Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri Nov 16, 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     18,722    15,584    16,374       357,350   350,665   338,695
Total Committed     25,186    48,722    63,965       316,457   316,203   294,457

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,159          685         15
 Steer and Heifer                          2,159          595         97
 Other fed cattle                                          90          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            354        1,542         10
 Steer and Heifer                            354        1,440         95
 Other fed cattle                                         102          5

FORMULA                                  1,330       11,267         67
 Steer and Heifer                          1,330       10,602         95
 Other fed cattle                                         665          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                            66        1,319          7
 Steer and Heifer                             66          873         68
 Other fed cattle                                         446         32

Packer Financing involved                               465          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,181       11,338         72
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,407       12,218         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                    3,012
Kansas                                   3,329
Nebraska                                 4,949
Colorado                                 2,321
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,870
North plains/Eastern Mountain              872
Western States                           1,687
Eastern Cornbelt                           384
Northeast                                  298
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,675        7,398         60
 Steer and Heifer                          7,666        7,398        100
 Other fed cattle                              9

NEGOTIATED GRID                            105        2,794         12
 Steer and Heifer                            105        2,504         90
 Other fed cattle                                         290         10

FORMULA                                               7,174         29
 Steer and Heifer                                       7,174        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          873       16,742         70
Delivered Date chosen by packer          7,780       17,366        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                                                  40
 Steer and Heifer                                          40        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        40
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          40

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,736
Kansas                                   2,927
Nebraska                                 9,720
Colorado
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,046
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,116
Western States                           1,005
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,260
Northeast                                  296
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                      40

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           993
Kansas                              314
Nebraska                          1,361


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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