              466
Western States                           1,105
Eastern Cornbelt                           737
Northeast                                   10
Southeast
Canada                                     170

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         1,992
Kansas                              625
Nebraska                            608


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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